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"Ambeetame Nadeetame Devitame Saraswati
Aprashashta Iva Smasi Prashastimba Naskrudhih
- Rigveda: 2.41.16

Originally written under the title Saraswati Civilization penned by Sri G D Bhakshi has been one of the most influential books in the Indic genre wherein the author talks about the ancient river called Saraswati whose very existence is often viewed as nothing but a mythical mention by the Indian left. We do have come across those instances where the so called eminent historians please themselves as well as their lords with their profuse writeups discarding all the scientific evidence that emerged in a century or so back. This books serves a great rebuttal to such argumentation as well as is an amazing introductory to the explorative mind that seeks to understand the history and civilisational roots of the present India.

It's obvious we were taught in schools that Mesopotamian civilisation is the cradle of all the other Civilizations across the world and that it is the Mesopotamians who, more or less, gave a way to the intellectual enlightenment to the humankind. However, the history has a different narrative wherein it was the civilisation at the banks of now disappeared Saraswati river which was the most ancient one, older than the Mesopotamian as well as Egyptian. The archeological study has given a huge amount of evidence to show how ancient and great this civilisation was. They also make us question the Aryan Invasion and Migration Theory that's often served us although it has been proven wrong a number of times.

What was the river Saraswati like? She was greatly mentioned in the Holy Vedas whose existence tended to and nurtured those who were depended upon her. The instances where she was slowly drying up is also recorded in Mahabharata after the Kurukshetra war. Who were these people who regarded the river Saraswati such that they revered her as a goddess? Were they the natives of Bharat? Or Aryans? G D Bhakshi all through his book questions one thing which makes one ponder: It was evident that the river Saraswati began to dry up slowly and the Harappas began dispersing seeking a new home, in such situations wouldn't it be quite laughable if a different clan from the central Asia decided to invade the same land with no waters? River bodies is where human civilizations birth. But the fact that the AIT mythologists date the time of the Aryans invasion (then reframed a migration due to little to no evidence of any war scenes) more or less near the time of river drying up and the native civilisation dispersing is quite absurd. The book gives a tiny jolt of shock when it says it wasn't some outsiders who entered India but it was the Indians who went beyond India even to the European continent. The concept of Indo-European languages, the writer also discusses, gives a base to it as well.

The Dholavira and the ancient Ayodhya city structure shared the same calculations (Amazing Ayodhya) which is mentioned in this book too. The author ponders if this Civilization on the banks of Saraswati is the ancestors of the vedic civilization. Not only does the author references the mention of River Saraswati in the Vedas he also talks of the drying of river Saraswati and the reasons behind it. While he answers questions and debunks loads of lies he also sows newer questions in the reader's mind. River Saraswati, now is proven to be a lost river not just a mere myth as the so called intellectuals claim. The writer also talks in the line of hope that she, with enough dedication and measures, can be brought back to life. The state governments, I heard, have been working upon it, which has to be greatly appreciated and supported.

The river Saraswati is believed to join the river Yamuna and others in one of the holiest Hindu place, even today. River Saraswati was more or less the mother to the humans who were sheltered there. This book offers a beautiful passport into the lives of those people with all the scientific explanations. They didn't just treat her some water body but goddess herself, praising her in their literature over and over. Even when they had to abandon the land they carried her name with them and added her essence to the new water bodies they discovered.

Saraswati Civilization book takes you to the banks of river Saraswati. It gives you geological, archeological, genealogy and other scientific evidences throughout the chapters. It is a must read for anyone who wants to know about this mysterious river, a must read for anyone whose mind is solidified with the belief that river Saraswati is just a myth but nothing more. The book talks of various things and I believe this should be a must read.

I'm glad I read this book in my mother tongue, it added extra beauty and delicacy to the book. I'm forever grateful to the translator Dr. C. G. Raghavendra for giving us this gem in Kannada."