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Mehragarh:<br />

Meluha:<br />

Meluhans:<br />

Mudras:<br />

Naga:<br />

Namaste:<br />

Nirvana:<br />

Oxygen/antioxidants<br />

<strong>the</strong>ory:<br />

Pandit:<br />

Parmatma:<br />

Patallok:<br />

Pawan Dev:<br />

Pitratulya:<br />

Prahar:<br />

Puja:<br />

Rajat:<br />

Ram Chandra:<br />

Ram rajya:<br />

Rangbhoomi:<br />

Rangoli:<br />

Rishi:<br />

Sanyasi:<br />

Sapt-Sindhu:<br />

Saptrishi:<br />

Saptrishi<br />

uttradhikaris:<br />

Modern archaeologists believe that Mehragarh is <strong>the</strong> progenitor <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Indus Valley<br />

civilisation. Mehragarh represents a sudden burst <strong>of</strong> civilised living, without too<br />

much archaeological evidence <strong>of</strong> a gradual progression to that level. Hence<br />

obviously, those who established Mehragarh were ei<strong>the</strong>r immigrants or refugees<br />

The land <strong>of</strong> pure life. This is <strong>the</strong> land ruled by <strong>the</strong> Suryavanshi kings. It is <strong>the</strong> area that<br />

we in <strong>the</strong> modern world call <strong>the</strong> Indus Valley Civilisation<br />

People <strong>of</strong> Meluha<br />

Gestures<br />

Serpent people<br />

An ancient Indian greeting. Spoken with <strong>the</strong> open palms <strong>of</strong> both <strong>the</strong> hands joined<br />

toge<strong>the</strong>r. Conjoin <strong>of</strong> three words. ‘Namah’, ‘Astu’ and ‘Te’ —meaning ‘I bow to<br />

you’. Namaste can be used as both ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’<br />

Enlightenment; freedom from <strong>the</strong> cycle <strong>of</strong> rebirths<br />

Modern research backs this <strong>the</strong>ory. Interested readers can read <strong>the</strong> article ‘Radical<br />

Proposal’ by Kathryn Brown in <strong>the</strong> Scientific American<br />

Priest<br />

The ultimate soul or <strong>the</strong> sum <strong>of</strong> all souls<br />

The underworld<br />

God <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> winds<br />

The term for a man who is ‘like a fa<strong>the</strong>r’<br />

Four slots <strong>of</strong> six hours each into which <strong>the</strong> day was divided by <strong>the</strong> ancient Hindus; <strong>the</strong><br />

first prahar began at 12 midnight<br />

Prayer<br />

Silver<br />

Ram = Face; Chandra = Moon. Hence Ram Chandra is ‘<strong>the</strong> face <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> moon’<br />

The rule <strong>of</strong> Ram<br />

Literally, <strong>the</strong> ground <strong>of</strong> colour. In ancient times, stadiums where sports, performances<br />

and public functions would be carried out<br />

Traditional colourful and geometric designs made with coloured powders or flowers<br />

as a sign <strong>of</strong> welcome<br />

Man <strong>of</strong> knowledge<br />

Sanyasis are people who renounce all <strong>the</strong>ir worldly possessions and desires to retreat<br />

to remote locations<br />

and devote <strong>the</strong>ir time to <strong>the</strong> pursuit <strong>of</strong> god and spirituality. In ancient India, it was<br />

common for people to take sanyas at an old age, once <strong>the</strong>y had completed all <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

life’s duties<br />

Land <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> seven rivers — Indus, Saraswati, Yamuna, Ganga, Sarayu, Brahmaputra<br />

and Narmada. This was <strong>the</strong> ancient name <strong>of</strong> North India<br />

One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ‘Group <strong>of</strong> 7 Rishis’<br />

Successors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Saptrishis

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