November 15
Legend has it that the beautiful goddess Saraswati sprung from the forehead of her father Brahma, the god of creation. It is said that as soon as Brahma looked at her beauty, he was filled with desire for her. Unhappy with the amorous attentions he bestowed upon her, she tried to dodge and hide. This is why the river Saraswati flows underground. And the brief appearance she made aboveground is the moment, legends assert, that she stopped to rest from her tiring run.
Whatever the merits of this legend, on June 15, 2002, Union Minister for Culture Jagmohan announced excavations to trace the course of the river Saraswati.
He has named a team of four experts
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/saraswati-underground
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/richard-mahapatra
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/saraswati
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geology
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/research
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/history
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legends
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haryana
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
