Yamuna appears in the Rig Veda’s oldest mandalas — and her story runs unbroken from the Battle of Sudas to the Mahabharata. This scholarly talk traces Yamuna’s presence across the Rig Veda, Ramayana, and Mahabharata, demonstrating a continuous chronological and geographical thread that refutes leftist claims of Ramayana post-dating the Mahabharata.

The speaker — author of three books on Rig Vedic rivers, Ramayana geography, and Mahabharata geography — uses the Nadi Sukta’s 21-river sequence from the 10th Mandala to establish Yamuna’s position between Ganga and Saraswati, directly disproving the Aryan Invasion Theory’s claim that Saraswati was located in Afghanistan. He traces King Sudas’s eastern battles on the Yamuna in the 7th Mandala, the Matsya kingdom connection to Satyavati, and Shri Rama’s crossing of the Yamuna during exile — building a rigorous case for India’s geographically continuous civilisational identity rooted in its sacred rivers.

About the Speaker:

Jujith Nadumuri Ravi is an Indian researcher, author, and former scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He is known for his work in the fields of ancient Indian history, geography, and epigraphy. He has had a distinguished career at the ISRO, where he contributed to various space missions and research projects. After his tenure at ISRO, he shifted his focus to the study of ancient Indian history and geography. He has authored several papers and books on these subjects, providing new insights into India’s rich cultural heritage.