Generally it is believed that the cradle of civilization is Mesopotamia. Importance is given to India's role also. Number of Western scholars have shown that India was the first civilization, from where elements of civilization went to Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, China and to America. This book shows how these elements of civilization of India spread to all these ancient civilizations. Number of articles were published on this subject in my column in national weekly newspapers. Readers had asked for a compilation in book form and here is the book.

India's Sanskrit language is oldest living language. According to NASA report Sanskrit is most suitable for computer use. A language of very ancient period and supposed to be given by god, also known as language of god, could not be improved. Sanskrit alphabet is most scientific compared to haphazard Roman alphabet. Grammarian Panini of Sanskrit language is considered greatest grammarian. His grammar is a kind of natural history of the Sanskrit language. Great historian Will Durand said Sanskrit is the mother of all European languages. Another scholar said that Sanskrit is the original source...