The Vedic Civilisation in India flourished along the river__________.
Saraswati
- The Vedic civilization in India developed along the banks of the Saraswati River.
- The Rigveda includes a hymn called 'Nadistuti Sukta' in Book 6, in which Saraswati is praised as "Ideal Mother, Unique River, Supreme Goddess".
- The Rigveda mentions a powerful, icy river Saraswati, along whose banks the derivation of literature was to take place.
- This river, considered sacred by religious Hindus, is described as "pure in its course from the mountains to the sea and beyond the glory of all other rivers".
- Efforts to trace Saraswati were initially put on a fast track in 2003.
- The Saraswati Heritage Project was initiated by the Ministry of Tourism and Culture but was halted in 2005.
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