Ancient, Sanskrit and Greek Names of Indian Rivers: General Knowledge

Present Day Name	Alternate Name
Indus	Sindhu (Ancient name)
Jhelum	Vitasta (Ancient name); Hydaspes(Greek name)
Chenab	Asikini (Ancient name); Chandrabhagha
Ravi	Parusni (Ancient name); Airavati
Beas	Vipasa (Ancient name); Hyphasis(Greek name)
Sutlej	Sutudri (Ancient name); Zarodros (Greek name)
Brahmaputra	Dihang; Tsangpo(Tibetan)
Luni	Sagarmati
Gomati	Goyal
Yamuna	Jamuna

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