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020 _a9780143068648
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_bDAN
100 _aDanino, Michel
245 _aLost River
_bon the trail of the sarasvati
260 _aGurgaon
_bPenguin
_c2010
300 _a357p.
520 _aThe 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.
650 _aCivilization-India
650 _aIndus Valley Civilization
650 _aIndia-Saraswati River
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