{"id":365286,"date":"2026-06-16T13:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=365286"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:48:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:18:59","slug":"dancing-girl-of-mohenjo-daro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/dancing-girl-of-mohenjo-daro\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-daro"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the new NCERT Class 9 Art textbook, the \u201cDancing Girl\u201d of Mohenjo-daro has been published as a retouched image of the famous bronze figurine with its bare torso covered, sparking debate over censorship and the portrayal of historical artefacts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About the Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-daro<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 182px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQE2rSzTmgVQbKaFo5i1RnAmQeb7ELwTIAg0v1OvpLGg0lnDlVyug4SkbYo&amp;s=10\" alt=\"Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-daro\" width=\"182\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Museums of India.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>small bronze statuette (only 4 inches in height) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the <strong>Indus Valley Civilisation<\/strong>, discovered at<\/span><b> Mohenjo-daro.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Discovery<\/strong>&#8211; It was <\/span><b>unearthed <\/b>by the <strong>British archaeologist Ernest Mackay in 1926.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming Origin<\/strong>: Marshall coined the term Dancing Girl because the figure\u2019s asymmetrical pose reminded him of the stance commonly adopted by contemporary nautch girls, the female dancers who performed in traditional Indian courts.<\/li>\n<li><b>Features:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>The statuette is made of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, using the lost-wax casting technique.<\/li>\n<li>It depicts a young woman with a long, coiled hairstyle and numerous bangles adorning her arms.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1rffpbz\" data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1017\">Her neck is decorated with a small necklace, and her hair is arranged in an elaborate style.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1ffy1jo\" data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1131\">She stands with her feet apart and her weight distributed unevenly, a posture often compared to contrapposto.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"s23u74\" data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1203\">One hand rests on her hip, while the other hangs loosely by her side.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"19bp7vo\" data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1293\">Her head is slightly tilted, giving the figure a confident and self-assured appearance.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"108xxgb\" data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1417\">The figure has large eyes, a broad nose, and stylized facial features characteristic of Harappan artistic representation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Significance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her<\/span><b> confident posture and the sophistication of her craftsmanship<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have made her one of the defining symbols of the Harappan civilisation.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archaeologists have long viewed the figurine as evidence of the civilisation\u2019s advanced metallurgical knowledge.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>original is housed in the National Museum in New Delhi.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: In the new NCERT Class 9 Art textbook, the \u201cDancing Girl\u201d of Mohenjo-daro has been published as a retouched image of the famous bronze figurine with its bare torso covered, sparking debate over censorship and the portrayal of historical artefacts.\u00a0 About the Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-daro It is a small bronze statuette (only 4&hellip; 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