The Indian Heritage Centre’s Symbols and Scripts – The Language of Craft exhibition seeks to showcase the rich and diverse material heritage of diverse Indian communities as well as the use of symbols and scripts in Indian craft objects. The Indus script or the Harappan script is the oldest known script in the Indian Subcontinent, and comprises a corpus of symbols produced between the Kot Diji period and Mature Harappan period of the Indus Valley Civilisation (from 3500 to 1900 BCE). Join curato

Every symbol in Indian culture carries a story… a meaning forgotten in time. From the Vedic Tilak to the Sacred Lotus, discover how these ancient symbols were born — when they started, why they mattered, and how they shaped India’s spiritual and cultural identity. In this Aitihaaz series, we explore the true history and meaning behind six timeless symbols: 🕉️ Tilak – The mark of awareness and energy 🤲 Namaste – The gesture of divine respect 🪔 Kalash – The vessel of creation and prosperity 卐 S