HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Sindhu
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Sabastu
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Shatudri
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Saraswati
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Detailed explanation-1: -The legend of the mighty Saraswati river has lived on in India since time immemorial. Ancient Hindu scriptures called the Vedas, recorded thousands of years ago, are full of tantalizing hymns about it being the life-stream of the people.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the Vedic Sarasvati dried, new myths about the rivers arose. Sarasvati is described to flow in the underworld and rise to the surface at some places.
Detailed explanation-3: -JAISALMER: Union jal shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said Saraswati river is flowing under this part of the land and its existence has been proven.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ancient Hindu texts including the Vedas, Manusmriti and Puranas call the river by many names which include Markanda, Hakra, Suprabha, Kanchanakshi, Visala, Manorama.
Detailed explanation-5: -The marine tectonic activities submerged these regions, and the process of desertification started. Scientists also believe that these tectonic activities were responsible for delinking the Saraswati River from its source. Hence, the river dried up or ceased to exist.