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100 | _aDanino, Michel | ||
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_aLost River _bon the trail of the sarasvati |
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_aGurgaon _bPenguin _c2010 |
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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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