Sarasvati : The Cradel of Ancient Civilisation - Dilip Datta

In the ancient time, the Sindhu civilisation developed and flourished around the Sindhu (Indus) River. At one time thos civilisation evolved and grew in size for reasons known and unknown. After some years, the people walked aimlessly in of river Sarasvati. That was the Vedic Age. At that time the search of another place to settle, finally reaching the banks Sarasvati river was wider than Indus, had strong currents and more fertile lands to offer. On the bank of Sarasvati, grew the Indus Sarasvati Civilisation. Sarasvati was treated with respect and was worshipped both as a river and a goddess.
    The change in the natural environment, perhaps the need of the Earth. created the tectonic movements that again moved the Aravallis centuries later, making the Sarasvati river either dry or lose its way into the Earth. With time the Indus Sarasvati Civilisation ended since the helpless humans had to move towards the other directions, mainly east and morth in search of water and fertile lands to resettle, because no matter what happens in the world, life continues.
     But then, what had happened to the Sarasvati river? Is it a ost river? How can a great river that helped create the ancient ich civilisation be lost?
     Scholars are divided into two groups on this issue. One roup deems it a myth. But the memory of the mighty river arasvati was preserved for four thousand years in India's oral aditions and in its scriptures. The river was not forgotten. Its memory echoed in legends, folk tales and names of places.
     Hindus worship the Sarasvati like a mother. A symbol feminine beauty,Sarasvati is a woman who is the epitome of knowledge, love and kindness. To this group, Sarasvati is the perennial source of energy, knowledge and water. Sarasvati is omnipotent and omniscient.
This book narrates the story of Sarasvati from two sources of information. One is mythological stories and the other is archaeological evidences. Reconciling the views of the two groups, the book has portrayed Sarasvati in three timelines with a belief that Sarasvati existed, Sarasvati exists and She will exist in future.
    This book explores the birth of Sarasvati and her existence as the Goddess, the River and the Idol in her name. But I do not stop at this level. My research reveals that the essence of a birth travels through time and dimensions in other forms and life-stories. Hence Sarasvati who was the consort of Creator Brahma at the time of creation of the Universe, reappears as Irshita in 6000 BC and reveals her presence in the present time in the name of Aditi.
     There are perhaps more names. The book could have explored them too but I decided to bring out the essence of Sarasvati in detail through the stories, the struggles and the powers of womanhood in the ancient, the past and the present time: Sarasvati, Irshita and Aditi. On the other side, Brahmā, Rittwick and Arko define the different layers of male psychology through time and dimensions.
     The novel not only illustrates the mythological and the real societies of the world today, but also delves into the connections of human sufferings, strengths and survival instincts of all times.
     The novel explores Sarasvati's presence all the time. The amorous relationship that Irshita-Rittwik and Aditi-Arko share has traces of universal selfless love, which is contrasted with the relationship shared by Brahmä-Sarasvati. The novelcircles around the idea that love has the strength of keeping on rooted to the true essence of life. Love can break the dimensions of this world and expose the past, present and future for souls that travel in search of the truth. Nothing is lost on this earth, and Sarasvati is not the lost river.
 
Sarasvati : The Cradel of Ancient Civilisation
Author - Dilip Datta
Publisher - Indian Foundation for Vedic Science
Genre - Essay
Pages - 112
Binding - Paperback