In Search of the Cradle of Civilization: New Light on Ancient IndiaFor decades, schoolbooks have taught that Sumer was the cradle of civilization. Conventional scholarship has also held that Aryan civilization came to India by way of invasions from the north. But in this ground-breaking book, three renowned scholars show that there was no "Aryan invasion," and that India, not Sumer, was the cradle of civilized humanity. Through exploring the rich symbols, metaphors, and myths of the Vedas, this book also examines the wealth of India's spirituality and its relevance for today's world. |
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... evidence of a submerged city identified as Dvaraka , the hometown of Krishna , one of the main actors in the Bharata ... evidence sug- gests that the Indian population has lived in the peninsula for at least 50,000 years . The analysis ...
... evidence of a submerged city identified as Dvaraka , the hometown of Krishna , one of the main actors in the Bharata ... evidence sug- gests that the Indian population has lived in the peninsula for at least 50,000 years . The analysis ...
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... evidence suggests that the splitting up of the Indic and the European people took place as long as 9000 years ago . Meanwhile no solid evidence of any mi- gration , much less invasion of populations from Central Asia into India , has ...
... evidence suggests that the splitting up of the Indic and the European people took place as long as 9000 years ago . Meanwhile no solid evidence of any mi- gration , much less invasion of populations from Central Asia into India , has ...
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... evidence that neither Sumer nor Egypt quite deserve the pride of place among the ancient civilizations . Rather the cradle of civilization appears to lie beyond the fertile valleys of the Nile , Tigris , and Euphrates Rivers . We invite ...
... evidence that neither Sumer nor Egypt quite deserve the pride of place among the ancient civilizations . Rather the cradle of civilization appears to lie beyond the fertile valleys of the Nile , Tigris , and Euphrates Rivers . We invite ...
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Contents
Revisioning the Past Envisioning the Future | 3 |
The Vedas Pyramids of the Spirit | 13 |
The Aryans Exploding a Scientific Myth | 45 |
An Archaeological Surprise The Cities of the Indus Valley | 61 |
The Great Catastrophe and the Reconstruction of the Early Indic Civilization | 77 |
The Vedic Peoples in the Land of the Seven Rivers The Literary Perspective | 101 |
Deciphering the IndusSarasvati Script | 127 |
The Dawn of the Indic Civilization The Neolithic Town of Mehrgarh | 143 |
The Spiritual Heritage of Ancient India | 165 |
The Birth of Science in Ritual | 195 |
Vedic Myths and Their Astronomical Basis | 229 |
India and the West | 249 |
The Vedas and Perennial Wisdom | 269 |
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