Ganga is one of the most sacred rivers of the country. which is said to have been brought on earth by Bhagiratha, of the solar race, in order to redeem his ancestors who had been reduced to ashes by the sage Kapila. Since then she is purifying the people on earth. Shantilal Nagar, a graduate of the Punjab University. served in curatorial capacity in the Central Asian Antiquities Museum, New Delhi, the Archaeological Museum, Nalanda, and Archaeological Section of the Indian Museum. Calcutta for a number of years.