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-Deepali Patwadkar
Saraswati-Sindhu Civilization and the Vedic Culture
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
SS Civilization 8000BCE - 1900BCE
Expresses itself in 300 cities covering an area of 15 million square kilometers The planned cities were organized into various sectors They had 2 or 3 storied houses built with bricks of uniform size Cities had giant water
reservoirs and underground drainage system The entire empire used same script They exported goods to Egypt and Mesopotamia by road and sea Most of the cities were mysteriously abandoned by 1900 BCE leaving behind remains of their well planned towns and seals in undecipherable script
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Vedic culture ndash 3100 BCE
The Vedic texts describe the culture and life
style of the people during concurrent times Vedas were composed from times unknown to the MB Era One cannot associate a particular date as the start of the Vedic era Few things
are certain no kings after MB are mentioned in the Rg Veda Also Ved Vyas the author of MB compiled the Vedas in a standard format Thus the MB war (3100 BCE) signifies the end of Vedic age
The MB Brahmans and Upanishads were composed after the Vedas thus they describe the post Vedic culture of Ancient India [5]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
The Puzzle
SS people required the knowledge in the areas of geometry mathematics navigation construction and engineering for building the magnificent cities But instead of books with this information all that they left behind are some seals
Vedic culture left behind volumes of information on geometry mathematics philosophy navigation and even aviation theories But no proof that this knowledge was used
SS civilization and the Vedic culture share the same space and time Were they the same people Following slides are the pieces of this puzzle Try and put them together
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
1 River Saraswati
SS Civilization Of the 2000 SS sites excavated 80 are on the dry banks of River Saraswati SS sites after 3500 BCE are seen upstream After 1900BCE SS civilization vanished
Vedic Culture Early hymns of Rg Ved praise Saraswati as naditame the best river Rg Hymns (Book X) composed after 3500 BCE do not praise but only mention Saraswati in the list of rivers Texts after 1900 BCE such as the Puraans glorify Ganga as the Goddess River
Archeology has proved that Saraswati flowed parallel to Sindhu from Himalaya to the Arabian sea By 3500 BCE Saraswati did not reach the sea and by 1900 BCE she had completely dried Her bed was as vast as 8 km For comparison Sindhu (with the waters of Sutlej) has 2 km wide river-bed
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
2 Namste
SS Civilization A Harappan figurine in the pose of namaskar
Vedic Culture Greeting a person with namaskar means I recognize and salute the divine being in you MB also describes that the elders were shown respect by bowing (namaskar) It is still the form of greeting elders and God
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
3 AUM
SS Civilization An Indus seal (turned 90
degrees anti-clockwise) with the symbol of AUM The symbol for AUM in every Indian script seems to be derived from this Harappan symbol[12]
Vedic culture Vedas describe AUM as the first manifestation of the Brahma It is prefixed to every hymn Vedas also describe writing and the symbols
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
4 Swastika
SS Civilization Many Swastika seals have been found in the SS sites [12]
Vedic Age Like many other ancient cultures Swastika was a symbol of the Vedic culture too It points in the four directions indicating the all-prevailing nature of Brahma
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
5 Pashupati
SS Civilization Seal of Pashupati Diety seated on a small dais in a yogic posture He wears a head-dress of a pair of horns He is surrounded by animals Sometimes shown with three faces The horizontal lines on arms are considered as bangles They could be bands of bhasma and the two thicker horizontal lines rudraksha malas Many Shiva-linga were also found in SS sites [11]
Vedic Age Vedas praise Pashupati (Rudra) Worship of Shiva Linga is mentioned in Maha Narayana Upanisad of Yajur Veda [6] By MB times Lord Shiva had gained the status of Mahadev (greatest god) He is regarded as Yogi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
6 Aadi-Shakti
SS Civilization Many figurines of mother goddess were found in SS sites It seems that animal sacrifice to goddess was common Left A proto-Durga seal from Kalibangan It depicts a tiger headed by a female with a long braid bangled arms and headdress of horns and leafy branches Vedic culture Vedas praise mother goddess in the form of Aditi or Pruthvi In MB Yudhishthir worshipped war goddess (Durga) the day before the war which happened to be Vijaya Dashmi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
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SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
SS Civilization 8000BCE - 1900BCE
Expresses itself in 300 cities covering an area of 15 million square kilometers The planned cities were organized into various sectors They had 2 or 3 storied houses built with bricks of uniform size Cities had giant water
reservoirs and underground drainage system The entire empire used same script They exported goods to Egypt and Mesopotamia by road and sea Most of the cities were mysteriously abandoned by 1900 BCE leaving behind remains of their well planned towns and seals in undecipherable script
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Vedic culture ndash 3100 BCE
The Vedic texts describe the culture and life
style of the people during concurrent times Vedas were composed from times unknown to the MB Era One cannot associate a particular date as the start of the Vedic era Few things
are certain no kings after MB are mentioned in the Rg Veda Also Ved Vyas the author of MB compiled the Vedas in a standard format Thus the MB war (3100 BCE) signifies the end of Vedic age
The MB Brahmans and Upanishads were composed after the Vedas thus they describe the post Vedic culture of Ancient India [5]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
The Puzzle
SS people required the knowledge in the areas of geometry mathematics navigation construction and engineering for building the magnificent cities But instead of books with this information all that they left behind are some seals
Vedic culture left behind volumes of information on geometry mathematics philosophy navigation and even aviation theories But no proof that this knowledge was used
SS civilization and the Vedic culture share the same space and time Were they the same people Following slides are the pieces of this puzzle Try and put them together
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
1 River Saraswati
SS Civilization Of the 2000 SS sites excavated 80 are on the dry banks of River Saraswati SS sites after 3500 BCE are seen upstream After 1900BCE SS civilization vanished
Vedic Culture Early hymns of Rg Ved praise Saraswati as naditame the best river Rg Hymns (Book X) composed after 3500 BCE do not praise but only mention Saraswati in the list of rivers Texts after 1900 BCE such as the Puraans glorify Ganga as the Goddess River
Archeology has proved that Saraswati flowed parallel to Sindhu from Himalaya to the Arabian sea By 3500 BCE Saraswati did not reach the sea and by 1900 BCE she had completely dried Her bed was as vast as 8 km For comparison Sindhu (with the waters of Sutlej) has 2 km wide river-bed
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
2 Namste
SS Civilization A Harappan figurine in the pose of namaskar
Vedic Culture Greeting a person with namaskar means I recognize and salute the divine being in you MB also describes that the elders were shown respect by bowing (namaskar) It is still the form of greeting elders and God
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
3 AUM
SS Civilization An Indus seal (turned 90
degrees anti-clockwise) with the symbol of AUM The symbol for AUM in every Indian script seems to be derived from this Harappan symbol[12]
Vedic culture Vedas describe AUM as the first manifestation of the Brahma It is prefixed to every hymn Vedas also describe writing and the symbols
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
4 Swastika
SS Civilization Many Swastika seals have been found in the SS sites [12]
Vedic Age Like many other ancient cultures Swastika was a symbol of the Vedic culture too It points in the four directions indicating the all-prevailing nature of Brahma
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
5 Pashupati
SS Civilization Seal of Pashupati Diety seated on a small dais in a yogic posture He wears a head-dress of a pair of horns He is surrounded by animals Sometimes shown with three faces The horizontal lines on arms are considered as bangles They could be bands of bhasma and the two thicker horizontal lines rudraksha malas Many Shiva-linga were also found in SS sites [11]
Vedic Age Vedas praise Pashupati (Rudra) Worship of Shiva Linga is mentioned in Maha Narayana Upanisad of Yajur Veda [6] By MB times Lord Shiva had gained the status of Mahadev (greatest god) He is regarded as Yogi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
6 Aadi-Shakti
SS Civilization Many figurines of mother goddess were found in SS sites It seems that animal sacrifice to goddess was common Left A proto-Durga seal from Kalibangan It depicts a tiger headed by a female with a long braid bangled arms and headdress of horns and leafy branches Vedic culture Vedas praise mother goddess in the form of Aditi or Pruthvi In MB Yudhishthir worshipped war goddess (Durga) the day before the war which happened to be Vijaya Dashmi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
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24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
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25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
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SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
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SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
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SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
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Vedic culture ndash 3100 BCE
The Vedic texts describe the culture and life
style of the people during concurrent times Vedas were composed from times unknown to the MB Era One cannot associate a particular date as the start of the Vedic era Few things
are certain no kings after MB are mentioned in the Rg Veda Also Ved Vyas the author of MB compiled the Vedas in a standard format Thus the MB war (3100 BCE) signifies the end of Vedic age
The MB Brahmans and Upanishads were composed after the Vedas thus they describe the post Vedic culture of Ancient India [5]
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The Puzzle
SS people required the knowledge in the areas of geometry mathematics navigation construction and engineering for building the magnificent cities But instead of books with this information all that they left behind are some seals
Vedic culture left behind volumes of information on geometry mathematics philosophy navigation and even aviation theories But no proof that this knowledge was used
SS civilization and the Vedic culture share the same space and time Were they the same people Following slides are the pieces of this puzzle Try and put them together
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1 River Saraswati
SS Civilization Of the 2000 SS sites excavated 80 are on the dry banks of River Saraswati SS sites after 3500 BCE are seen upstream After 1900BCE SS civilization vanished
Vedic Culture Early hymns of Rg Ved praise Saraswati as naditame the best river Rg Hymns (Book X) composed after 3500 BCE do not praise but only mention Saraswati in the list of rivers Texts after 1900 BCE such as the Puraans glorify Ganga as the Goddess River
Archeology has proved that Saraswati flowed parallel to Sindhu from Himalaya to the Arabian sea By 3500 BCE Saraswati did not reach the sea and by 1900 BCE she had completely dried Her bed was as vast as 8 km For comparison Sindhu (with the waters of Sutlej) has 2 km wide river-bed
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2 Namste
SS Civilization A Harappan figurine in the pose of namaskar
Vedic Culture Greeting a person with namaskar means I recognize and salute the divine being in you MB also describes that the elders were shown respect by bowing (namaskar) It is still the form of greeting elders and God
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3 AUM
SS Civilization An Indus seal (turned 90
degrees anti-clockwise) with the symbol of AUM The symbol for AUM in every Indian script seems to be derived from this Harappan symbol[12]
Vedic culture Vedas describe AUM as the first manifestation of the Brahma It is prefixed to every hymn Vedas also describe writing and the symbols
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SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
4 Swastika
SS Civilization Many Swastika seals have been found in the SS sites [12]
Vedic Age Like many other ancient cultures Swastika was a symbol of the Vedic culture too It points in the four directions indicating the all-prevailing nature of Brahma
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5 Pashupati
SS Civilization Seal of Pashupati Diety seated on a small dais in a yogic posture He wears a head-dress of a pair of horns He is surrounded by animals Sometimes shown with three faces The horizontal lines on arms are considered as bangles They could be bands of bhasma and the two thicker horizontal lines rudraksha malas Many Shiva-linga were also found in SS sites [11]
Vedic Age Vedas praise Pashupati (Rudra) Worship of Shiva Linga is mentioned in Maha Narayana Upanisad of Yajur Veda [6] By MB times Lord Shiva had gained the status of Mahadev (greatest god) He is regarded as Yogi
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6 Aadi-Shakti
SS Civilization Many figurines of mother goddess were found in SS sites It seems that animal sacrifice to goddess was common Left A proto-Durga seal from Kalibangan It depicts a tiger headed by a female with a long braid bangled arms and headdress of horns and leafy branches Vedic culture Vedas praise mother goddess in the form of Aditi or Pruthvi In MB Yudhishthir worshipped war goddess (Durga) the day before the war which happened to be Vijaya Dashmi
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7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
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8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
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9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
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10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
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11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
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12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
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13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
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14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
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15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
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16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
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17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
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18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
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24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
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SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
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SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
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SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
The Puzzle
SS people required the knowledge in the areas of geometry mathematics navigation construction and engineering for building the magnificent cities But instead of books with this information all that they left behind are some seals
Vedic culture left behind volumes of information on geometry mathematics philosophy navigation and even aviation theories But no proof that this knowledge was used
SS civilization and the Vedic culture share the same space and time Were they the same people Following slides are the pieces of this puzzle Try and put them together
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
1 River Saraswati
SS Civilization Of the 2000 SS sites excavated 80 are on the dry banks of River Saraswati SS sites after 3500 BCE are seen upstream After 1900BCE SS civilization vanished
Vedic Culture Early hymns of Rg Ved praise Saraswati as naditame the best river Rg Hymns (Book X) composed after 3500 BCE do not praise but only mention Saraswati in the list of rivers Texts after 1900 BCE such as the Puraans glorify Ganga as the Goddess River
Archeology has proved that Saraswati flowed parallel to Sindhu from Himalaya to the Arabian sea By 3500 BCE Saraswati did not reach the sea and by 1900 BCE she had completely dried Her bed was as vast as 8 km For comparison Sindhu (with the waters of Sutlej) has 2 km wide river-bed
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
2 Namste
SS Civilization A Harappan figurine in the pose of namaskar
Vedic Culture Greeting a person with namaskar means I recognize and salute the divine being in you MB also describes that the elders were shown respect by bowing (namaskar) It is still the form of greeting elders and God
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
3 AUM
SS Civilization An Indus seal (turned 90
degrees anti-clockwise) with the symbol of AUM The symbol for AUM in every Indian script seems to be derived from this Harappan symbol[12]
Vedic culture Vedas describe AUM as the first manifestation of the Brahma It is prefixed to every hymn Vedas also describe writing and the symbols
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
4 Swastika
SS Civilization Many Swastika seals have been found in the SS sites [12]
Vedic Age Like many other ancient cultures Swastika was a symbol of the Vedic culture too It points in the four directions indicating the all-prevailing nature of Brahma
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
5 Pashupati
SS Civilization Seal of Pashupati Diety seated on a small dais in a yogic posture He wears a head-dress of a pair of horns He is surrounded by animals Sometimes shown with three faces The horizontal lines on arms are considered as bangles They could be bands of bhasma and the two thicker horizontal lines rudraksha malas Many Shiva-linga were also found in SS sites [11]
Vedic Age Vedas praise Pashupati (Rudra) Worship of Shiva Linga is mentioned in Maha Narayana Upanisad of Yajur Veda [6] By MB times Lord Shiva had gained the status of Mahadev (greatest god) He is regarded as Yogi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
6 Aadi-Shakti
SS Civilization Many figurines of mother goddess were found in SS sites It seems that animal sacrifice to goddess was common Left A proto-Durga seal from Kalibangan It depicts a tiger headed by a female with a long braid bangled arms and headdress of horns and leafy branches Vedic culture Vedas praise mother goddess in the form of Aditi or Pruthvi In MB Yudhishthir worshipped war goddess (Durga) the day before the war which happened to be Vijaya Dashmi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
1 River Saraswati
SS Civilization Of the 2000 SS sites excavated 80 are on the dry banks of River Saraswati SS sites after 3500 BCE are seen upstream After 1900BCE SS civilization vanished
Vedic Culture Early hymns of Rg Ved praise Saraswati as naditame the best river Rg Hymns (Book X) composed after 3500 BCE do not praise but only mention Saraswati in the list of rivers Texts after 1900 BCE such as the Puraans glorify Ganga as the Goddess River
Archeology has proved that Saraswati flowed parallel to Sindhu from Himalaya to the Arabian sea By 3500 BCE Saraswati did not reach the sea and by 1900 BCE she had completely dried Her bed was as vast as 8 km For comparison Sindhu (with the waters of Sutlej) has 2 km wide river-bed
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
2 Namste
SS Civilization A Harappan figurine in the pose of namaskar
Vedic Culture Greeting a person with namaskar means I recognize and salute the divine being in you MB also describes that the elders were shown respect by bowing (namaskar) It is still the form of greeting elders and God
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
3 AUM
SS Civilization An Indus seal (turned 90
degrees anti-clockwise) with the symbol of AUM The symbol for AUM in every Indian script seems to be derived from this Harappan symbol[12]
Vedic culture Vedas describe AUM as the first manifestation of the Brahma It is prefixed to every hymn Vedas also describe writing and the symbols
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
4 Swastika
SS Civilization Many Swastika seals have been found in the SS sites [12]
Vedic Age Like many other ancient cultures Swastika was a symbol of the Vedic culture too It points in the four directions indicating the all-prevailing nature of Brahma
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
5 Pashupati
SS Civilization Seal of Pashupati Diety seated on a small dais in a yogic posture He wears a head-dress of a pair of horns He is surrounded by animals Sometimes shown with three faces The horizontal lines on arms are considered as bangles They could be bands of bhasma and the two thicker horizontal lines rudraksha malas Many Shiva-linga were also found in SS sites [11]
Vedic Age Vedas praise Pashupati (Rudra) Worship of Shiva Linga is mentioned in Maha Narayana Upanisad of Yajur Veda [6] By MB times Lord Shiva had gained the status of Mahadev (greatest god) He is regarded as Yogi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
6 Aadi-Shakti
SS Civilization Many figurines of mother goddess were found in SS sites It seems that animal sacrifice to goddess was common Left A proto-Durga seal from Kalibangan It depicts a tiger headed by a female with a long braid bangled arms and headdress of horns and leafy branches Vedic culture Vedas praise mother goddess in the form of Aditi or Pruthvi In MB Yudhishthir worshipped war goddess (Durga) the day before the war which happened to be Vijaya Dashmi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
2 Namste
SS Civilization A Harappan figurine in the pose of namaskar
Vedic Culture Greeting a person with namaskar means I recognize and salute the divine being in you MB also describes that the elders were shown respect by bowing (namaskar) It is still the form of greeting elders and God
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
3 AUM
SS Civilization An Indus seal (turned 90
degrees anti-clockwise) with the symbol of AUM The symbol for AUM in every Indian script seems to be derived from this Harappan symbol[12]
Vedic culture Vedas describe AUM as the first manifestation of the Brahma It is prefixed to every hymn Vedas also describe writing and the symbols
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
4 Swastika
SS Civilization Many Swastika seals have been found in the SS sites [12]
Vedic Age Like many other ancient cultures Swastika was a symbol of the Vedic culture too It points in the four directions indicating the all-prevailing nature of Brahma
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
5 Pashupati
SS Civilization Seal of Pashupati Diety seated on a small dais in a yogic posture He wears a head-dress of a pair of horns He is surrounded by animals Sometimes shown with three faces The horizontal lines on arms are considered as bangles They could be bands of bhasma and the two thicker horizontal lines rudraksha malas Many Shiva-linga were also found in SS sites [11]
Vedic Age Vedas praise Pashupati (Rudra) Worship of Shiva Linga is mentioned in Maha Narayana Upanisad of Yajur Veda [6] By MB times Lord Shiva had gained the status of Mahadev (greatest god) He is regarded as Yogi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
6 Aadi-Shakti
SS Civilization Many figurines of mother goddess were found in SS sites It seems that animal sacrifice to goddess was common Left A proto-Durga seal from Kalibangan It depicts a tiger headed by a female with a long braid bangled arms and headdress of horns and leafy branches Vedic culture Vedas praise mother goddess in the form of Aditi or Pruthvi In MB Yudhishthir worshipped war goddess (Durga) the day before the war which happened to be Vijaya Dashmi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
3 AUM
SS Civilization An Indus seal (turned 90
degrees anti-clockwise) with the symbol of AUM The symbol for AUM in every Indian script seems to be derived from this Harappan symbol[12]
Vedic culture Vedas describe AUM as the first manifestation of the Brahma It is prefixed to every hymn Vedas also describe writing and the symbols
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
4 Swastika
SS Civilization Many Swastika seals have been found in the SS sites [12]
Vedic Age Like many other ancient cultures Swastika was a symbol of the Vedic culture too It points in the four directions indicating the all-prevailing nature of Brahma
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
5 Pashupati
SS Civilization Seal of Pashupati Diety seated on a small dais in a yogic posture He wears a head-dress of a pair of horns He is surrounded by animals Sometimes shown with three faces The horizontal lines on arms are considered as bangles They could be bands of bhasma and the two thicker horizontal lines rudraksha malas Many Shiva-linga were also found in SS sites [11]
Vedic Age Vedas praise Pashupati (Rudra) Worship of Shiva Linga is mentioned in Maha Narayana Upanisad of Yajur Veda [6] By MB times Lord Shiva had gained the status of Mahadev (greatest god) He is regarded as Yogi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
6 Aadi-Shakti
SS Civilization Many figurines of mother goddess were found in SS sites It seems that animal sacrifice to goddess was common Left A proto-Durga seal from Kalibangan It depicts a tiger headed by a female with a long braid bangled arms and headdress of horns and leafy branches Vedic culture Vedas praise mother goddess in the form of Aditi or Pruthvi In MB Yudhishthir worshipped war goddess (Durga) the day before the war which happened to be Vijaya Dashmi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
4 Swastika
SS Civilization Many Swastika seals have been found in the SS sites [12]
Vedic Age Like many other ancient cultures Swastika was a symbol of the Vedic culture too It points in the four directions indicating the all-prevailing nature of Brahma
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
5 Pashupati
SS Civilization Seal of Pashupati Diety seated on a small dais in a yogic posture He wears a head-dress of a pair of horns He is surrounded by animals Sometimes shown with three faces The horizontal lines on arms are considered as bangles They could be bands of bhasma and the two thicker horizontal lines rudraksha malas Many Shiva-linga were also found in SS sites [11]
Vedic Age Vedas praise Pashupati (Rudra) Worship of Shiva Linga is mentioned in Maha Narayana Upanisad of Yajur Veda [6] By MB times Lord Shiva had gained the status of Mahadev (greatest god) He is regarded as Yogi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
6 Aadi-Shakti
SS Civilization Many figurines of mother goddess were found in SS sites It seems that animal sacrifice to goddess was common Left A proto-Durga seal from Kalibangan It depicts a tiger headed by a female with a long braid bangled arms and headdress of horns and leafy branches Vedic culture Vedas praise mother goddess in the form of Aditi or Pruthvi In MB Yudhishthir worshipped war goddess (Durga) the day before the war which happened to be Vijaya Dashmi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
5 Pashupati
SS Civilization Seal of Pashupati Diety seated on a small dais in a yogic posture He wears a head-dress of a pair of horns He is surrounded by animals Sometimes shown with three faces The horizontal lines on arms are considered as bangles They could be bands of bhasma and the two thicker horizontal lines rudraksha malas Many Shiva-linga were also found in SS sites [11]
Vedic Age Vedas praise Pashupati (Rudra) Worship of Shiva Linga is mentioned in Maha Narayana Upanisad of Yajur Veda [6] By MB times Lord Shiva had gained the status of Mahadev (greatest god) He is regarded as Yogi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
6 Aadi-Shakti
SS Civilization Many figurines of mother goddess were found in SS sites It seems that animal sacrifice to goddess was common Left A proto-Durga seal from Kalibangan It depicts a tiger headed by a female with a long braid bangled arms and headdress of horns and leafy branches Vedic culture Vedas praise mother goddess in the form of Aditi or Pruthvi In MB Yudhishthir worshipped war goddess (Durga) the day before the war which happened to be Vijaya Dashmi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
6 Aadi-Shakti
SS Civilization Many figurines of mother goddess were found in SS sites It seems that animal sacrifice to goddess was common Left A proto-Durga seal from Kalibangan It depicts a tiger headed by a female with a long braid bangled arms and headdress of horns and leafy branches Vedic culture Vedas praise mother goddess in the form of Aditi or Pruthvi In MB Yudhishthir worshipped war goddess (Durga) the day before the war which happened to be Vijaya Dashmi
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
7 Yadnya
SS Civilization Many fire altars constructed in the manner of Vedic people have been found in the SS sites like that of Lothal Kalibangan and Rakhigarhi [10] Vedic culture yadnya was central to the Vedic religion Raja-suya and Ashwa-medha are some of the yadnyas described in MB
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
8 Shankha
Shankha bangle found in the grave ornaments of a woman
Shankha used as libation ladle
Vedic culture It is believed that the conch produces the sound AUM It is one of the symbols of Vishnu Conch was also used as trumpet for war call MB even names the conches that were used by the Pandav and Krushn The women of MB wore conch bangles
Shankh as a trumpet
SS Civilization Shankha conch is a very common find in the SS sites [images and info from 11]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
9 Harappan animal motiffs
SS Civilization The animals most frequently depicted on the Harappa seals are Bull (Shivas vehicle Nandi) Elephant (Indras vehicle Airavat) Tiger and Lion (Durgas vehicle) Buffalo (Yamas vehicle)
Vedic culture Vishnu is called ekashrunga (one horned one) in the Puraan The so called unicorn seal could be associated with Vishnu
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
10 Sindoor
SS Civilization Female figurine from Nausharo 2800 - 2600 BCE Hair is painted black and parted in the middle of the head There are traces of red pigment in the parting
Vedic culture Mahabharat frequently uses the simile like the red sindoor in the parting of the hairldquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
11 Occupations
SS Civilization Main occupations were agriculture and cattle rearing Main crops grown were wheat barley peas mustard cotton and rice [13] Emphasis on wealth in cattle
Vedic culture Main occupations were agriculture cattle rearing Wheat barley peas and mustard were cultivated During the MB times cotton and rice were also grown
MB Goharan episode (Kings of Trigarta and Kuru attacked Matsya kingdom to gain their cattle) demonstrates that the wealth was measured in terms of cattle [Virat Parva] Duryodhans visit to count the cattle and mark the new born calves (by some symbol for identifying the ownership) [Vana Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
12 Cloth
SS Civilization The discovery of a large number of spindles of various sizes indicate that threads both of cotton and wool were spun in those days [13]
Vedic culture Rg Veda mentions clothes made of silk wool and animal skins but not cotton The later MB mentions clothes made of cotton Today cotton and wool are commonly used through out India For more than 5000 years India had ruled the cotton market Only after the industrial revolution did the Europe step in this field A 500 BCE Greek description of Indian cotton ldquothere are trees which yield wool it exceeds in beauty amp goodness that of sheeprdquo 1600 CE European description of Indian cotton ldquohellip being a fruit of the earth growing upon little shrubs or bushes helliprdquo
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
13 Clothing
SS Civilization From the statues it appears that men and women wore two separate pieces of clothes similar to dhoti and shawl (covering lower and upper parts of the body respectively)
Vedic culture Men and women wore unstitched clothes antariya similar to dhoti and uttariya a scarf shawl draped on the shoulders or tied to the waist or on the head for protection from sun
Today Dothi is still the wear of the common man in India Notice how the pallu goes below the right arm and covers the left shoulder Bipin Chandra Pal and the priest of Harappa above drape the shawl in the same manner
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Hairstyles
SS Civilization The elaborate headdresses of the female figures display the hair styles of the richer women Pig tails were very popular Men wore beards and maintained long hair Hair were tied in a bun
Vedic Culture In MB Draupadi and Damayanti took up
the profession as hair-dressers to queens during
difficult times Implying hair-dressing was complicated enough to be a profession Men wore long hair and beards To disguise for the year in hiding Arjun had untied his bun and worn a long plait [Virat Parva]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
15 Ornaments SS Civilization Ornaments were made of gold silver copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell etc Ornaments like necklaces fillets armlets and finger-rings were common Women also wore bangles girdles earrings and anklets [13]
Vedic culture Ornaments made of gold copper ivory precious and semi-precious stones bones conch shell are described MB mentions silver ornaments too MB mentions Ashwathama wearing a jewel on his forehead exactly like the priest of Harappa
Today Till recently men have worn necklaces armlets and finger-rings Note bangles worn by the Rajasthani lady from wrist to shoulder are exactly like the dancing girl of Harappa
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
16 Vehicles
SS Civilization A solid wheeled toy cart and a flat bottomed boat from Harappa
Vedic Age The Rg Veda describes both solid and spoked wheeled chariots MB describes war chariots and carts drawn by bullocks and horses MB also describes the boat in which the Pandav crossed the Ganga river after leaving Varnavat Today Modern day boats used in Sindhu in Pakistan (above) Similar bullock carts are still in use throughout India and Pakistan
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
17 Housing
SS Civilization often two or more storied though they varied in size were all based on much the same plan - a square courtyard around which were a number of rooms The entrances were usually in side alleys Design of bathrooms shows that like todayrsquos Indian the Harappan took his bath standing by pouring pitchers of water over his head
Vedic culture The Vastu shastra recommends that the central part of the house (Brahma sthan) should be an empty space specifically a court yard Today Until the beginning of 20th century the Indian houses were designed with a square court yard in the center and rooms around
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
18 Cremation
SS Civilization Very few graves were found in the Indus Valley Implying that the dead bodies were cremated or given river burial Most of the graves contain post-cremation urnsldquo That is urns containing the remains of cremated dead bodies By modern Hindu practice these remains are collected in a urn and later disposed in river Other burials are extended with feet pointing to the South [14] By Hindu tradition South is the direction of Yama the God of Death One should never sleep with feet pointing to the South
Vedic culture Texts such as Chhandogya Upanishad criticize Asura practice of burying objects along with the corpse in the grave All the dead of the MB were given a funeral [Stree Parva] Among ancient civilizations (Egypt China Mesopotamia) dead were buried Only Pagans (early inhabitants of Europe) practiced cremation Today Hindus still practice cremation
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
19 Great hall
SS Civilization The so-called granary of Harappa a brick structure built on brick foundation of about 135 x 135 feet Two rows of six rooms are arranged along a central passageway that is about 21 feet wide and partly paved with baked bricks Each room measures 45 x 18 feet
Vedic Age In MB Maya Sabha of Indraprastha one of Hastinapur Sudharma Sabha of Dwaraka are described as huge halls meant for public meetings gathering to watch games and to perform yadnya
Most scholars agree that these structures should only be seen as evidence for large public buildings Rulers and state officials probably met in such large public buildings A more appropriate name for this structure would be the great hall since it was clearly a large and spacious building with wooden columns and many rooms
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
20 Great bath
SS Civilization The great bath approx 39 x 28 x 8 feet Constructed of brick this tank is made watertight with bitumen Two staircases lead down into the tank At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge One could move on this ledge without stepping into the pool itself Series of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building Most scholars agree that
some sort of tank attached to the holy place Till today most Hindu temples are either built on the banks of a river have a tank (kunda) attached to it Visitors bathe before entering the temple
this tank was used to to purify the bathers for religious functions
Vedic culture During Balarams pilgrimage it is mentioned that he took bath at every holy temple Even where Saraswati had dried Implying
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
21 Script
SS Civilization Written script was invented This script was used throughout the SS area Undecipherable till today
Vedic Age Vedas describe writing in numerous places Rg Veda mentions that the cows ears were marked with the symbol of 8 Atharvashirsha speaks about the aakar (shape) roop (look) and naad (sound) of letters as ga-akaro purva roopam aakaro madhyam roopam anusvaraah shanti roopam bindu ruttamam naadas sandhanam
Sage Vyas mentions in MB that it took him 3 years to write MB It also describes that the name of the warrior was written on the arrows
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
22 Games
SS Civilization Dice seems to be a common pass time of the SS people Dice made of ivory and bone have been found Vedic Culture Dice is a common pass time since Vedic ages Rg Veda advices do not gamble with dice [X34] In MB the dice match between Yudhishthir and Shakuni led to the great war [Adi Parva]
SS Civilization A game played by children of the SS Civ represented by terra cotta discs found in graduated sizes A game called pittu or lagori is played throughout Pakistan and India even today with stacks of pottery discs and a ball made of cloth or rubber [11]
SS Civilization A chess board from Harappa It is a known fact that Chess was invented in India [3]
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
23 Stories
SS Civilization The story of ldquoThirsty Crowrdquo and the ldquoClever Foxrdquo is seen painted on earthen ware found in Lothal (5000 BCE) These are obviously stories from Panchatantra
Vedic Culture Panchatantra The Sanskrit Collection of stories was written in 300 BCE by Vishnu Sharma based on older oral traditions Obviously the SS tradition
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
24 Sites
Over 2000 Sarasvati - Sindhu sites have been excavated in the past decades 80 are on the banks of river Sarasvati More than 35 SS sites are mentioned in MB and Vedic texts Some of these painted gray ware (PGW) sites are Hastinapur Indraprastha Kurukshetra Dwaraka Ekchakra etc Archeological discoveries at Dwaraka show that Dwaraka was built on reclaimed land It displays well organized six sectors wide roads residential and commercial zones meeting halls and an excellent sea port This is exactly how the MB describes Dwaraka [7] Excavations at Kurukshetra the MB battlefield have yielded numerous iron arrow and spearheads dated 2800 BCE [8] Some scholars have also suggested that Mohenjo-daro was the capital of Sindh during the MB times which was then ruled by Jayadrath
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 The flow of events
ndash 3500 BCE The Vedic Age
The Vedic age preceded the mature SS civilization phase Rice and cotton not yet cultivated not mentioned in Ved
3500 ndash 1900 BCE SS Age
Rice and cotton cultivated Found in SS sites Mentioned in contemporary texts such as Sutras and Brahmanas [5]
Knowledge required by the SS people for town planning ship building metallurgy geometry is reflected in the Sulbha Sutras (dated 2000 BCE) [5]
1900 BCE River Saraswati dries up
People of the SS area start migrating Carrying valuables like clothes vehicles domesticated animals images of God etc Thus these things are not found in excavations
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE to the West of SS civilization
The Kassites come to power between 1800 BCE - 1300 BCE in Assyria These kings have Indic names and worship Vedic gods like Surya and Mitra
1600 BCE The Mittanis come to rule Assyria Mittani kings have names like Su-ksatra (good ruler) Parasu-ksatra (ruler with axe parashu) The name of the Mittani capital was Wassukkani (vasu-khani mine of wealth) They too worship the Vedic Gods like Indra Mitra and Varun [1]
This implies that the SS people moved out of India towards west
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
25 Flow hellip
After 1900 BCE in India There was a shift of population from the Saraswati region to
the Ganga region This shift is recorded in the Hindu texts and same is reflected in the archeological records [10] Texts later than Vedas (Puraans) praise Ganga as the Goddess and not Saraswati The legend of Saraswati disappearing in the earth lives on for thousands of years
People who migrate from Saraswati region start calling
themselves Saraswats Weights and measures defined by Kautilya in Arthashastra
(300 BCE) are same as those found in Lothal Such continuity of the SS civilization is seen in arts crafts architecture writing style and religious ideas in India till today [10]
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
To close hellip
These Vedic elements put Aryan Invasion Theory in a precarious position Due to political interests in keeping majority divided academic lethargy disinterest of the common man towards any national cause and a crowd of so called intellectuals meddling in the field of history the AIT remains in the syllabus of schools
All these Hindu elements come as a surprise to a layman Why are they hidden from public knowledge National Geographic Discovery channels show at least two documentaries on the pyramids of Egypt every month Why arent there similar documentaries on the SS sites Why hasnt the ASI created a documentary to educate the Indians of their heritage If there is any such documentary why is it not aired with as much advertise and glamour This education is a must as
Not condemning knowledge known to be wrong is more sinful than not having right knowledge - Ishavasya Upanishad
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
References
1 The Mahabharata and Sindhu-Sarasvati Tradition ndash Subhash Kak
2 Hindu as a cultural identity ndash Dr S Kalyanraman
3 The Saraswati Flows on Continuity of Indian Culture - B B Lal
4 Death of Aryan Invasion Theory - David Frawley
5 A new date for the Rg Veda - Dr Nicholas Kazanas
6 Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge - David Osborn
7 The legend of Dwaraka - By TR Gopaalakrushnan
8 Krishna Archeology - Nanditha Krishna
9 The Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and its Bearing on the Aryan Question - Michel Danino
10 In Search of the Cradle of Civilization - G Feuerstein Subhash Kak and David Frawley
11 wwwharappacom -gt Ancient Indus tour
12 wwwarchaeologyonlinenet -gt siva-worship-harappa
13 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta
Deepali Patwadkar
SS ndash Vedic Puzzle
14 Harappa Culture of the Indus Valley ndash StudyWorld
15 Harappan Civilization An Analysis in Modern Context - Deep Raj Gupta