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The Lost River

Written by: Michel Danino
Narrated by: Vishal Menon
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The Indian subcontinent was the scene of dramatic upheavals a few thousand years ago. The Northwest region entered an arid phase, and erosion coupled with tectonic events played havoc with river courses. One of them disappeared. Celebrated as -Sarasvati' in the Rig Veda and the Mahabharata, this river was rediscovered in the early nineteenth century through topographic explorations by British officials. Recently, geological and climatological studies have probed its evolution and disappearance, while satellite imagery has traced the river's buried courses and isotope analyses have dated ancient waters still stored under the Thar Desert. In the same Northwest, the subcontinent's first urban society"the Indus civilization"flourished and declined. But it was not watered by the Indus alone: since Aurel Stein's expedition in the 1940s, hundreds of Harappan sites have been identified in the now dry Sarasvati's basin. The rich Harappan legacy in technologies, arts and culture sowed the seeds of Indian civilization as we know it now. Drawing from recent research in a wide range of disciplines, this book discusses differing viewpoints and proposes a harmonious synthesis"a fascinating tale of exploration that brings to life the vital role the -lost river of the Indian desert' played before its waters gurgled to a stop. Asia India South Asia
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The narrator has tried to use different accents for non Indian characters (authors). It's in very poor taste, and his accents are neither genuine nor correct and the sole reason I could not listen to this and shifted to an actual book to read.

Poor narration

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It would have been better if there were maps to explain the river's course and the contending theories. It may be there in the book. Suggest if it could be added as accompanying PDF with the audiobook.

Needs an accompany pdf

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Very well researched and interesting summary of the the archaeological research on Indus-Saraswati civilization.

well researched and nicely put

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It is interesting read. I read it as Earth Observation enthusiast. I came accross this book while doing some research on satellite data for archeology.

Awesome read. There is logic, there is science.

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A very well researched, well reasoned, smart analysis of Harappa and it’s demise and the rise of Vedic culture and its relationship and the effect of the drying of a river called Saraswathy causing this…worthy book

Well researched analysis

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