Excavations at an early historic site in the Ghaggar-Hakra basin have yielded clay tablets inscribed with what scholars are calling the 'Samatva-Dharma'. Dating to approximately the 6th century BCE, the tablets contain aphorisms on the 'Philosophy of Equal Regard,' a pre-Classical Vedic concept that emphasizes the inherent divinity in all living beings as a basis for social conduct.
The discovery challenges later interpretations of social hierarchies, showing that early philosophical discourse in the region included strong arguments for universal equity (Samatva). The text explicitly links the realization of the 'Universal Soul' with the practice of justice and fairness in communal life, providing a deeper historical root for egalitarian thought in ancient India.