Searching for Saraswati: How a Mythical Indian River Is Fueling Hindu Nationalism | Op-Docs

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[Exiide]

The fact, that there really was Saraswati river which flowed from Himalayas and to Arabian sea, cannot be denied. It dried up some 3000 years ago. Just because a budget has been allocated for archaeological survey, one shouldn't start linking it with religion while reporting. Some people may have faith, no one can stop them from having that. I guess 'some' people on this earth still believe that a man existed about 2000 years ago, who came back to life three days after he died on a cross.

[portlandbubba]

the historical facts of the indian subcontinent are called myths and the myths of the abrahamic religions are called truths.

[melodicnostalgic]

एकाचेतत् सरस्वती नदीनां शुचिर् यती गिरिभ्य आ समुद्रात्।
रायश् चेतन्ती भुवनस्य भूरेर् घृतम् पयो दुदुहे नाहुषाय॥

- Rig Veda, Verse 8-95

English Translation :

"Of all the Great existing Rivers, Saraswati alone became Caring as a Mother, Flowing pure from the mountains of the higher planes up to the lower ocean (. Being Caring of the riches of the manifold world, She has yielded for the Humans who dwells near her the best of milk and clarified butter" (From the Cows which dwell near the river)

As an Indian Atheist, I think it would be trivial for my Ancestors to lie about existence of the Great River Saraswati which dried up sometime around 1500 B.C. Regardless of whether Saraswati exists or not today, Hindu Nationalism is on the rise and that is a Great thing !!!

[swetabsingh]

Sometimes i just wish china and india becomes best friend in future and show these Western world there true aukaad... May b in 2050

[AmitSinghco]

Hey NY, when you going to make documentary on Black stone in Mecca?

[dev_peace_soul]

Now a research found sarasvati does exist

[MeshMix]

Just Like A Movie, Must Say the Last Scene Was Something Amazing. Jai Saraswati Maa

[Saurabh____]

Satellite images, supported by a four-year drilling exercise, which was guided by ancient literature, have established that the river Saraswati is not a myth. It was a huge river that died a premature death about 5, 000 years ago, and is now buried 60 metres below the ground. A map of all the channels discovered so far leads one to conclude that it was probably 1, 500 km long, three to fifteen kms wide, and about five metres deep. The river probably crisscrossed the present-day states of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. S C Sharma, regional director,  cgwb, says it continues to flow to the sea at a rate of 20 metres a year.

The prospect of rediscovering the Saraswati was triggered off by digital photographs sent by the American satellite Landsat. To the surprise of many scientists, the photographs showed the presence of underground water in a definitive pattern in the Jaisalmer area. It was during this time that scientists started speaking of a large palaeo-channel in Rajasthan that could well belong to a big river.

Remote sensing images of the isro and the Geological Survey of India (gsi) also found the existence of palaeo-channels of a mighty river in seven to eight places, all lying on the west of the Aravalli ranges. The images pointed to the possibility that the river started at the foothills of the Aravallis and shifted westward in stages. The river seems to enter Rajasthan in Ganganagar district, with its tail ends in Bikaner and Jaisalmer districts, a few kilometres from the Rann of Kutchh.

Further, a geophysical survey undertaken by the rgwd in the Tanot and Longewala areas indicated the existence of coarse sediments in the depth range of 30 to 60 metres pointing to the possibility of the existence of a river in the region.

[suyashshrivastava]

New York times has a history of hinduphobia, remember the cartoon they made on isro with a cow...

[AmritZoad]

Nytimes has gone mad. Completely mad! Their last opinion, I read about India was that, Indian Govt. is promoting Saree industry for converting Muslims and now this! WOW! Just WOW!

[ArunPaji]

Why doesn't American nationalism which includes the church not called Christian nationalism? Clearly this is Ill intentioned

[islandsunset]

You had me at "mythical". Seriously, this is news?

[pineapple]

Maa saraswati please bless them with your knowledge...
India needs your knowledge 🙏

[mohitojha]

4:55 he didn't used "high caste Brahmin " he just said brahim .you deliberately added that fake subtitle .shameful propaganda .

[soda]

Vedic books also said about ganga yamuna and brahmputra dont you think if those people marked 3 rivers right they would be like nah lets mark 4 th wrong to fool people

[cb]

My personal opinion after seeing this video is that NYT has neither confirmed nor denied existence of Saraswati . This is subject of further thorough archaeological study .

[shivpratap]

people commenting about caste, listen., hinduism does not have any caste, this is just another bad thing created in indian society, vedas do not mention any caste .. thereis nothing like higher or lower caste ..

[mokshamalhotra]

NYT let's talk about the Christian Nationalism for a change huh?

[AdityaKadamMechanical]

Be it religious reason or whatever else fact is we need to revive all our rivers and this will help our next generation.

[adwaitvedant]

*If vedic informations are myth to you then Bible, abraham and jesus are also myth.Just try to remove biblical informations from history before trying to malign vedas*