This Sarasvati River book is a sequel to the book ‘Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmins’ History [Pre- And Proto-]’. Like the previous book, it further takes the history to its final logical conclusion. It shows categorically that the Original Home of the Chitpavan Brahmins’ ancestors was right on the banks of the ancient Vedic River Sarasvati, near its origin in the Himalayas, in the region now known as Uttarakhanda of India.
The Chitpavan Brahmins ancestors were called ‘Agnihotri Brahmins’ then and were the neighbours of the Maithili Brahmins’ ancestors in the region to their north-east as narrated.
In the companion book ‘Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmins’ History [Proto- And Pre-]’ of this author, it was seen that the historic connection to ‘Ahichhatra’ in present-day UP, with due evidence, was provided by the Kannada Shashtik Brahmins who shared common ancestry with Chitpavan Brahmins.
In this case, it is the Maithili Brahmins, one time old neighbours of the Chitpavan Brahmins’ ancestors for long since the ancient Vedic times, who have come forward to provide the missing link to their ancestral history by emphatically providing the necessary evidence and connection of their ancestral home on the banks of the Vedic Sarasvati River in the Himalayas.
Some of the readers might not have read this author’s previous companion book - ‘Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmins’ History [Proto- And Pre-]’. It is a very important one and a predecessor of this book. It is a must-read for getting the full picture of Chitpavan Origins. To acquaint them with its central ideas, a short synopsis from it is given at the beginning of this book, with its introduction etc.
All the same, they should not miss upon the original book ‘Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmins’ History [Proto- And Pre-]’ that is still available at Pothi.com in printed edition.
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About the Original Habitat of Chitpavan Brahmins on the banks of the Sarasvati River in present-day Uttarakhanda and at Ahichchhatra in present day U.P.
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Books by this author - Vibhakar V. Lele- in the series – ‘Origins of Chitpavan Brahmins’:

1. Vol. 1. Origins of Chitpavan Brahmins - Chitpavan Konkanastha
Brahmins’ History [Proto- and Pre-] - 532 pages/
Published Print copy available on Pothi.com at
₹ 1500/-
https://pothi.com/pothi/book/vibhakar-vitthal-lele-chitpavan-konkanastha-brahmins-history-proto-and-pre
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Abridged edition of above book as
2. Essentials Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmins' History (Proto- and Pre) - 406 pages
₹ 900/-
Available on Pothi.com as printed book at
https://pothi.com/pothi/book/vibhakar-vitthal-lele-essentials-chitpavan-konkanastha-brahmins-history-proto-and-pre
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ii. As e-book on Pothi.com as ebook7539 at Rs. 400/-
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3. Vol. 2. Sarasvati River - Ancestral Home of Chitpavan Brahmins - 245 pages/
₹ 500/-
Available as printed book on Pothi. com at-
https://pothi.com/pothi/book/vibhakar-vitthal-lele-chitpavans-ancestral-home-sarasvati-river
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ii. As e-book on Pothi.com as ebook7538 at Rs.300/-
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This book is a sequel to the book ‘Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmins’ History [Pre- And Proto-]’. Like the previous book, it further takes the story to its final logical conclusion. It shows categorically that the Original Home of the Chitpavan Brahmins’ ancestors was right on the banks of the ancient Vedic River Sarasvati, near its origin in the Himalayas in the region now known as Uttarakhanda of India.

This book was possible owing to impromptu feedback by Dr. Ambujkishore Jha, MBBS, from Mumbai. He came across my Chitpavan Origins Book on academia.edu. After reading it, he said that he was very much impressed and wrote to me a mail. These details are furnished in this book at appropriate places.

As informed by him, the historic narration is due Mr. Ramakrishna Jha, his grandfather, a scholar of Vedic History. He had passed on the history to Dr. Jha. This would not be an isolated piece of history related to their own ancestors who were domiciled on the Sarasvati River banks, at its origin in the Vedic times.

The Chitpavan Brahmins ancestors were called ‘Agnihotri Brahmins’ then and were the neighbours of the Maithili Brahmins’ ancestors in the region to their north-east as narrated.

In the book on Chitpavan Brahmins Origins of this author, it was seen that the historic connection to Ahichhatra, with due evidence, was provided by the Kannada Shashtik Brahmins who shared common ancestry with Chitpavan Brahmins.

In this case, it is the Maithili Brahmins, one time old neighbours of the Chitpavan Brahmins’ ancestors for long since ancient Vedic times, who have come forward to provide the missing link to their ancestral history by emphatically providing the necessary evidence and connection of their ancestral home on the banks of the Vedic Sarasvati River in the Himalayas.

This author finds the hand of providence in this discovery of the roots of the Chitpavan Brahmins and their ancestry. Had it not been the chance of meeting a longtime friend Mr. K. R. Kodiyal from Dombivli, this author may not have known the Pre-history of Chitpavan Brahmins’ ancestors from the Kannada sources.