New Book On Sarasvati.

[Subrahmanya S.]

It is good to see that more Indian scholars are now contributing
to the study and understanding of Indian history.

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Announcing release of Book on Sarasvati

Announcing the release, by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, Hon'ble Minister
for Human Resources Development, Govt. of India, of the volume,
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)
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: discovry 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
over25 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.

Orders for copies (Price: Rs. 1000) within India: Secretary, Bharatiya
Itihasa Sankalana Samiti, 528C, Shaniwar Peth, Pune 411030.

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