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Wednesday, 28 August 2019




As per the demand of our visitors we have collected some facts about Maharana Pratap from various websites. These details may or may not be correct but because some of our visitors desperately wanted these facts so, we have collected it for them. So, below are some facts about Maharana Pratap.


Maharana Pratap's Height  :   7ft 5 inches 
Weight of Maharana Pratap's Bhala(  Javelin/Spear )  :   80 Kg 
Weight of Maharana Pratap’s Armor  :    72 Kg 
Weight of Maharana Pratap’s Shoes  :   5 kg shoe each 
Weight of his two swords  :   25 kg each 

नाम - कुँवर प्रताप जी (श्री महाराणा प्रताप सिंह जी)
जन्म - 9 मई, 1540 ई.
जन्म भूमि - कुम्भलगढ़, राजस्थान
पुण्य तिथि - 29 जनवरी, 1597 ई.
पिता - श्री महाराणा उदयसिंह जी
माता - राणी जीवत कँवर जी
राज्य - मेवाड़
शासन काल - 1568-1597ई.
शासन अवधि - 29 वर्ष
वंश - सुर्यवंश
राजवंश - सिसोदिया
राजघराना - राजपूताना
धार्मिक मान्यता - हिंदू धर्म
युद्ध - हल्दीघाटी का युद्ध
राजधानी - उदयपुर
पूर्वाधिकारी - महाराणा उदयसिंह
उत्तराधिकारी - राणा अमर सिंह

अन्य जानकारी -
महाराणा प्रताप सिंह जी के पास एक सबसे प्रिय घोड़ा था,जिसका नाम 'चेतक' था।

राजपूत शिरोमणि महाराणा प्रतापसिंह उदयपुर,मेवाड़ में सिसोदिया राजवंश के राजा थे।

वह तिथि धन्य है, जब मेवाड़ की शौर्य-भूमि पर मेवाड़-मुकुटमणि राणा प्रताप का जन्म हुआ।

महाराणा का नाम इतिहास में वीरता और दृढ़ प्रण के लिये अमर है।

महाराणा प्रताप की जयंती विक्रमी सम्वत् कॅलण्डर के अनुसार प्रतिवर्ष ज्येष्ठ, शुक्ल पक्ष तृतीया को मनाई जाती है।

महाराणा प्रताप के बारे में कुछ रोचक जानकारी:-

1. महाराणा प्रताप एक ही झटके में घोड़े समेत दुश्मन सैनिक को काट डालते थे।

2. जब इब्राहिम लिंकन भारत दौरे पर आ रहे थे तब उन्होने अपनी माँ से पूछा कि हिंदुस्तान से आपके लिए क्या लेकर आए| तब माँ का जवाब मिला- "उस महान देश की वीर भूमि हल्दी घाटी से एक मुट्ठी धूल लेकर आना जहाँ का राजा अपनी प्रजा के प्रति इतना वफ़ादार था कि उसने आधे हिंदुस्तान के बदले अपनी मातृभूमि को चुना " लेकिन बदकिस्मती से उनका वो दौरा रद्द हो गया था | "बुक ऑफ़ प्रेसिडेंट यु एस ए 'किताब में आप यह बात पढ़ सकते हैं |

3. महाराणा प्रताप के भाले का वजन 80 किलोग्राम था और कवच का वजन भी 80 किलोग्राम ही था| कवच, भाला, ढाल, और हाथ में तलवार का वजन मिलाएं तो कुल वजन 207 किलो था।

4. आज भी महाराणा प्रताप की तलवार कवच आदि सामान उदयपुर राज घराने के संग्रहालय में सुरक्षित हैं |

5. अकबर ने कहा था कि अगर राणा प्रताप मेरे सामने झुकते है तो आधा हिंदुस्तान के वारिस वो होंगे पर बादशाहत अकबर की ही रहेगी| लेकिन महाराणा प्रताप ने किसी की भी अधीनता स्वीकार करने से मना कर दिया |

6. हल्दी घाटी की लड़ाई में मेवाड़ से 20000 सैनिक थे और अकबर की ओर से 85000 सैनिक युद्ध में सम्मिलित हुए |

7. महाराणा प्रताप के घोड़े चेतक का मंदिर भी बना हुआ है जो आज भी हल्दी घाटी में सुरक्षित है |

8. महाराणा प्रताप ने जब महलों का त्याग किया तब उनके साथ लुहार जाति के हजारो लोगों ने भी घर छोड़ा और दिन रात राणा कि फौज के लिए तलवारें बनाईं| इसी समाज को आज गुजरात मध्यप्रदेश और राजस्थान में गाढ़िया लोहार कहा जाता है| मैं नमन करता हूँ ऐसे लोगो को |

9. हल्दी घाटी के युद्ध के 300 साल बाद भी वहाँ जमीनों में तलवारें पाई गई। आखिरी बार तलवारों का जखीरा 1985 में हल्दी घाटी में मिला था |

10. .महाराणा प्रताप को शस्त्रास्त्र की शिक्षा "श्री जैमल मेड़तिया जी" ने दी थी जो 8000 राजपूत वीरों को लेकर 60000 मुसलमानों से लड़े थे। उस युद्ध में 48000 मारे गए थे जिनमे 8000 राजपूत और 40000 मुग़ल थे |

11. महाराणा के देहांत पर अकबर भी रो पड़ा था |

12. मेवाड़ के आदिवासी भील समाज ने हल्दी घाटी में अकबर की फौज को अपने तीरो से रौंद डाला था वो महाराणा प्रताप को अपना बेटा मानते थे और राणा बिना भेदभाव के उन के साथ रहते थे| आज भी मेवाड़ के राजचिन्ह पर एक तरफ राजपूत हैं तो दूसरी तरफ भील |

13. महाराणा प्रताप का घोड़ा चेतक महाराणा को 26 फीट का दरिया पार करने के बाद वीर गति को प्राप्त हुआ | उसकी एक टांग टूटने के बाद भी वह दरिया पार कर गया। जहाँ वो घायल हुआ वहां आज खोड़ी इमली नाम का पेड़ है जहाँ पर चेतक की मृत्यु हुई वहाँ चेतक मंदिर है |

14. राणा का घोड़ा चेतक भी बहुत ताकतवर था उसके मुँह के आगे दुश्मन के हाथियों को भ्रमित करने के लिए हाथी की सूंड लगाई जाती थी । यह हेतक और चेतक नाम के दो घोड़े थे|

15. मरने से पहले महाराणा प्रताप ने अपना खोया हुआ 85 % मेवाड फिर से जीत लिया था । सोने चांदी और महलो को छोड़कर वो 20 साल मेवाड़ के जंगलो में घूमे |

16. महाराणा प्रताप का वजन 110 किलो और लम्बाई 7'5" थी, दो म्यान वाली तलवार और 80 किलो का भाला रखते थे हाथ में।

महाराणा प्रताप के हाथी की कहानी:

मित्रो आप सब ने महाराणा प्रताप के घोड़े चेतक के बारे में तो सुना ही होगा, लेकिन उनका एक हाथी भी था। जिसका नाम था रामप्रसाद। उसके बारे में आपको कुछ बाते बताता हुँ।

रामप्रसाद हाथी का उल्लेख अल- बदायुनी, जो मुगलों की ओर से हल्दीघाटी के युद्ध में लड़ा था ने अपने एक ग्रन्थ में किया है।

वो लिखता है की जब महाराणा प्रताप पर अकबर ने चढाई की थी तब उसने दो चीजो को ही बंदी बनाने की मांग की थी एक तो खुद महाराणा और दूसरा उनका हाथी रामप्रसाद।

आगे अल बदायुनी लिखता है की वो हाथी इतना समझदार व ताकतवर था की उसने हल्दीघाटी के युद्ध में अकेले ही अकबर के 13 हाथियों को मार गिराया था

वो आगे लिखता है कि उस हाथी को पकड़ने के लिए हमने 7 बड़े हाथियों का एक चक्रव्यूह बनाया और उन पर 14 महावतो को बिठाया तब कहीं जाकर उसे बंदी बना पाये।

अब सुनिए एक भारतीय जानवर की स्वामी भक्ति। उस हाथी को अकबर के समक्ष पेश किया गया जहा अकबर ने उसका नाम पीरप्रसाद रखा। रामप्रसाद को मुगलों ने गन्ने और पानी दिया। पर उस स्वामिभक्त हाथी ने 18 दिन तक मुगलों का न तो दाना खाया और न ही पानी पिया और वो शहीद हो गया।

तब अकबर ने कहा था कि जिसके हाथी को मैं अपने सामने नहीं झुका पाया उस महाराणा प्रताप को क्या झुका पाउँगा। ऐसे ऐसे देशभक्त चेतक व रामप्रसाद जैसे तो यहाँ जानवर थे।

* महाराणा प्रताप एक ही झटके में घोडा समेत दुश्मन
सैनिको को काट डालते थे



Reference – Bahalol Khan challenged Maharana Pratap 

*जब इब्राहिम लिंकन भारत दौरे भी आ रहे थे तब उन होने उनकी माँ से पूछाकी हिंदुस्तान से क्यों लेकर आपके लिए। …तब माँ का जवाब मिला “उस महान देश की वीर भूमि हल्दी घाटी से एक मुट्टी धूल जहा का राजा अपने प्रजा के पति इतना वफ़ा दार था कि उसने आधे हिंदुस्तान के बदले आपनी मातृभूमि को चुना ” ….बड किस्मत से उनका वो दौरा रदद्ध हो गया था। “बुक ऑफ़ प्रेसिडेंट यु एस ए ‘ किताब में ये बात आप पढ़ सकते है। ..



Maharana Pratap Painting
*महाराणा प्रताप के भाले का वजन 80 किलो था और
कवच का वजन 80 किलो था और कवच
भाला,कवच,ढाल,और हाथ मे तलवार का वजन मिलाये तो 207 किलो

reference – http://rajputanas.com/rajput-history/facts-about-maharana-pratap/

*आज भी महा राणा प्रताप कि तलवार कवच आदि सामान उदयपुर राज घराने के संग्रालय में सुरक्षित है

*अकबर ने कहा था कि अगर राणा प्रताप मेरे सामने झुकते है तो आदा हिंदुस्तान के वारिस वो होंगे पर बादशाहट अकबर कि रहेगी

*हल्दी घाटीकी लड़ाई में मेवाड़ से 20000 सैनिलथे और अकबर कि और से 85000 सैनिक


Maharana Pratap Battle of Haldighati

*राणाप्रताप के घोड़े चेतक का मंदिर भी बना जो आज हल्दी घटी में सुरक्षित है

*महाराणा ने जब महलो का त्याग किया तब उनके साथ लुहार जाति के हजारो लोगो ने भी घर छोड़ा और दिन रात राणा कि फोज के लिए तलवारे बनायीं इसी समाज को आज गुजरात मध्यप्रदेश और राजस्थान में गड़लिया लोहार कहा जाता है नमन है ऐसे लोगो को



Maharana Pratap Painting
Maharana Pratap  life in haldighati
*हल्दी घाटी के युद्ध के 300 साल बाद भी वह जमीनो में तलवारे पायी गयी। … आखिरी बार तलवारों का जखीरा 1985 हल्दी घाटी के में मिला

*महाराणा प्रताप अस्त्र शत्र कि शिक्सा जैमल मेड़तिया ने दी थी जो 8000 राजपूतो को लेकर 60000 से लड़े थे। …. उस युद्ध में 48000 मारे गए थे जिनमे 8000 राजपूत और 40000 मुग़ल थे

*राणा प्रताप के देहांत पर अकबर भी रो पड़ा था



Statue of Maha Rana Pratap udaipur

*राणा का घोडा चेतक भी बहुत ताकत वर था उसके मुह के आगे हाथी कि सूंड लगाई जाती थी



Maharana Pratap and Chetak
*मेवाड़ के आदिवासी भील समाज ने हल्दी घाटी में अकबर कि फोज को आपने तीरो से रोंद डाला था वो राणाप्रताप को अपना बेटा मानते थे और राणा जी बिना भेद भाव के उन के साथ रहते थे आज भी मेवाड़ के राज चिन्ह पैर एक तरह राजपूत है तो दूसरी तरह भील

*राणा का घोडा चेतक महाराणा को 26 फीट का दरिआ पार करने के बाद वीर गति को प्राप्त हुआ।उसकी एक टांग टूटने के बाद भी वो दरिआ पर कर गया। जहा वो घायल हुआ वहाआज खोड़ी इमली नाम का पेड़ है जहा मारा वह मंदिर । हेतक और चेतक नाम के दो घोड़े थे

*मरने से पहले महाराणा ने खोया हुआ 85 % मेवार फिर से जीत लिया था



Bravery of Maharana Pratap
*सोने चांदी और महलो को छोड़ वो 20 साल मेवाड़ के जंगलो में घूमने

*महाराणा प्रताप का वजन 110 किलो… और लम्बाई – 7’5” थी…..
दो मियां वाली तलवार और 80 किलो का भाला रखते थे हाथ में.

*मेवाड़ राजघराने के वारिस को एक लिंग जी भगवन का दीवान माता जाता है।

*छत्रपति शिवाजी भी मूल रूप से मेवाड़ से तलूक रखते थे वीर शिवा जी के पर दादा उदैपुर महा राणा के छोटे भाई थे

*अकबर को अफगान के शेख रहमुर खान ने कहा था अगर तुम राणा प्रताप और जयमल मेड़तिया को मिला दो अपने साथ तोह तुम्हे विश्व विजेता बन्ने से कोई नहीं रोक सकता पर इन दो वीरो ने जीते जी कबि हार नहीं मानी।

*नेपाल का राज परिवार भी चित्तोर से निकला है दोनों में भाई और खून का रिश्ता है

*मेवाड़ राजघराना आज भी दुनियाका सबसे प्राचीन राजघराना है उस के बाद जापान का है

*rana pratap ke purvaj Rana Sanga ne akabar k dada babar se khanwa me yudh lada tha or rana pratap ne akabar se or rana k bete amar singh ne janghir ko sandhi k liye majboor kiya tha or aapne 15 saalo k raaj me pura Mewar apne kabje me le liye tha

*haldighati se 40 KM dur ranakpur k jungel me aaj bhi rana pratap k senapati rana jhala ki chatri bani huyi hai jaha unhe veer gati prapt huyi hai



Painting of Maharana Pratap
Maharana Pratap  in jungle
*rana prtap k saath afgan k teer chalane wale 2000 pathan bhi the jo ladai shuru hone k 2 ghante baad maidan chod gaye the

*mewar ki or se rana pratap ki ek tukdi ki leadership ek saache musalman ne ki thi usko or uske pariwar ko maharana ne muglo se bachaya tha or mewer me panah di thi

*maharana pratap k bete amar singh ne akabar or muglo ki begumo ko malwa k pass se ek jung jeetne k baad kaid kr laye the …iska pata chalte rana ne un auroto ko samman sahit bhijwaya or 3 din vishit ahiti bana kar rakha is per amar singh ko kaafi samjhaya tha

*maharana prtap k saat mewar malwa or godwar k 100 se jayda thakur saat the

* ek waqt aisa bhi aaya tha jab rana pratap k bete amar chote the or jab wo gass ki roti kha rahe the tab ek billa amar singh k haat se wo gass ki roti le bhaga tha iss per geet bhi jo aaj bhi gaya jata hai “hare gass ki roti jad van bilado le bhagyo”

*aadwasi bheel samaj k log rana k maut k baad bhi unhe ghar ghar pujte rahe in kabilo ka sardar hamesha mewar k ranao ka saath deta aaya hai

*haldi ghati me itna khoon baha tha ki waha k nadiyo or jharno ka pani bhi laal ho gaya tha

or aant me sabi ko shukariya yaha tak padhne k liye
wo rana humare liye lada tha sirf or sirf apne desh k liye na rajput k liye na jat k liye na gurjar k liye na brahman k liye or na hi aapne Raj Sinhasan k liye…..

Jai Maharana….
mar kar bhi jo amar ho gaya wo rana wo maha rana


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Thursday, 7 March 2019


Most people are familiar with the story of Atlantis, the legendary sunken city as described by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. Till this day, opinion is still divided as to whether this story should be understood literally or taken merely as a morality tale. Further east in the subcontinent of India is a similar tale, though it probably is less well known compared to that of Atlantis. This is the ‘lost continent’ of Lemuria, frequently connected to the legend of Kumari Kandam by speakers of the Tamil language.

The term Lemuria has its origins in the latter part of the 19 th century. The English geologist Philip Sclater was puzzled by the presence of lemur fossils in Madagascar and India but not in mainland Africa and the Middle East. Thus, in his 1864 article entitled ‘The Mammals of Madagascar’, Sclater proposed that Madagascar and India were once part of a larger continent, and named this missing landmass ‘Lemuria’. Sclater’s theory was accepted by the scientific community of that period as the explanation of the way lemurs could have migrated from Madagascar to India or vice versa in ancient times. With the emergence of the modern concepts of continental drift and plate tectonics, however, Sclater’s proposition of a submerged continent was no longer tenable. Yet, the idea of a lost continent refused to die, and some still believe that Lemuria was an actual continent that existed in the past.



One such group is the Tamil nationalists. The term Kumari Kandam first appeared in the 15 th century Kanda Puranam, the Tamil version of the Skanda Puranam. Yet, stories about an ancient land submerged by the Indian Ocean have been recorded in many earlier Tamil literary works. According to the stories, there was a portion of land that was once ruled by the Pandiyan kings and was swallowed by the sea. When narratives about Lemuria arrived in colonial India, the country was going through a period when folklore was beginning to permeate historic knowledge as facts. As a result, Lemuria was quickly equated with Kumari Kandam.

The story of Kumari Kandam is not regarded as just a story, but seems to be laden with nationalistic sentiments. It has been claimed that the Pandiyan kings of Kumari Kandam were the rulers of the whole Indian continent, and that Tamil civilisation is the oldest civilisation in the world. When Kumari Kandam was submerged, its people spread across the world and founded various civilisations, hence the claim that the lost continent was also the cradle of human civilisation.


So, how much truth is there in the story of Kumari Kandam? According to researchers at India’s National Institute of Oceanography, the sea level was lower by 100 m about 14,500 years ago and by 60 m about 10,000 years ago. Hence, it is entirely possible that there was once a land bridge connecting the island of Sri Lanka to mainland India. As the rate of global warming increased between 12,000 and 10,000 years ago, the rising sea levels resulted in periodic flooding. This would have submerged prehistoric settlements that were located around the low-lying coastal areas of India and Sri Lanka. Stories of these catastrophic events may have been transmitted orally from one generation to another and finally written down as the story of Kumari Kandam.

One piece of evidence used to support the existence of Kumari Kandam is Adam’s Bridge (also called Rama’s Bridge), a chain of limestone shoals made up of sand, silt and small pebbles located in the Palk Strait extending 18 miles from mainland India to Sri Lanka.  This strip of land was once believed to be a natural formation, however, others argue that images taken by a NASA satellite depict this land formation to be a long broken bridge under the ocean's surface.

The existence of a bridge in this location is also supported by another ancient legend.  The Ramayana tells the tale of Sita, Rama’s wife, being held captive on the island of Lanka. Rama commissions a massive building project to construct a bridge to transport his army of Vanara (ape men) across the ocean to Lanka.

As with most so-called myths, it seems likely that there is at least some truth to the ancient Tamil legends of Kumari Kandam, but just how much, is yet to be determined.

“Lot of research were conducted by many european researchers”

  1. Few researchers State this was the place where the first Human came to birth.
  2. 30,000 years BC Pandians Ruled this region.
  3. It consisted of 49 Countries.
  4. Kumari Kandam had high resourceful Rivers named, Paleru and Kumari.
  5. Two Mountain regions named Kumari and Mani Mountains.
  6. The Largest economically developed Cities were Then Madurai and Kabalapuram.
  7. Pandiyans Ruled this entire region.
8. The First Three Tamil Sangam took place in this region.
9. Most of the Top Tamil Liturature were written in this region like “Purananooru, Kalarivezhi Agathiyam, Thollkapiyam, Agananooru, Naaladiyarr, Thirukural etc.. “
10. Because of a big Flood or Global warming during its Golden Period the Continent sunk.
There was many debates to prove it, Some stated this a fake hoax but few managed to prove :
this following content was taken from jaiRajkumar ( இரா இராச குமார்),’s answer on Kumari kandam’s Myth :
The Lemuria proved by the research team by Lewis Ashwal(geologist).
The lost continent (Lemuria-kumari kandam of Tamil world) which is the world's oldest place ever.

WE URGE OUR GOVT SHOULD SUPPORT THIS PROJECT TO EXCAVATE LEMURIA
EVEN mr.ORSSIA BALU did many studies regard that existence of kumari kandam under the India ocean region on tip of the Tamil Nadu coast
Researched on the Kalinga-Tamil relationship was the beginning which became his passion for research into the Tamil history.
His present research area is ‘Culture through Geography.Going beyond the emotional approach to the existence of Lemuria, Balasubramani , in addition to the study of literary references, conducts experiments on the Tamil coast making use of the traditional knowledge of the coastal community.
He claims, which is important, that the traditional sailors and fishermen have a lot to contribute towards our knowledge of navigation , tsunamis and how transgression and regression in the Tamil Nadu coast had affected history, society and livelihoods.
WE HAVE MANY LITERATURE EVIDENCE ABOUT kumari kandam
Tamil’s forefather Tevaneyap pavanar was spreading truth about existence of kumari kandam history.
In his view the Tamil language originated in "Lemuria" (இலெமூரியா Ilemūriyā), the cradle of civilisation and place of origin of language. He believed that evidence of Tamil's antiquity was being suppressed by Sanskritists.



Tevaneyap Pavanar's timeline for the evolution of mankind and Tamil is as follows:

  • ca. 500,000 BC: origin of the human race,
  • ca. 200,000 to 50,000 BC: evolution of "the Tamilian or Homo Dravida[4]",
  • c. 200,000 to 100,000 BC, beginnings of Tamil
  • c. 100,000 to 50,000 BC, growth and development of Tamil,
  • 50,000 BC: Kumari Kandam civilisation
  • 20,000 BC: A lost Tamil culture on Easter Island which had an advanced civilisation
  • 16,000 BC: Lemuria submerged
  • 6087 BC: Second Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya king
  • 3031 BC: A Chera prince wandering in the Solomon Islands saw wild sugarcane and started cultivation in Tamil Nadu.
  • 1780 BC: The Third Tamil Sangam established by a Pandya king
  • 7th century BC: Tolkappiyam, the earliest extant Tamil grammar

In the 19th century, a section of the European and American scholars speculated the existence of a submerged continent called Lemuria, to explain geological and other similarities between AfricaAustraliaIndia and Madagascar.
A section of Tamil revivalists adapted this theory, connecting it to the Pandyan Kingdom of lands lost to the ocean, as described in ancient Tamiland Sanskrit literature. Here is an instance of sanskrit literature about kumari kandam recorded in English:

According to these writers, an ancient Tamil civilization existed on Lemuria, before it was lost to the sea in a catastrophe. In the 20th century, the Tamil writers started using the name "Kumari Kandam" to describe this submerged continent.
The Lemuria theory remained popular among the Tamil revivalists of the 20th century. According to them, Kumari Kandam was the place where the first two Tamil literary academies (sangams) were organized during the Pandyan reign. They claimed Kumari Kandam as the cradle of civilization to prove the antiquity of [Tamil language] and culture.

Multiple ancient and medieval Tamil and Sanskrit works contain legendary accounts of lands in South India being lost to the ocean.The earliest explicit discussion of a katalkol("seizure by ocean", possibly tsunami) of Pandyan land is found in a commentary on Iraiyanar Akapporul. This commentary, attributed to Nakkeerar, is dated to the later centuries of the 1st millennium CE. It mentions that the Pandyan kings, an early Tamil dynasty, established three literary academies (Sangams): the first Sangam flourished for 4,400 years in a city called Tenmaturai (South Madurai) attended by 549 poets (including Agastya) and presided over by gods like Shiva, Kubera and Murugan. The second Sangam lasted for 3,700 years in a city called Kapatapuram, attended by 59 poets (including Agastya, again). The commentary states that both the cities were "seized by the ocean", resulting in loss of all the works created during the first two Sangams. The third Sangam was established in Uttara(North) Madurai, where it is said to have lasted for a decade of years.
Nakkeerar's commentary does not mention the size of the territory lost to the sea. The size is first mentioned in a 15th-century commentary on Silappatikaram. The commentator Adiyarkunallar mentions that the lost land extended from Pahruli river in the north to the Kumari river in the South.
You can also watch Kandam (2016), a Tamil Canadian/Sri Lankan film directed by Pras Lingam. The film is based on the premise of the existence of the continent of Kumari Kandam and the prevalence of Tamil civilization in antediluvian times.
Kumari Kandam appeared in The Secret Saturdays episodes "The King of Kumari Kandam" and "The Atlas Pin". This version is a city on the back of a giant sea serpent with its inhabitants all fish people.
Kumari Kandam appeared on Season Two, Episode Three of the History Channel television show Ancient Aliens.

Changes in southern India

It is possible to demarcate the land lost to the sea in the south of India from postglacial inundation maps that indicate the significant changes in the coastline.

The author has prepared inundation maps on the basis of bathymetric contours and the sea-level curve for the central west coast to work out the configuration of the coastline south of India since the last Ice Age. This study shows that about 14,500 years ago the sea level was lower by approximately 100 m than the present sea level. The land between the present coast and the bathymetric contour of 100 m roughly was the land that was exposed during that time.

In other words, hypothetically, if a 100 m column of sea water were to be removed, the land that went under water would be exposed. At that time the present Gulf of Mannar was a landmass of 36,000 sq. km connecting Sri Lanka with peninsular India and the coast was wider by about 80 km to the east, south and west of present-day Cape Comorin exposing a triangular mass of 6,500 sq. km adjoining the Cape. The coastline was 25-35 km wider than the present near Cuddalore and about 25 km wider near Colombo.

Global warming

The increased rate of global warming between 12,000 and 10,000 years ago saw the sea level rise almost 50 m, inundating low-lying lands and covering a major part of the exposed continental shelf. About 10,000 years ago, the sea level was about 50 m lower than the present sea level. At that time, the land extended about 25 km south of the Cape and the coast was about 40 km broader than the present coastline along the east and the west, which exposed about 1,000 sq km of land near Cape Comorin. Rameswaram and Mannar were joined by land and the land that extended in the present-day Gulf of Mannar was a 2,500-sq km stretch marked by sedimentary formations and coral reefs.



AN INUNDATION MAP by S.C. Jayakaran. He prepared the map on the basis of bathymetric contours and the sea-level curve for the central west coast to work out the configuration of the coastline south of India since the last Ice Age. It shows that about 14,500 years ago the sea level was lower by about 100 m than the present. The land between the coast now and the bathymetric contour of 100 m was the land that was exposed then.
As the research of Rajiv Nigam indicated, sea levels continued to rise and reached the present level around 6,000 years ago. This is about the time Sri Lanka evolved as an island. Between 4,000 and 3,500 years ago, heavy rains, in addition to melting of snow, also contributed to the sea level rise. It rose by a couple of metres and fell to the present level about 2,000 years ago.

It is scientifically uncontested that the earliest Homo sapiens developed in Africa 100,000 to 200,000 years ago and migrated to Europe and Asia. Genetic evidence and fossil records of early human beings indicate that they came out of Africa as early as 100,000 to 60,000 years ago. Their descendants migrated to the Far East, probably along the coastal areas adjacent to the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal around the Indian peninsula, Sri Lanka and then north into China and south into Sumatra.

As the sea levels rose, resulting in periodic flooding and deluges, prehistoric settlements that were located in the low-lying coastal lands and the exposed continental shelf were inundated. The people who lived in the coastal area of the Indian peninsula and Sri Lanka and who escaped the deluges perpetuated the oral tradition of a lost land. It is my considered opinion that it is this development that gave rise to the legend of Kumari kandam.

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