Vedic River Sarasvati and Hindu civilization

Foreword Preface List of Contributors Earth and life-Sciences 1. River Piracy: Sarasvati that Disappeared - K.S. Valdiya 2. Vedic Sarasvati: Scientific Signatures on its Origin from the Himalaya - V.M.K. Puri 3. Peopling of India: Genetics Markers Speak Out! - Gyaneshwer Chaubey 4. Sarasvati Drainage System of Haryana Satellite Based Study - A.K. Gupta, B.K. Bhadra and J.R. Sharma 5. Ecological Issues in the End of the Indus-Sarasvati Civilization - Michel Danino 6. The Saga of the Quest for the River Sarasvati - M.A. Jayashree, M.A. Narasimhan and Haribhau Vaze 7. Use of Sarasvati Palaeo-Channels in Reclamation of Water-Logged Areas of Punjab and Haryana A Concept Note - R.N. Athavale Culture and Archaeology 8. The Sarasvati: The Mother of Indian Civilization - B.B. Lal 9. Where Lived the Rgvedic Rishis, Rulers, and Artisans, the Founders of Bharatiya Sanskriti? - Shivaji Singh 10. Sarasvati River and Chronology: Simulations using Planetarium Software - B.N. Narahari Achar 11. Chronology of Bharata: Reckoning Time - B.N. Narahari Achar 12. A New Aspect of Sarasvati Civilization - T.P. Verma 13. Mother Divinity: River Sarasvati, Hindu Civilization Traditions and Metaphors Created by Rsis and Artisans - S. Kalyanaraman 14. Sarasvati Civilization: Past, Present and Future - Gauri Mahulikar 15. Vedic Rites Flourished on the Banks of Sarasvati - A.K. Sharma 16. GVC to IVC to SVC (Ganges Valley Civilization to Indus Valley Civilization to Sarasvati Valley Civilization) - K.V. Ramakrishna Rao 17. Indus-Sarasvati Civilization: In Search of the Truth - Bhu Dev Sharma 18. Sarasvati and Her Vedic Symbolism - Sampada Savardekar 19. Democratic Assemblies in the Vedic Era - Shashi Tiwari 20. The Incredible River, Sarasvati - A Journey from Myth to Reality -Rajesh Purohit 21. Search for Himalayan Antecedents of the River Sarasvati - C.R.B. Lalit 22. A Search for Lost Cities, a Lost Civilization and a Lost River: A Letter to the Prime Minister of India - Jagmohan 23. Sindhu-Sarasvati Traditions, Still Living with Us? - Adiga S. Sundara 24. Legacy of Sarasvati Sindhu Civilization - Ravindra Ramdas and Arun Nigudkar 25. Civilization along the Sarasvati River - A Scientific Approach - A.R. Chaudhri Abstracts: 1. The Lost River Sarasvati: Geological Evidence - K.S. Valdiya 2. Sarasvati River - No More a Debatable Issue - Darshan Lal Jain Bibliography Index