Archaic Route of Budhi Ganga Formerly Known As River Ganga

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https://doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.38841

November 2021

International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET) ISSN: 2321-9653; IC Value: 45.98; SJ Impact Factor: 7.429 Volume 9 Issue XI Nov 2021- Available at www.ijraset.com

Archaic Route of Budhi Ganga Formerly Known As River Ganga Priyank Bharati Assistant Professor, School of Biological Engineering and Sciences, Shobhit University, Gangoh, Saharanpur, U.P., India Coordinator, Hastinapur Research Institute, Shobhit Deemed University, Meerut, U.P., India Founder and Chairman, Natural sciences Trust, Meerut, U.P., India Abstract: The present route of Budhi Ganga starts from Ishaqwala and reaches Hastinapur via Saifpur Firozpur.Based on preliminary survey, the Budhi Ganga starts from Ishaqwala. On the old road, we still get to see many ancient temples such as Siddha Peeth Shiva temple in Saifpur Firozpur, Pandeshwar temple in Hastinapur, Karna Ghat temple and Draupadi Ghat temple, maybe even as far as Garhmukteshwar many more temples find in the way. The ancient route of the Ganges in Saifpur Firozpur was spread over a considerable area, the evidence of which is present even today. In this research paper, many small evidences including these facts have been presented, which may not have been done in the past. Keywords : Dewal , Ishaqwala , Budhi Ganga, Hastinapur I. INTRODUCTION In the turn of showing big datum, history has always neglected to show small factums ; it is only small evidence that sometimes is capable of making volumetric transformations. Perhaps this is the reason why the national poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar has given a line in his composition about rivers in "Rashmirathi", which is as follows :

The research on rivers has never been done which it deserves. Sometimes the pages of history become so bleak that to ride them it becomes necessary to go to the spot with the evidences; one has to understand the ancient and existing evidence. Something similar has happened with the old passage of Ganga which is commonly known as Budhi Ganga who has addicted the evidences of great war Mahabharata and later civilizations. In the previous research paper [1], we had shown the journey of Budhi Ganga from Saifpur Firozpur to Hastinapur and existence in the time of Timur. Archaeological evidences were discovered on the banks of Budhi Ganga in the period of 1962 [2], in which evidence of umpteen decency came to the fore. In 1950-52 [3], bore wells were also done in Hastinapur at the bank of the Budhi Ganga during excavation on Mound known as Ulta Khera commonly known as Pandav Tila, in which again there was a salvo of evidence. But some works are really lacking on the Budhi Ganga. In the continuation of previous research paper, we have made an attempt to show the origin of Budhi Ganga from Ishaqwala in tehsil Jansath of District Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh). There is a complete lack of strive. By the way, this research has tried to "stab" even the smallest evidences. A. Bhishma alter the path of Ganga as mentioned in Mahabharata Maharaja Shantanu lived in Hastinapur, the delightful capital of the Kuru dynasty. According to the Sambhav Parva of Adiparva of Mahabharata, once a predatory animal was tied with arrows by King Shantanu, he followed him and come on the bank of Ganga. At that time there was very little water in the Ganges. Seeing this scene, King Shantanu got worried, why the Ganges is not flowing today like before? When Shantanu came forward to find out the reason, he saw a Kumar practicing divine weapons and standing by stopping the Ganges stream with arrows. This Kumar is Bheeshm. I mentioned this fact here because might be this is the first chance in Dwapar Yug when Ganga change their coarse ? which was noticed by King Shantanu. But this fact mentioned in another way.