Danino, Michel

Lost River on the trail of the sarasvati - Gurgaon Penguin 2010 - 357p.

The Lost River explores the geography, history, and mythology, of the Sarasvati river, drawing from various sources like folklore, the Vedas, archaeology, local practices, history, geology, and meteorology. The book explains that the river, its very existence, and its course have been discussed and speculated over for years. The magnificence of the Sarasvati has been detailed in scriptures like the Rig Veda. Historians and archaeologists could not understand how it mysteriously ceased to exist. Some of the even deem the river a myth.

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Civilization-India
Indus Valley Civilization
India-Saraswati River

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