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The Sarasvati Epoch

byNarendran Thillaisthanam

A Factual Inquiry into India's Pre-history

A genetics- and archaeology-based investigation into ancient Indian civilisation that challenges the Aryan Invasion Theory.

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Language
English
Binding / Format
Paperback
ISBN
9798885750479
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Category
Indian Knowledge Systems

Overview

Since the era of Max Muller and William Jones, the dominant framework for ancient Indian history has been shaped by the Aryan Invasion Theory and a timeline calibrated to fit Biblical chronology. The Sarasvati Epoch is a direct challenge to that framework — not through counter-mythology, but through genetics, archaeology, geology, and anthropology.

Narendran Thillaisthanam begins from first principles: the formation of the Earth, the emergence of the human species, and India's geographic coming-into-being. He traces the sequence through humanity's earliest migrations — including the connection to Africa — and arrives at the earliest Indian civilisation, settled at the banks of the Sarasvati-Sindhu. Along the way, the book examines the concept of Hiranyagarbha, the antiquity of India's Vedic culture, and the specific tactics used to suppress inconvenient evidence.

Readers who have accepted the textbook account of ancient Indian history, or who have questioned it but lacked the scientific grounding to push back, will find in this book a systematic, evidence-based alternative.

For about 200 years now-ever since the days of Max Muller and Sir William Jones-our Indian history has been desperately edited and re-concocted to fit the Biblical timeline. The Aryan Invasion Theory (myth?) has been thrown like a blanket over the antiquity of our Vedic culture. Those desperate to protect the blanket from being blown employ an array of tricks-from propagating lopsided debates with flimsy, one-sided arguments to marketing hyperbolic claims devoid of a scientific basis. The Sarasvati Epoch by Narendran S Thillaisthanam attempts to change these one-sided arguments and dig out the truth beneath the cover using genetics, archaeology, geology and anthropology. The book starts from the beginning-from a time when time itself did not exist-and takes us on an elaborate journey, unravelling many mysteries. What is Hiranyagarbha? How was the Earth formed? When was the human race born? When did India, as we know it today, come into existence? What is our connection to Africa? What was our very first culture? Trailing these questions, we reach the earliest civilization of India-poised at the banks of the Sarasvati-Sindhu. It is time to open the gates and walk in to find out the scientific truth of our past. Are you ready? SEE TABLE OF CONTENT

Author

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Narendran Thillaisthanam

Narendran Thillaisthanam hails from a technological background with more than two decades of industry experience spanning telecommunications and software. He holds a master's degree in software engineering (M.S.E) from Brandeis University, USA, a Certificate in Management from Harvard University and a master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Warwick University, UK. Currently, he is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of an India-based MNC where he and his team work on Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Low Code and Hyperautomation. Thillaisthanam's interests, however, go well beyond just technology. His curiosity has led him to explore multiple disciplines including economics, history, business and science. He is especially interested in Indian history, actively engaging in lectures and forums. It is Thillaisthanam's firm opinion that history should be culled out more from evidence and less from individual opinions. Fuelled by this thought, he has spent five years collecting various research materials ranging from books, blogs, and lectures to scientific journals. The culmination of his extensive research is this book - the Sarasvati Epoch. In the Sarasvati Epoch, Thillaisthanam takes us on a journey to critically question the mainstream narrative of history. In doing so, he presents a plethora of new evidence that readers can draw upon to form their own informed opinions on tenacious topics such as the Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT).

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