Markanda river, Haryana

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For other uses, see Markanda (disambiguation).
Markanda River in Haryana
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Ghaggar-Hakra Sarasvati rivers and tributaries
Basin countries India

The Markanda river (Hindi: मारकंडा नदी, हरियाणा) in Haryana (not to be confused with Markanda River in Tamil Nadu), is a tributary of Ghaggar river, flowing through Ambala district and Shahabad Markanda town in Kurukshetra district of Haryana state of India.[1][2]

Origin and route

The Markanda river is an eponymous seasonal river in Haryana state, which is a main tributary of the Ghaggar River.[3]

The Markanda river originates in the Shivalik hills on the border of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State, and flows along the haryana and Punjab, India border before meeting with Ghaggar river at the confluence.[4]

The basin is classified in two parts, Khadir and Bangar, the higher area that is not flooded in rainy season is called Bangar and the lower flood-prone area is called Khadar.[4]

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 Chautang river with the Drishadvati river of Vedic period, on the banks of which Indus-Sarasvati civilisation developed. such scholars include Gregory Possehl,[5] J. M. Kenoyer,[6] Bridget and Raymond Allchin,[7] Michael Witzel,[8] Kenneth Kennedy,[9] Franklin Southworth,[10] and numerous Indian archaeologists.

Gregory Possehl and Jane McIntosh refer to the Ghaggar-Hakra river as "Sarasvati" throughout their respective 2002 and 2008 books on the Indus Civilisation.[11][12]

Gregory Possehl states:

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"Linguistic, archaeological, and historical data show that the Sarasvati of the Vedas is the modern Ghaggar or Hakra."[12]

Gallery

See also

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References

  1. ↑ AmbalaOnline - Rrvers of Ambala
  2. ↑ Indian Express - Ghaggar and Tangri rivers overflow
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 HaryanaOnline - Geography of Haryana
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Erdosy 1995, pp. 105, 318.
  9. ↑ Erdosy 1995, p. 44.
  10. ↑ Erdosy 1995, p. 266.
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  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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