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SARASVATI

 

by

 

Dr. S. Kalyanaraman.

 

The author and publishers would appreciate it if this message is

given the widest publicity and the volume is recommended for

acquisition by libraries, institutions and all readers interested in

archaeo-metallurgy, environmental sciences, history, culture,

religion,

language and civilization studies. All sale proceeds will go to a non-

profit trust devoted to historical and cultural studies.

 

Available from Amazon.com online booksellers.

 

ISBN 81-901126-0-0

Publisher: Babasaheb (Umakanta Keshav) Apte Smarak Samiti, Bangalore.

Price: US $150 (All countries other than India). Rs. 1000 in India

Format: Hardcover

Number of Pages: 1150

Number of Illustrations: 670

Subjects/Topics of Book: 1. River Sarasvati 2. Indian Civilization 3.

Rigveda 4. Indus Script 5. Archaeology

 

Synopsis: The first volume of a quintet is a comprehensive life-

history of River Sarasvati. Intertwined with this life-history is the

life-history of Bha_rata's (India's) ancient civilization dated to

ca. 5500 Before Present (BP). The volume details the exciting

discoveries related to the ancient courses of the river using

satellite images and

evidence provided by archaeology, epigraphic inscriptions contained

on weapons, bangles, seals and tablets, ancient texts and the

tradition of many parts of Bha_rata, that is India. The sections of

the volume include: River Sarasvati: discovery and revival; ground-

truth; culture, arts and crafts; gold, silver-smith; bronze-age

Bha_rata;archaeology,

language, writing system; Goddess Sarasvati; Concept of Cyclical

Time; Rigveda and Linguistic Area; Bha_ratam Janam. The next four

volumes will relate to: script, language, technology (including

archaeo-metallurgy,

Soma) and the continuing tradition of Sarasvati Civilization in

Bha_rata and many other parts of the world.

 

Review Excerpts: A paradigm shift in studies related to Ancient

India. The book establishes the indigenous evolution of culture in

Bha_rat, from the Vedic times and is thoroughly documented with an

index and bibliography. A possible break-through in methodology to

decipher the

script is also indicated; the inscriptions may be lists of weapons of

the bronze-age in its evolutionary stages.

 

Author Biography: Dr. S. Kalyanaraman is a scholar in civilization

studies. He has compiled a multi-lingual comparative dictionary for

over 25 ancient Indian languages; created a encyclopaedic website

http://sarasvati.simplenet.com He has also authored the books: Public

Administration in Asia (2 vols.), River Sarasvati: Legend, Myth and

Reality, Indian Alchemy: Soma in the Veda (in press: Munshiram

Manoharlal, Delhi) and contributed many articles in scholarly

journals.