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| name_native       = कृष्णावती नदी or कसौंती नदी  
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The '''Krishnavati''' river ({{lang-hi|कृष्णावती नदी}}), also called '''Kasaunti''' ({{lang-hi|कसौंती नदी}}), is a rain-fed river originates from [[Aravalli Range]] near [[Dariba, Rajasthan|Dariba]] copper mines in [[Rajsamand district]] of Rajasthan, and flows through [[Patan, Rajasthan|Patan]] in [[Dausa district]] and Mothooka in [[Alwar district]] and then disappears in [[Mahendragarh district]] in [[Haryana]] where it use to be a tributary of [[Sahibi River]], which in turn still is a tributary of [[Yamuna]].<ref name="Sahibi1">[http://www.indiamapped.in/revers-in-india/haryana/sahibi-river Sahibi river]</ref><ref name="AKjain"/><ref name=Dariba>[https://books.google.com/books?isbn=812460049X Minerals and Metals in Ancient India: Archaeological evidence], Arun Kumar Biswas, Sulekha Biswas, University of Michigan. 1996. {{ISBN|812460049X}}.</ref> Several [[Ochre Coloured Pottery culture]] sites (also identified as late Harappan phase of [[Indus Valley Civilisation]] culture)<ref name=IVCOCP>{{Citation | last = Gupta | first = S.P. (ed.) | title = The lost Sarasvati and the Indus Civilization | place = Jodhpur | publisher = Kusumanjali Prakashan | year = 1995}}</ref> have been found along the banks of Krishnavati, Sahibi river, [[Dohan river]] (another tributary of Sahibi river originates near [[Neem Ka Thana]] in Alwar district) and Sota River (another tributaries of Sahibi river that merges with Sahibi at [[Behror]] in Alwar district).<ref name=Dariba/><ref name=culture1>[https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0391023586 Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume, Vijai Shankar Śrivastava, 1981]. {{ISBN|0391023586}}</ref> The drainage pattern for all these rivers is [[Drainage system (geomorphology)#Dendritic drainage pattern|dendritic]].
The '''Krishnavati''' river ({{lang-hi|कृष्णावती नदी}}), also called '''Kasaunti''' ({{lang-hi|कसौंती नदी}}), is a rain-fed river originates from [[Aravalli Range]] near [[Dariba, Rajasthan|Dariba]] copper mines in [[Rajsamand district]] of Rajasthan, and flows through [[Patan, Rajasthan|Patan]] in [[Dausa district]] and Mothooka in [[Alwar district]] and then disappears in [[Mahendragarh district]] in [[Haryana]] where it use to be a tributary of [[Sahibi River]], which in turn still is a tributary of [[Yamuna]].<ref name="Sahibi1">[http://www.indiamapped.in/revers-in-india/haryana/sahibi-river Sahibi river]</ref><ref name="AKjain"/><ref name=Dariba>[https://books.google.com/books?isbn=812460049X Minerals and Metals in Ancient India: Archaeological evidence], Arun Kumar Biswas, Sulekha Biswas, University of Michigan. 1996. {{ISBN|812460049X}}.</ref> Several [[Ochre Coloured Pottery culture]] sites (also identified as late Harappan phase of [[Indus Valley civilisation]] culture)<ref name=IVCOCP>{{Citation | editor-last = Gupta | editor-first = S.P. | title = The lost Sarasvati and the Indus Civilization | place = Jodhpur | publisher = Kusumanjali Prakashan | year = 1995}}</ref> have been found along the banks of Krishnavati, Sahibi river, [[Dohan river]] (another tributary of Sahibi river originates near [[Neem Ka Thana]] in Alwar district) and Sota River (another tributaries of Sahibi river that merges with Sahibi at [[Behror]] in Alwar district).<ref name=Dariba/><ref name=culture1>[https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0391023586 Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume, Vijai Shankar Śrivastava, 1981]. {{ISBN|0391023586}}</ref> The drainage pattern for all these rivers is [[Drainage system (geomorphology)#Dendritic drainage pattern|dendritic]].


==Basin==
==Basin==
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== Tributaries ==
== Tributaries ==
These west to north-west flowing rivers originate from the western slopes of [[Aravalli range]] in Rajasthan, flow through semi-arid historical [[Shekhawati]] region, drain into southern Haryana.
These west to north-west flowing rivers originate from the western slopes of [[Aravalli range]] in Rajasthan, flow through semi-arid historical [[Shekhawati]] region, drain into southern Haryana.
* [[Sahibi River]], originates near [[Manoharpur]] in [[Sikar district]] flows through Haryana, along with its following tributaries:<ref name="Sahibi1"/><ref name=AKjain>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1PjJD61h8Q0C&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=sahibi+river&source=bl&ots=VGgGSr5-B3&sig=RY20djGqyiszeWbQDiZCH3nt5TY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=90UkUNi9DpOe6QG1sIDAAg&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=sahibi%20river&f=falseGoogle Books: Page 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 (b) Sahibi Nadi (River), River Pollution, By A.k.jain]</ref><ref name=Dariba/><ref name=culture1/>  
* [[Sahibi River]], originates near [[Manoharpur]] in [[Sikar district]] flows through Haryana, along with its following tributaries:<ref name=culture1/><ref name="Sahibi1"/><ref name=AKjain>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1PjJD61h8Q0C&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=sahibi+river&source=bl&ots=VGgGSr5-B3&sig=RY20djGqyiszeWbQDiZCH3nt5TY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=90UkUNi9DpOe6QG1sIDAAg&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=sahibi%20river&f=falseGoogle Books: Page 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 (b) Sahibi Nadi (River), River Pollution, By A.k.jain]</ref><ref name=Dariba/>  
** [[Dohan river]], tributary of Sahibi river, originates near [[Neem Ka Thana]] in Alwar district).  
** [[Dohan river]], tributary of Sahibi river, originates near [[Neem Ka Thana]] in Alwar district).  
** [[Sota River, India|Sota River]], tributary of Sahibi river, merges with Sahibi river at [[Behror]] in Alwar district.
** [[Sota River, India|Sota River]], tributary of Sahibi river, merges with Sahibi river at [[Behror]] in Alwar district.
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== Identification with Vedic rivers ==
== Identification with Vedic rivers ==
{{See also|Drishadvati river}}  
{{See also|Drishadvati river}}  
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 Valley Civilisation|Indus-Sarasvati civilisation]] developed. such scholars include Bhargava<ref>"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.</ref> 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.
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 Valley civilisation|Indus–Sarasvati civilisation]] developed. such scholars include Bhargava<ref>"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.</ref> 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 ==
== Gallery ==
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IVC-major-sites-2.jpg|[[Indus Valley Civilisation|Indus-Sarasvati civilisation]] major sites
IVC-major-sites-2.jpg|[[Indus Valley civilisation|Indus–Sarasvati civilisation]] major sites
Ghaggar river in Panchkula.jpg|[[Ghaggar-Hakra River|Ghaggar river]] flowing through [[Panchkula]] in [[Haryana]]
Ghaggar river in Panchkula.jpg|[[Ghaggar-Hakra River|Ghaggar river]] flowing through [[Panchkula]] in [[Haryana]]
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[[Category:Archaeological sites in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Indus basin]]
[[Category:Indus basin]]
[[Category:Indus Valley Civilisation sites]]
[[Category:Indus Valley civilisation sites]]
[[Category:Rigvedic rivers]]
[[Category:Rigvedic rivers]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

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Kasaunti river
Native nameकृष्णावती नदी or कसौंती नदी  (Hindi)
Location
CountryIndia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAravalli Range, From Alwar district and Sikar district of Rajasthan to Rewari district of Haryana
Mouth 
 • location
Delhi
Length30 km (19 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationSahibi River in Haryana
Basin features
WaterbodiesNorana Check Dam

The Krishnavati river (Hindi: कृष्णावती नदी), also called Kasaunti (Hindi: कसौंती नदी), is a rain-fed river originates from Aravalli Range near Dariba copper mines in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, and flows through Patan in Dausa district and Mothooka in Alwar district and then disappears in Mahendragarh district in Haryana where it use to be a tributary of Sahibi River, which in turn still is a tributary of Yamuna.[1][2][3] Several Ochre Coloured Pottery culture sites (also identified as late Harappan phase of Indus Valley civilisation culture)[4] have been found along the banks of Krishnavati, Sahibi river, Dohan river (another tributary of Sahibi river originates near Neem Ka Thana in Alwar district) and Sota River (another tributaries of Sahibi river that merges with Sahibi at Behror in Alwar district).[3][5] The drainage pattern for all these rivers is dendritic.

Basin[edit]

The western slopes of Aravalli range in Rajasthan and southern Haryana forms the basin of this river. The drainage pattern is dendritic.

Tributaries[edit]

These west to north-west flowing rivers originate from the western slopes of Aravalli range in Rajasthan, flow through semi-arid historical Shekhawati region, drain into southern Haryana.

Archaeological findings[edit]

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 earthenware 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.[citation needed] Other artifacts discovered in the Sahibi River include arrowheads, fishhooks, appearheads, awls, and chisels.[6]

Identification with Vedic rivers[edit]

See also: Drishadvati river

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[7] 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[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sahibi river
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Books: Page 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 (b) Sahibi Nadi (River), River Pollution, By A.k.jain
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Minerals and Metals in Ancient India: Archaeological evidence, Arun Kumar Biswas, Sulekha Biswas, University of Michigan. 1996. ISBN 812460049X.
  4. ↑ Gupta, S.P., ed. (1995), The lost Sarasvati and the Indus Civilization, Jodhpur: Kusumanjali Prakashan
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume, Vijai Shankar Śrivastava, 1981. ISBN 0391023586
  6. ↑ A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India from the stone age to the 12th century, Pearson 2009, page 116
  7. ↑ "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 / 28.483; 76.733

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