early phase of the culture is dated to 1400-1000 BCE, while the late phase is dated to 1000-700 BCE. Post vedic (500 BCE onward ) Rang Mahal culture (1st - 7th CE) on paleo Sarasvati in Haryana, Eastern Punjab and Northwest Rajasthan Rang Mahal culture, a post-Vedic culture, is a collection of more than 124 sites spread across Sriganganagar, Suratgarh, Sikar, Alwar and Jhunjhunu districts along the palaeochannel of Ghaggar-Hakra River (Sarasvati-Drishadvati rivers) dating to Kushan (1st to 3rd CE) and Gupta (4th to 7th CE) period, is named after the first archaeological Theris excavated by the Swedish scientists at Rang Mahal village which is famous for the terracota of the early gupta period excavated from the ancient theris in the village. The Rang Mahal culture is famed for the beautifully painted vases on red surface with floral, animal, bird and geometric designs painted in black. Turko-Mughal & Rajput period (13th to 18th century) The phase of glazed pottery started in the 13th century AD, when Turkic rulers encouraged potters from Persia, Central Asia and elsewhere to settle in present-day Northern India. Glazed pottery of Persian models with Indian designs, dating back to the Sultanate period, has been found in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Current era Blue Pottery of Jaipur is widely recognized as a traditional craft of Jaipur. Styles Over time India's simple style of molding clay went into an evolution. A number of distinct styles emerged from this simple style. Some of the most popular forms of pottery include unglazed pottery, glazed pottery, terracotta, and papier-mache. Unglazed pottery Unglazed pottery, the oldest form of pottery practiced in India, is of three types. First is paper thin pottery, biscuit-coloured pottery decorated with incised patterns. Next is the scraffito technique, the matka pot is polished and painted with red and white slips along with intricate patterns. The third is polished pottery, this type of pottery is strong and deeply incised, and has stylized patterns of arabesques. Glazed pottery Early glazed cermaics were used for making beads, seals, bangles during Neolithic period but these glazes were very rarely used on pottery.Glazed Steatite and Faience Technology at Harappa, Pakistan (>3700–1900 BCE): Technological and Experimental Studies of Production and Variation Jonathan Mark Kenoyer et al 2021 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-3656-1_3 These glazed beads and bangles are predominantly in colours of light blue and green with common occurrence of white, red, dark blue and black coloured glazed beads