Punjab Politics - Punjab: Land of Five Rivers

Punjab Floods 2025: Why the Land of Five Rivers is Drowning Again

Punjab — once known as “the Land of Five Rivers” — is facing one of its most severe floods in nearly 40 years.All 23 districts are affected, 3.8 lakh people displaced, and over 11.7 lakh hectares of farmland destroyed. This calamity has once again sparked debates on why floods continue Read more

By Sharan Gill, 3 weeksDecember 12, 2025 ago

Punjab Politics

The land of the 5 rivers—Punjab

The land of the 5 rivers—Punjab, which is called SAPTSINDHUS by the RIGVEDA, and these five rivers are believed to have included the INDUS and its five tributaries- Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej and Saraswati rivers. In epics and puranas, Punjab has been referred to as ‘Panchananda’. Greeks called Read more

By Sharan Gill, 3 monthsSeptember 19, 2025 ago