Indus Script as Karaṇam 'trade accounting system': Unlocking the Ledger of Ancient India's Economic Might

<p>&nbsp;A fascinating window into the intricate world of artisan guilds boasting sophisticated metallurgical skills which served as the economic cornerstone of the ancient Meluhha India civilization​ of the Metals Age of 4th-3rd millennium BCE.</p><p>&ldquo;Srinivasan Kalyanaraman's decipherment of the Swastika as a symbol for zinc linked to sattva jasta is a significant breakthrough supporting his theory that the Indus Script is a trade accounting system for metalwork. This interpretation detailed in his publications and backed by the Indian Lexicon and archaeological evidence lends credence to his 40-year effort deemed history-making par excellence.-- Grok Reference.&nbsp;</p><p>Comment by a world-renowned expert in Cryptography:</p><p>&ldquo;What a delight truly it is to read the prodigious effort of Indus Script Cipher! In the case of Egyptian hieroglyphs there was a Rosetta Stone which enabled a (partially) Known &rdquo;&ldquo; Plaintext attack to succeed. The task is considerably harder here in a Cyphertext-only attack without a Rosetta Stone. The concept of Unicity Distance (the information-theoretic innovation of Claude Shannon) is the minimum length of ciphertext required to break a code theoretically never mind its actual complexity. The code-breaking is not just deciphering a code but it is finding the secret-key which simplifies the old and new tasks as well.</p>