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Rajesh Kochhar

Author of The Vedic People ( Orient BlackSwan), English Education in India, 1715-1835 (Routledge), (jointly with Jayant Narlikar) of Astronomy in India (INSA), and Sanskrit & British Empire ( Routledge, forthcoming)

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Why old Ghaggar cannot be the Rigvedic river Sarasvati?

Rajesh Kochhar 21/08/2016 No Comments

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 in the old Mandalas. It is called a mighty river which raises foam, makes waves , roars, cuts its banks ( continue reading… )

Hell with Max Muller. Long live Max Muller

Rajesh Kochhar 21/08/2016 No Comments

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 Bhatt and Sanskritized his name to Moksha Muller. In 1895 when a dispute broke out between Sanatan Dharmis and Arya ( continue reading… )

The rivers Sarasvati: Reconciling the sacred texts

Rajesh Kochhar 09/05/2015 No Comments

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 the Puranas and the Epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata. However, all these accounts taken together are not mutually consistent. Now ( continue reading… )

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