Reviews and Comments 
"Indus Investigators - Mohenjodaro Mystery, brings alive the story of the Indus Valley or
Harappan Civilization in a unique and different manner. The author flawlessly
weaves together the ancient past with the present, and with the process of the actual discovery
and excavation of Mohenjodaro."
Dr Shanti Pappu: Archaeologist & Director, Sharma Centre for Heritage Education
"It's a lovely book. Enjoyed reading it. Along with Mina and Yasin the readers are also travelling through the city.
After reading this book in grade 5, the 6th graders found it very interesting and easy to relate with the facts of Mohenjodaro in the History text."
Class Teacher, Chaitanya Vidyalaya School, Hyderabad 2016
Review - Book Worm: Going back in time
By Nimi Kurian, The Hindu, November 7th 2011
"If you love to read history and are fascinated with time travel, then this book could be for you...... It's a fun trip.........Interestingly written it gives the reader a chance to learn about Mohenjodaro"
Read the full review - The Hindu, Life & Style, Kids. November 7th 2011
From the two foremost scholars of the Indus Script
Dr Iravatham Mahadevan, India, and Professor Asko Parpola, Finland, 2011.
"Indus Investigators : Mohenjodaro Mystery. It is delightfully written and is sure to be liked by the children. I thank you very much for making me one of the heroes of your story. I enjoyed reading it."
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.....your delightful book for school children about Mohenjo-daro and the Indus Civilization. I'm a bit embarrassed to be the champion, along with Mahadevan, but very glad that you put in this bit on deciphering the script, with different points of view. I wish the teachers will take advantage of your book and enliven their classrooms with it."
From a leading South Asian Archaeologist and excavator at Harappa
"...[I] want to congratulate you on an excellent job. [This should be published in Pakistan and translated into Urdu and Hindi.] I think that it would be great for more kids to have access to it in these countries."
Dr Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, Madison Wisconsin University, 2011.
"...When are you going to write another book?" Connor and Callum, young readers, Yorkshire, 2011
Review - goodreads.com This book sprinkled with some time travel twist provided a fascinating insight to the lost civilization of Mohenjodaro. Rather than being some of the usual history books which lists the dates and give an extensive, sometimes bland descriptions of the events that took place in those time periods, this was really an engrossing story to read and deeply informative at the same time. Also the illustrations by Mrilalini Kannan and the detailed maps of some of the sites intensified the immersive experience throughout the whole story. I loved how the terracotta figurines provided knowledge about their culture to both Mina & Yasin, who were intrigued to learn about the civilization. The friendship bond between Yasin & Mina was winsome and being on the quest, they both exhibited immense curiosity. It was an absolute gratifying read. Mohd. Arman ul Haq, 2021
"...this is an engrossing tale that involves Mina and Yasin getting caught in a time warp while on a school trip to Mohenjodaro. The episode introduces them to the archaeologists who’d discovered the civilizations as well as “living” artefacts who “teach” them about life in those days and along the way, the children seek to unravel the mystery of the end of the Indus Valley Civilization. Yes, it is a must-read for any school going child studying ancient history and wanting to delve deeper while having fun!... a lovely message that goes beyond the story.....educating them about one of the oldest civilizations in the world, great examples of “edu-tainment” (for lack of a better word!)... a great addition to a child’s library: " From the Mom writes - Heartwarming children's books, themomwrites.com 2011/12
Diksha Narang, (Class XI, School Pupil, Delhi) interviews the Author.
Q. Is there any particular reason why you chose to write a novel on the Indus Valley Civilization?
A. I’ve been having imaginary chats with the characters in the book a long time before writing the book! I got very interested in the Indus Civilization around 1995, after I was first asked to write materials for teachers of children aged 9-11. As there is a lot that we don’t know about it, I stayed curious.
Q. Are Mina and Yasin based on children you know or are they kids you imagined up?
A. They are like several children I know from when I was a teacher, and what I imagine some grown up friends might have been like when they were children! Mina and Yasin remind me of good times I had playing with friends when I was a child.
Q. The time travel in this book is strictly not time travel, more like viewing options of what could have happened in the Indus Civilization. I found that very interesting. Why and how did you decide to use this technique?
A. Are you sure? One of the odd things about time travel is that it’s not normal time which travels in straight lines, it’s quite bendy, and can easily fool us . We cannot always know when we are really time travelling, or we just think we are, which could be happening in this story, at least some of the time. The One-Horn Beast, Plenty, Cart Man, the Bull and the Toddlers, and all the ancient characters the children meet gave me the idea about how to time travel without ever knowing when we get there.
Q. Would you say this is a reference book or a novel? I think it works as both so I am not sure how this should be categorized in a library.
A. I want the readers to enjoy the story and the funny things and adventures that happen to the children, so this is definitely a novel. If they do, and also get interested in the Indus Civilisation, and finding out about it, so much the better. I’m please you think it works as both, as I always spend a lot of time checking out the research and information, so no reason why your library couldn’t have a copy in both sections!
Q. If you were to write a sequel to this book what would that book be about?
A. Two ideas - one would be a fun, activity and investigation book about the Indus Civilisation, with lots of things to make, experiment with or create. That wouldn’t really be a sequel, however, if I did, the One-Horn Beast could certainly take Mina and Yasin to visit Indus cities on the coast, and then sail west on an expedition to Ancient Mesopotamia.
From Scholastic India's Newsletter for Schools January 2011