Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c4.s14: 12 Rajputana (Rajasthan)
Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c4.s14
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12 Rajputana (Rajasthan)
c4.s14.1
Rajputana is made up of two natural divisions : Mewar and Marwar. The country to the west of the Aravallis is mostly sandy and covered by scrubby, stunted acacias, while the eastern part is more hilly, less sandy and fertile. It is being increasingly felt that much of Western Rajputana was formerly a sea. The latter as well as the eastern part of Bikaner drained by the ancient Sarasvati and Drishadvati is built up by the Gangetic-like alluvium.⁹ The Banas is the major river of Mewar. It later joins the Chambal which falls into the Gangetic basin. The Luni is the only river of some consequence in Marwar.
c4.s14.2
⁹ This is writer's observation.