Manu’s flood, widely believed to be a mythological phenomenon, was real, while the mythical river Saraswati actually existed and had nurtured human settlements of the Harappan civilisation, according to Indian experts. Lal arrived at the findings by linking the flood to the disappearance of the Saraswati river through archaeological evidence. This was exactly the time of Manu’s flood, which occurred after the Rigveda, but before the beginning of the second millennium BCE. ICHR chairman Sudarshan Rao said the seminar aimed to find a connection among the various civilisations that spanned between 4th millennium BC and 1st millennium BC. Rao claimed that the ancient civilisations between 4th millennium BC and 1st millennium BC were correlated and added that the seminar will seek to delve into this connection.

Source: Hindustan Times March 27, 2017 15:15 UTC