https://www.academia.edu/9339358/RIVER_SARASWATI_AN_INTEGRATED_STUDY_BASED_ON_REMOTE_SENSING_and_GIS_TECHNIQUES_Prepared_By_Regional_Remote_Sensing_Centre_RRSC-W River Saraswati: an integrated study based on remote sensing & GIS techniques (RRSC, JodhpurJuly 2014)
Indian Remote Sensing IRS Wide-Field Senso (WiFS) image showing palaeochannel signature -- From Himalayas to Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
Due to plate tectonics, Siwalik ranges shifted laterally creating a gap near Paonta Saheb. Yamuna captured waters of Sarasvati and took them to Ganga to create the Triveni Sangamam. [Satellite image: NRSA, ISRO, Hyderabad]
Sarasvati in 7 volumes pdf download (Sarasvati by S. Kalyanaraman, 2003, Bangalore, Babasaheb Apte Smarak Samiti)
E-books (released on the inaugural day of the Conference, 24 October 2008)
The Saraswati: The mother of Indian civilization. Inaugural address delivered on 24 October 2008 by BB Lal in the Conference on Vedic River Sarasvati and Hindu Civilization held at India International Centre, New Delhi
Sarasvati – Vedic River and Hindu Civilization by S. Kalyanaraman (2008) (including guide to decoding Sarasvati hieroglyphs)
Sarasvati Research & Education Trust, Chennai ISBN 978-81-901126-1-1
Vedic River Sarasvati and Hindu Civilization (ed.) S. Kalyanaraman (2008) – Compendium of Papers presented at the Conference on the same subject held at at India International Centre, New Delhi between Oct. 24 to 26, 2008 (including inaugural address of BB Lal and Keynote address of KS Valdiya)
Aryan Books International, New Delhi ISBN 978-81-7305-365-8
Conf. held at India International Centre, New Delhi (24-26 Oct. 2008), participated in by over 55 scholars/scientists.
The lost river Saraswati: Geological evidence (July 2008) Abstract -- KS Valdiya
The Sarasvati: the mother of Indian Civilization -- BB Lal (24 Oct. 2008); inaugural address (full speech included in the book released: Vedic River Sarasvati and Hindu Civilization, ed. S. Kalyanaraman, Delhi, Aryan Books International, pp. 95-117).
The Sarasvati: the mother of Indian civilization -- BB Lal (24 Oct. 2008) inaugural address ppt
Peopling of India -- genetics markers speak out!: Gyaneshwer Chaubey (2008)
Peopling of India: Genetics markers speak out!
The powerpoint presentation is on 14 slides.
Harappans and Indo-Aryans of the Rigvedic period -- KN Dikshit (26 Oct. 2008)
Sarasvati Nadi Shodh Prakalp -- an overview of Conference consensus -- S. Kalyanaraman (26 Oct. 2008)
Bhirrana excavation -- its contribution to civilization in Sarasvati valley -- LR Rao (Oct. 2008) (ppt)
Bhirrana excavation -- its contribution to thestudies of Harappan civilization in Sarasvati valley -- LS Rao (October 2008)
Dholavira excavation, Part I -- RS Bisht (25 Oct. 2008)
Dholavira excavation, Part 2 -- RS Bisht (25 Oct. 2008)
Chronology of Bhaarata: Reckoning time -- B.N. Narahari Achar (2008)
On the Caitraadi scheme -- B.N. Narahari Achar (2008)
On the Caitraadi scheme -- B.N. Narahari Achar (2008)
Environmental issues in the Indus-Sarasvati Civilization -- Michel Danino (Oct. 2008)
Sarasvati journey from myth to reality -- Rajesh Purohit (Sept. 2008)
Legacy of Sarasvati Sindhu Civilization (2008) -- Ravindra Ramdas & Arun Nigudkar
Democratic assemblies in the Vedic Era (Sept. 2008) -- Shashi Tiwari
Indus-Sarasvati Civilization: in search of the truth -- Bhu Dev Sharma (2008)
A new aspect of Saarasvata civilization -- TP Verma (2008)
GVC to IVC to SVC -- KV Ramakrishna Rao (2008)
Discovery & Rebirth of River Sarasvati and Water management in Sarasvati River Basin -- DK Chadha (26 Oct. 2008)
Exploring the existence of Saraswati -- DK Chaddha (Sept. 2008)
Hindu civilization as linguistic area. A critique of Anthony's 2007 book (From the Preface to the Vedic River Sarasvati and Hindu civilization, ed. S. Kalyanaraman, 2008 -- Papers submitted in a Conference held in Delhi between 24 to 26 October 2008)
Rebirth of River Sarasvati
List of delegates who were present/who presented papers included in
the Conf. Papers compilation:
the Conf. Papers compilation:
1. Prof. K.S Valdiya, Professor of Geodynamics, Jawaharlal Nehru
Centre for Advanced Research, Jakkur, Bangalore
2. Prof. BB Lal, Former Director General, Archaeological Survey of India
3. Prof. KN Dikshit, Former Jt. Director General, Archaeological
Survey of India; President, Indian Archaeological Society
4. Dr. RS Bisht, Former Director, Archaeological Survey of India;
excavator of Banawali, Dholavira sites on Sarasvati River Basin
5. Prof. Shivaji Singh, Former Head of the Department, Archaeology and
Ancient History, Gorakhpur University
6. Dr. N. Mahalingam, Chairman, Sakti Group of Companies; Patron of
Indian Culture and Civilization studies
7. Shri Rajiv Malhotra, Founder, Infinity Foundation, Princeton, USA
8. Dr. LS Rao, Senior Superintending Archaeology, Archaeological
Survey of India, Nagpur; excavator of Bhirdana site on Sarasvati River
Basin.
9. Mr.D.C. Nath, Indian Police Service
10. Dr. Muralidhar Pahoja, Scholar, Ancient Civilization studies
11. Sri Haribhau Vaze, National Organizing Secretary, Akhila Bharatiya
Itihasa Sankalana Yojana
12. Dr. Sharad Hebalkar, Secretary, Akhila Bharatiya Itihasa
Sankalana Yojana
13. Sri Bal Mukund, Jt. Secretary, Akhila Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana Yojana
14. Sri Ratnesh Tripathi, Ph.D. Student, Working on thesis,
'Tirthasthanas on Sarasvati river basin' in Jivaji University, Gwalior
15. Kumari Sampada Sarvedakar, Ph.D. Student, Sanskrit, University of
Pondicherry
16. Dr. M.R.Rao, Director, Sarasvati Project, ONGC
17. Sri Chander mohan, Social activist working for revival of Vedic
River Sarasvati in Haryana; associated with Sarasvati Nadi Sansthan,
Jagadhri, Haryana
18. Dr. A. R. Chaudhari, Prof. of Geology, Kurukshetra University
19. Sri Rajesh Purohit, Deputy Director, Krishna Museum, Kurukshetra
and Archaeologist, Haryana
20. Dr. B.M. Tripathi
21. Dr. R. Nagaswami, Tamil Arts Academy; Former Director, Archaeology
Department, Tamil Nadu
22. Dr. B.M.Pandey, Senior Archaeologist, Archaeological Survey of India
23. Samanya Nanda
24. Sri R.C. Sarma, Art Historian of Indian Civilization
25. Sri J.R.Sarma, Director, Indian Space Research Organization;
Regional Remote Sensing Services Centre, Jodhpur.
26. Dr. A.K.Gupta, Senior ScientistIndian Space Research Organization;
Regional Remote Sensing Services Centre, Jodhpur.
27. Sri Darshan lal Jain, President, Sarasvati Nadi Shodh Sansthan,
Jagadhri, Haryana
28. Sri T. V. Rangarajan, Secretary, Bharatiya Itihasa Sankalana
Samiti, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
29. Dr. Harsh Vardhan
30. Prof. Bharat Gupta, Scholar, Ancient Indian studies with
particular reference to Art History
31. Dr. R. P. Tiwari
32. Sri Devendra Sawroop, Former Director, Deendayal Research
Institute, Delhi
33. Dr. K. K. Bajaj, Centre for Policy Studies, Delhi
34. Sri N. Badrinath, Ph.D. Student in Sarasvati civilization studies;
MTech, Lecturer in Shastra University, Thanjavur
35. Dr. VMK Puri, Glaciologist; Former Director, Geological Survey of India
36. Shri Michel Danino, Independent Scholar and Researcher, Indian
civilization studies
37. Dr. RN Athavale, Emeritus Scientist, National Geophysical Research
Institute, Hyderabad
38. Dr. DK Chadha, Former Chairman, Central Ground Water Board, Govt.
of India, Ministry of Water Resources
39. Dr. Gyaneshwer Chaubey, Department of Evolutionary Biology,
University of Tartu and Estonian Biocentre, Estonia
40. Dr. MA Narasimhan, Research Scholar; Director, Itihasa Bharati
Research Centre, Mysore
41. Prof. Narahari Achar, Professor of Phsics, University of Memphis,
Tennessee, USA
42. Prof. TP Verma, Former Head of Department, Archaeology and Ancient
Indian History, Benares Hindu University, Varanasi
43. Dr. S. Kalyanaraman, Director, Sarasvati Research Centre; National
President, Rameshwaram Rama Setu Protection Movement; Author of 15
volumes on Sarasvati Civilization.
44. Prof. Gauri Mahulikar, Head of Department, Sanskrit, Bombay University
45. Dr. AK Sharma, Mahant Ghasi ram Museum, Raipur, Chattisgarh
46. Shri KV Ramakrishna Rao, Independent Researcher, Itihasa Sankalana
Samiti, Tamil Nadu
47. Prof. Bhudev Sharma, Founder World Association of Vedic Studies,
Prof. of Mathematics, Clarks Atlanta University, USA
48. Prof. Shashi Tiwari, Professor of Sanskrit, Maitreyi College,
Delhi University
49. Shri CRB Lalit, IAS (Retd), Advisor, Udyog Bhavan, Himachal Pradesh
50. Dr. Jagmohan, Former Union Minister of Culture and Tourism,
Govt. of India
51. Dr. Subramanian Swamy, Former Union Commerce Minister, Govt. of India
52. Dr. Adiga Sundara, Former Head of Department, Archaeology and
Ancient Indian History, Karnataka University
53. Dr. Ravindra Ramadas, Former Research Director, Shri Brihad
Bhartiya Samaj, Mumbai
54. Arun Nigudkar, Senior Journalist; Author of Greeks in India
55. Prof. Bhagwan Singh, Author of 'Vedic Harappans'
56. Shi MK Gupta, Engineer in Chief, Dept. of Irrigation, Govt. of Haryana
The saga of the quest for river Sarasvati -- MA Jayasree, M. Narasimhan & Haribhau Vaze (2008)
Consensus conclusions and recommendations of the Conference on Vedic River Sarasvati & Hindu civilization held atIndia International Centre between 24 to 26 October 2008.Conference schedule: InvitationConference schedule: Program
A review of studies on Vedic River Saraswati
Central Ground Water Board (Dec. 2014), Min. of Water Resources, 70 pages
This report embodies a review of literature, regarding existence, evolution and disappearance of Vedic river Saraswati.
1. Introduction 1-2
2. Review of Vedic Literature 3-4
3. Review of Modern Literature 5-31
A. 1800-1900 A.D. 5
B. 1901-2000 A.D. 8
C. 2001-2014 A.D. 21
4. Review of Studies Carried out by Various Organisations 32-68
4.1 Archaeological Studies 33
4.2 Study carried out by CGWB 39
4.3 Study carried out by ONGC 52
4.4 Study carried out by NRSC 56
https://www.scribd.com/doc/262214249/A-Review-of-Studies-on-Saraswati-Central-Ground-Water-Board-Dec-2014