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Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Presidential Address-River Ganga: Geopolitical Implications /P. Nag . I. Ganga Valley: The Cradle of Indian Civilization: 1. Emerging Scenario of Early Archaeological Cultures in Upper-Ganga Plain: With Special Reference to Sakatpur (Saharanpur) and Harinagar (Bijnor)/Bhuvan Vikrama and Sushri Mishra Vikrama. 2. Early Archaeological Cultures of the Middle Ganga Plain: Unity and Diversities/Vidula Jayaswal. 3. Archaeology of Kashi: The Eternal City on the Ganga/B.R. Mani. 4. Early Medieval Settlement History of Lower Ganga Plain with Special Reference to the Coast Region/Durga Basu. II. Ganga : The Vibrant Component Of Indian Literature: 5. Ganga: As It Flows in the Mahabharata/R.C. Sharma. 6. Ganga-Pravaha in the Ramayana/Pranati Ghoshal. 7. The Ganga to Kalidasa/Rewaprasad Dwivedi. III. Ganga in Visual Arts: 8. Ganga in Art and Culture through the Ages/S.S. Biswas. 9. Depiction of Ganga on the Door-jambs of Ancient Indian Temples/Niraj Kumar Pandey and Chandraneel Sharma. 10. Urbanization and the Growth of Sculpturing Centres in Ganga Valley: A Case Study of Kausambi/Meera Sharma. Bibliography. Plates. River Ganga to an Indian mind is significant in more than one way. She is the foster mother nurturing man and his settlements, thus, ma Ganga; it is pure and pious, for its physical properties, as well as religious status, thus is a devi (deity). The spade of archaeologists and the narrations in the scriptures reveal that the valley of Ganga was also the cradle of Indian civilization. It is therefore not surprising that Ganga valley witnessed continuous growth of human endeavours right from the Stone Age to the modern times. Ganga plain, therefore, had to be examined in historical as well as cultural perspective. This was attempted twice by Jnana-Pravaha, the Centre for Cultural Studies and Research at Varanasi. The first seminar focused on Samskrit Sahitya mein Ganga, while the recent one, Significance of Ganga in Indian Culture (2017), had wider coverage. The present volume is based on the contributions of both of these academic meetings. This book incorporates learned deliberations of scholars on three themes in literature, historical growth of the region as revealed by archaeology, and visual presentation of the river in art compositions. The early cultures of Ganga valley reveal history of development of technologies, ideologies and institutions. Eminent practising archaeologists, Dr. Bhuvan Vikrama and Ms. Sushri Mishra Vikrama, Prof. Vidula Jayaswal, Dr. B.R. Mani and Prof. Durga Basu, have outlined the historical personality of the Upper, Middle and Lower Ganga plain. The intangible manifestations of Ganga which has seeped deep in our society continue in the form of mythology and legends. Scholars per excellence, Prof. Reva Prasad Dwivedi, (late) Dr. R.C. Sharma, Prof. Yugal Kishore Misra, Prof. Gangadhar Panda and Dr. Pranati Ghoshal, record and interpret textual narrations of Vedic texts, Epics, compositions of Kalidas, and Ganga-lahari (late medieval text). The classical examples of pictorial depiction of legends related to this holy river have been discussed by (late) Rai Anand Krishna, Dr. S.S. Biswas, and young scholars, Drs. Niraj Pandey, Chandraneel Sharma and Meera Sharma. The Presidential Address by Dr. Prithvish Nag deals with the international policies regarding Ganga water, which inspite of being of utmost significance, is less addressed. In the present scenario, when there is much concern about cleaning and saving the lifeline of Indian culture river Ganga, this book would be useful to general readers as well as scholars, as it provides authentic information on the theme.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. Section-I: Introduction. 1. Geomorphology of Ganga Basin/U.K. Shukla. 2. Area of archaeological investigations/Vidula Jayaswal. Section-II: Geological Evolution of Varanasi. 3.Geological evolution of Varanasi/U.K. Shukla. Section-III: Archaeological Investigations. 4. Cuttings and stratigraphy/Vidula Jayaswal. 5. Findings of period I : the later vedic age/Vidula Jayaswal and Meera Sharma. 6. Findings of period II: the Janapada-Mahajanpada age/Vidula Jayaswal and Meera Sharma. 7. Findings of Period III: The Maurya-Sunga Age/Vidula Jayaswal and Meera Sharma. 8. Findings of Period IV: The Kushan Age/Vidula Jayaswal and Meera Sharma. 9. Findings of Period V: The Post-Kushan Age/Vidula Jayaswal and Meera Sharma. Section-IV: Reconstruction. 10. Summary and Deductions/Vidula Jayaswal and U.K. Shukla. Appendix - Antiquities from surface: Ramnagar Collection in the Jnana-Pravaha Museum/Meera Sharma and Neeraj Pandey. Bibliography. Index. The book embodies results of the first multi-disciplinary study carried out on the banks of the river Ganga. The scientific information collected by geological and archaeological investigations by experts brings to light many unknown facets of the centre of Indian culture - Varanasi, and its lifeline - the river Ganga. Needless to say that Ganga and Varanasi are inseparable physically as well as culturally. The results of this study at Ramnagar also make clear the ancient settlement patterns in Varanasi. The holy landscape which grew on the crescent-shaped northern bank of Ganga geologically forms part of the Himalayan formation, while its southern bank connects the region with Deccan plateau. Interestingly, both the banks are valued accordingly. Connected with the abode of gods like Shiva, the Himalayan side is the pious landscape where the city expanded. In contrast, the opposite side, i.e. Ramnagar bank, is not recommended for dwelling as per ancient traditional norms. This bank accordingly was, and still is, sparingly under occupation. Readers may come across many such geo-physical factors, which are deep rooted in the culture of Varanasi. Besides recording the findings of the geological and archaeological investigations, this book examines roots of certain prevalent mythological stories as well. Ganga, for instance, appears prominently in a number of mythological tales and folklore of Varanasi. In the narration of Ganga-Avataran, this holy water channel is said to be diverted to Varanasi due to the penance performed by the sage king Bhagirathi. A pre-Ganga stage in Varanasi is obvious in this tale. Significantly, the pre-Ganga stage and the time from when this water channel started flowing in Varanasi, could be ascertained on account of the scientific analyses in this book.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Advent of the Kushans in the Indian subcontinent is a significant historical event. It is suggestive of such processes and factors which shaped early historical cultural milieu of India in particular and Asia in general.