Did you know that although archeologists have discovered Dwaraka, the mythical lost city of  Krishna in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Gujarat, most of the world is oblivious even seven or so years later?

An excerpt from a rare documentary, below, highlights  one of the most important archeological discoveries of our times. This find by one of India’s preeminent archeologists may change that nation’s history and force the world’s historians to change their established views of how old civilization really is.

It also may well validate the story of Krishna as told in Vedic scriptures, The MahaBharata. I wasn’t able to find  a full length version of the documentary, but these BBC articles give more detail. However, I wouldn’t rely on them to give you Krishna’s story as you may have read it in the MahaBharata.

One of the articles shows an appalling ignorance of India’s spiritual culture and mythology. To say the least, I was disappointed that the writer seemed to take little care in getting some of the facts straight.

I find it more than curious that, in my search, there was little mention of this news outside the YouTube documentary clip, the original excerpt in .rm video format, the the few BBC articles dated 2002, and some blogs. You would think that this would have been of major interest to the world by now and already become part of our known global history.

If the idea of this discovery has intrigued you, then you may enjoy the story of the MahaBharata. And if you are already familiar with this epic, you may want to revisit it now knowing that there is strong evidence to support it as being something more than mythology.

I recommend viewing the Ramanand Sagar original television series, Shree Krishna (Sagar’s Ramayan series is also excellent). Although the special effects were created with mid-20th Century technology and the acting is on the melodramatic side, it works, Sagar did a great job of conveying the story with its full Bhakti spirit or devotion. Even with a lack of proofing in a few of the English subtitles, it works.

Sagar’s versions of the famous Indian epics are, in my opinion, better and more engaging than those created by other film makers that I’ve viewed. These others may have been technically perfect, but they just didn’t touch my heart like Sagar’s work does. In some cases–even with all the action–the other ones put me to sleep!

The experience with Sagar’s work is like enjoying fine classical Indian art and music. Thw traditional costumes and the sets, the classical devotional music creates an experience that rivals even some of the most beautiful Indian temples. You can feel yourself right there, living in the incomparable times of ancient golden-age civilization.

Inferior versions of Sagar’s work have fewer DVDs in their sets and, although they cost less, their editors have cut important parts from Sagar’s originals. I have seen both the shorter versions and un-cut versions of the Shree Krishna series as well as the Ramayan series, and always prefer the full, uncut versions of each.

When I purchased the full Sagar uncut Shree Krishna DVD set, I  took advantage of the Bollywood dealer’s offer at Amazon. They still include a free 10-DVD set of Sagar’s Bramha Vishnu Mahesh series, and their service is excellent. They answered my questions promptly, and I was pleased by how fast my product arrived.

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