CONTENTS 1 Padma Vibhushan Prof M M Sharma - A Special Message on Water 2 2 Blessings from Jain Acarya ShriVijay Nandighoshsuriji Maharaja 4 3 Foreword by Padma Bhushan Prof. M.S. Ramaswamy 8 4 Acknowledgment 14 5 Chapter 1 Preamble 15 2 An Overview 18 3 Water- Interminable Power 28 4 Greek and Western School of thoughts on water 37 5 Ancient Indian Thoughts on Water 57 6 Properties of Water 65 7 The Molecule of Water 73 8 Extraordinary properties of water 78 9 The Living Water 86 10 Water-A Creative Force 89 11Divinity in Water 103 12 Water and Land Boundary 120 13 Does Water have life? 121 14 Unique Researches on Water 131 15 Mythologies around Water 138 16 Ancient Water Civilizations 151 17 Ancient Art and Technologies of Water Management 167 18 Drinking Water Treatment in Ancient Times 177 19 Ecosystem 180 20 Water-Leader in Emerging Technologies 188 21 Water in changing World 196 22 India's Water Future 203 6 Epilogue 207 7 Bibliography 209 8 Websites 211 9 A Time of Events - Greek & Western Thoughts on Water 215 10 Index 217