Dehradun, May 3 -- I recently travelled to Gujarat, and one of my primary missions was to visit Dholavira-a place that had long occupied a quiet but persistent corner of my mind.It is after all a site of Indus Valley Civilization.

The journey itself felt like a prelude to something significant. Over nearly 3,000 kilometres, we drove through changing landscapes-busy towns that slowly gave way to vast, open stretches of land, and eventually to the stark, almost surreal emptiness of the Rann of Kutch. There were moments on that road when it felt like driving on a "highway to heaven," suspended between earth and sky, heading towards something both distant and timeless.

But this was not just a journey of distance.It was, in many ways, a jour...