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KNOW THE SEERS OF INDIA provides a deep insight into the life and relevance of some of the most significant Rishis, who founded the Hindu community. There is no gainsaying the fact that the Hindus are Rishi Santan (progeny of sages). The seers, qua the sages, of ancient India are our ancestors, our forefathers. The lineage of each Hindu family goes back to one or the other Rishi. This fact stands substantiated by sub-castes and surnames, such as Bharadwaja, Kashyap, Parashar, Vashisht, and so on. And so are the Gotras named after different Rishis. The sub-castes, as also Gotras, named after renowned Rishis, accentuate and endorse the dictum that the Hindus all over the globe are the descendants of the sages.
As a Rig Vedic term, Gotra simply means “cow pen,” or “herd pf cows.” The specific meaning being “family lineage kin” (as it were herd within an enclosure). No socio-religious ritual, or rite, such as marriage, child-birth, mundan, Shraddha rites, is complete without invoking the Gotra of the family. Verily, sub-castes and Gotras identify us with the past, with the Rishis of India. This book condenses information for all who are in search of their past, their roots, their identity.
Dr. C. D. Verma
Dr. C. D. Verma is a former Associate Professor, and Head, Department of English, Hans Raj College, a premier institution of Delhi university. During his four decades of long teaching career, he has written a number of books and articles. His articles have been published in leading magazines, newspapers and research journals. His books, the Gita in World Literature, the Exile Hero and the Reintegrating Vision, W. H. Auden (Selected Poems) Look Back in Anger and Mrs. Dalloway (Sterling Publishers) have been widely acclaimed. His latest books, The Sermons in Stones (Untold legends of Temples and Towns, and Socio-Cultural Stories), and Something to Crow About (A collection of Short Stories and Parables) have been published by Amazon.
