Historian Challenges Western Civilization's Origin Story

A historian named Nick Collins is challenging the traditional story that says civilization began in Mesopotamia.

He argues that India was actually the starting point of civilization.

Collins says that India had advanced cities, mathematics, manufacturing, and trade networks long before Western historians recognized them.

He points to places like Lothal in Gujarat, which had an advanced dockyard, as evidence.

Collins also disputes the idea that light-skinned groups invaded India and brought their civilization.

He believes that the Indus cities were built by indigenous people who already had an advanced civilization.

Collins thinks that the flow of culture and trade was from East to West, with India influencing places like Mesopotamia.

His ideas challenge the traditional Western view of history and show that ancient India was much more advanced than previously thought.