At various points he makes it clear that this could have been done, it is actually a healthy approach. The book raises some of the points in a kind of healthy debate, where the author puts forward his point by referring some proofs, assumptions and analysis. Let us take a look at the content of the book to see what it has to offer us. The seven rivers Indus, Saraswati, Ganga, BrahmaPutra (probably the only river in India with Male name), Krishna, Narmada and Cauvery (Kaveri) played a significant role for entire Indus Vally Civilization. Cultures always develop at the bank of a remarkable river, as it give all the ingredients needed by a society to form and develop. Scholars often refer that the roots of the word Hindu and India remains in Sindhu. It is said that the Indian civilization took place at the banks of these rivers and grown to the stage at it is right now. It was considered as the “SaptaSindhu” area “Sapta” means seven, Sindhu is amongst one of the most important river in the history of Indian sub-continent. But the Indian sub-continent indeed exist since a long before than.

The Aaryans came to the land via the way of HinduKush mountains through Khaibar pass. It is rare to find an analysis of geography of a land over the period of time. Most of the historical books written takes a cultural or historical look at the historical events.

Especially, “A brief history of INDIA’S GEOGRAPHY”. What interest us in reading the book is its title. Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India’s Geography

Land of seven rivers by sanjeev sanyal