Why old Ghaggar cannot be the Rigvedic river Sarasvati?
Rajesh Kochhar Sarasvati is the most celebrated river in the Rigveda on whose banks numerous hymns were composed. While many rivers are merely named, Sarasvati is described at length…
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Hell with Max Muller. Long live Max Muller
Rajesh Kochhar Germany-born, Oxford-based, Sanskritist Professor Max Muller was an influential figure of his time. The eminent Indian Sanskrit scholar of the day, Rajah Radha Kant Deb, called him a…
The rivers Sarasvati: Reconciling the sacred texts
Rajesh Kochhar Sarasvati is mentioned prominently, repeatedly and in detail in the Rigveda as a real river. It also figures in the secondary Vedic literature as well as in…