The Ganga has been the cradle of Indian culture and civilization. As Sir Mortimer Wheeler said, ‘if the Indus gave India a name, it may almost be said that the Ganges gave India a faith’. The entire Ganga Plain is divided into three units: (i) The Upper (ii) The Middle (iii) The Lower. The Middle Ganga Plain stretces to about 300 km from the Himalayan foothills in the north and Vindhyan ranges in the south. The ancient settlement off Agiabir is situated on ...
