Krishnavati river

Krishnavati river
Native name	कृष्णावती नदी or कसौंती नदी
Other name(s)	Kasaunti river
Country	India
Basin
Main source	Aravalli Range, From Alwar district and Sikar district of Rajasthan to Rewari district of Haryana
River mouth	Delhi
Physical characteristics
Discharge	Location: Sahibi River in Haryana

The Krishnavati river (Hindi: कृष्णावती नदी), also called Kasaunti (Hindi: कसौंती नदी), is a rain-fed river originates from Aravalli Range from Alwar district and Sikar district of Rajasthan to Rewari district of Haryana and is a tributary of Sahibi River.^[1][2] This river along with many other rivers from Aravalis made Sahibi River or Drishadwati river as the most voluminous tributory of Saraswati river.

Basin

The drainage pattern is dendritic.

Indus Valley Civilisation archaeological findings

Harrapan period earthenware (Pottery) found on the Sahibi riverbed by INTACH-Rewari, at Hansaka village, Rewari District, 2012

Archaeological findings on the Sahibi River have confirmed habitations on its banks before the Harappan and pre-Mahabharata periods. Both handmade and wheel-made earthernware dated from 3309–2709 BCE and 2879–2384 BCE has been found on the banks of the Sahibi River at Jodhpura. INTACH-Rewari found pottery on the Sahibi riverbed at Hansaka in the Rewari district. A red stone statue of Vamana Dev was found in the Sahibi riverbed near Bawal in 2002; the statue is now displayed at the Shri Krishna Museum, Kurukshetra. Other artifacts discovered in the Sahibi River include arrowheads, fishhooks, appearheads, awls, and chisels.^[3]

Identification with Vedic rivers

Several modern scholars identify the old Ghaggar-Hakra River (of which Tangri river is a tributary) as the Sarasvati river and the Sahibi River with the Drishadvati river of Vedic period, on the banks of which Indus-Sarasvati civilisation developed. such scholars include Bhargava^[4] The Drishadwati River formed one border of the Vedic state of Brahmavarta and was mentioned in the Rigveda, the Manusmriti, and the Brahmin Granths texts.

Gallery

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  Indus-Sarasvati civilisation major sites
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  Ghaggar river flowing through Panchkula in Haryana

See also

• Krishnavati river
• Dangri, a tributary of Sarsuti
• Tangri river, a tributary of Sarsuti, merge if Dangri and Tangri are same
• Sarsuti, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
• Kaushalya river, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
• Chautang, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
• Sutlej, a tributary of Indus
• Ganges
• Indus
• Western Yamuna Canal, branches off Yamuna
• List of rivers of Rajasthan
• List of rivers of India
• List of dams and reservoirs in India

External links

• Sarasvati-Sindhu civilization and Sarasvati River
• The Saraswati: Where lies the mystery by Saswati Paik

References

1. Sahibi river
2. Books: Page 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 (b) Sahibi Nadi (River), River Pollution, By A.k.jain
3. A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India from the stone age to the 12th century, Pearson 2009, page 116
4. "Location of Brahmavarta and Drishadwati River is important to find earliest alignment of Saraswati River", Sudhir Bhargava, International Conference, 20–22 Nov. 2009, "Saraswati-a perspective" pages 114–117, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Organised by: Saraswati Nadi Shodh Sansthan, Haryana.

Coordinates: 28°29′N 76°44′E / 28.483°N 76.733°E