'Mweru' is one of the many beautiful lakes to be found upon the lands of Africa and one which resides upon the long arm of the Congo river on the border of Zambia. Academics claim the name is Bantu meaning 'lake' and has nothing to do with the obvious which is the 'Meru' of the ancient Vedic culture of India.

 

One of the highest mountains of Africa is known as 'Meru' and resides just across the border in Tanzania and you would think this would give the academics a clue but no they refuse to acknowledge any association between the two although Meru is very much part of the ancient history of Africa.

 

"In those primitive days, the central seat of Ethiopia was not the Meroe of our day, which is very ancient, but a kingdom that preceded it by many ages; that was called Meru. Lenormant spoke of the first men of the ancient world as "Men of Meru." Sanskrit writers called Indra, chief god of the Hindu, king of Meru. He was deified and became the chief representative of the supreme being." - Druscilla Dunjee Houston.

 

 

'Naivasha' is a lake which resides within the lands of Kenya just outside the town of 'Naivasha' a name which is spelt exactly the same as the Sanskrit word 'naivasha' whose meaning is 'abode' and we find many houses within India have the name 'Sri Nivas' meaning the abode ( nivas ) of lakshmi ( sri ) and within the Indian state of Maharastra we find the city of 'Nevasa'.

 

Academics explain how this name is from a local Massai name 'nia posha' whose meaning is 'rough waters' but this seems to be an obvious name from the language of Sanskrit and upon the shores of Naivasha we find the town of 'Karagita' which also seems to be formed of words from the language of Sanskrit.

 

"Of the cursory observations on the Hindus, which it would require volumes to expand and illustrate, this is the result, that they had an immemorial affinity with the old Persians, Ethiopians and Egyptians, the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Tuscans, the Scythians, or Goths, and Celts, the Chinese, Japanese, and Peruvians." Indologist and Sanskritist Sir William Jones - Asiatic Researches, Volume I

 

 

'Nakuru' is a lake which has been described as the jewel of the Rift Valley of Kenya and due to its abundance of algae up to two million pink flamingoes gather and other wildlife includes the rare white rhino, the black rhino, baboons, giraffes, waterbucks, lions, cheetahs, leopards, pythons, kingfishers, eagles and herons.

 

According to academics its name means 'dusty place' but if we glance at the picture above and write down ten names for this beautiful lake i suspect that 'dusty place' would not be one of them, yet one name which can be considered worthy is 'Kuru' a very prominent name within the Vedic culture of India as it represents one of its greatest dynasties who some 5000 years ago fought the great war of the Mahabharata and this would have certainly reached the shores of Africa.

 

'Na' is a prefix found within the languages of Africa which has various meanings hence 'kuru' is most probably the stem of the word while 'na' seems to be an affix hence the name could be relating to 'kuru' a word which is found in many places throughout Africa and alongside the lake 'Nakuru' we find 'Mukuru' which is said to mean 'ancient' and throughout Africa we find place names such as 'Bukuru' 'Morukuru' 'Kuru Uru' and also the Congo river 'Sankuru' which has Sanskrit written all over it.

 

 

'Sagara' is a lake which can be found within the lands of Tanzania and whose name could not be more Sanskrit as the very name within the language of Sanskrit means 'ocean' 'sea' and by extension 'lake' as seen within the Man Sagar lake of Jaipur and as seen in Indonesia where we find 'Segara Anak' whose meaning is the crater ( anak ) lake ( sagara ).

 

Sagara which can be found within the lands of Tanzania is part of the same region where we will find 'Meru' the fifth highest mountain within Africa and a name which is obviously Sanskrit and we also have the region of 'Arusha' whose name is found within the Vedas meaning the rising ( aruh ) dawn ( usha ).

 

Sagara may also be found within place names which may be obscured by various prefixes such as 'Usagara' a region which is also found within Tanzania where we find the lake 'Sagara' and within the lands of Rwanda we find the region of 'Kisagara' and when we take away these prefixes we find a Sanskrit word for example we have the region of 'Mkalinga' and we know that the letter 'M' has been added to many place names throughout Africa and when we take it off we find the 'Kalingas' a major dynasty of Ancient India.

 

 

'Abijatta' is a lake within the Ethiopian Rift Valley which is home to some one hundred and forty four species of water bird as well as the great white pelican and countless flamingos and within the language of Sanskrit we have 'abhijata' whose meaning is that which is 'wise' that which is 'handsome' and that which is 'noble' an appropriate name for a beautiful lake.

 

'Shala' is a lake which is opposite the Abijatta lake and one of the deepest of the Ethiopian lakes and within the language of Sanskrit we find the word 'sala' which is pronounced 'shala' whose meaning is 'river' and within the lands of India we find there is a river by the name of 'Shala'.

 

'Langano' is a lake which is opposite both 'Shala' and 'Abijatta' and one which is very popular with tourists and within the language of Sanskrit we find the word 'langana' whose meaning is that which 'crosses' that which 'passes' and that which 'rises' an appropriate name for a river or a lake and so we have three lakes which are grouped together within Ethiopia whose names are pretty much Sanskrit.

 

 

'Abhaya' is the second largest lake within Ethiopia and although its one of its most beautiful its sadly inhabited by hungry crocodiles as one local pastor found out when he decided to perform a mass baptism and one croc, who was pagan by nature, leapt out of the water and ate him. 'Abhaya' is a well known word from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is 'fearless' and 'peace' and although the local pastor would strongly disagree its an appropriate name for this beautiful lake.

 

'Awasa' is another lake which resides within the lands of Ethiopia and its reasonable to assume its name may have once been 'Avasa' as the 'V' and 'W' are very much interchangeable and within the language of Sanskrit we find 'avasa' whose meaning is that which is an 'abode' that which is 'free' that which is 'unrestrained' and that which is 'liberating' and once again appropriate names for a lake.

 

'Nyasa' is a lake which can be found within the lands of Tanzania and which is famous as one of the largest and deepest lakes within Africa and although it is now named 'Malawi' its original name of 'Nyasa' can be found within the language of Sanskrit where its meaning is 'painting' 'drawing' and 'depositing'.

 

 

'Manyara' is a lake within the lands of Tanzania which Ernest Hemingway described as the loveliest lake within Africa and my suggestion is that the 'J' and 'Y' which are commonly interchangeable means that at one time within its history it was originally known as 'Manjara' a word from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is 'pearl' and an appropriate name for a beautiful lake.

 

Pearls are very special within the lands of Africa and play a large part within their culture where we find the Zulus and the Massai who embroider them into their dress, we find they are part of colourful ceremonies representing rites of passage, we find among men they mark ones social position and meritorious deeds and among women they indicate rank, clan and age hence its natural to name their most beautiful possessions after a pearl.

 

Another pearl which sits opposite 'Manyara' is the snow topped mountain of 'Kilimanjaro' a name which possesses the prefix 'kili' whose meaning is 'mountain' and 'hill' its source being 'giri' a word from Sanskrit whose meaning is 'mountain' and 'hill' and once again the 'manjaro' seems to be related to the Sanskrit 'manjara' meaning 'pearl' as in the 'pearl ( manjara ) mountain ( giri ) a name which cannot be surpassed in its description for this beautiful snow topped mountain.

 

 

Manyara Lake is also surrounded by the region of 'Karatu' a word found within the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is 'crane' a common sight throughout the lands of Tanzania and the national bird of Uganda and we can see within Sanskrit how we have 'kara' whose meaning is 'bird' we have 'kha' whose meaning is 'sky' we have 'khaga' whose meaning is 'bird' we have 'khara' whose meaning is 'osprey' 'heron' 'crow' and of course we have 'Karatu' whose meaning is 'crane'.

Manyara Lake also possesses the region of 'Madukani' a name which seems to possess 'madhu' a word from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is 'sweet' 'pleasant' 'honey' and 'khani' a word from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is 'mine' 'cave' 'quarry' as in a 'mine ( khani ) of honey ( madhu ) as in a mine ( khani ) of sweetness ( madhu ) and to give an example from another country we have 'Vasukhani' once the capital of Mittani and a name from Sanskrit whose meaning is a mine ( khani ) of wealth ( vasu ).

 

Manyara Lake also has the region of 'Mangola' a name which is quite similar to 'mangala' a prominent word within the ancient language of Sanskrit whose meaning is that which is 'auspicious' that which brings 'prosperity' and that which is an 'amulet' a speculation no doubt but an appropriate one amidst what seems to be numerous cognates.

 

 

'Chad' is a lake which provides water to over 30 million people from the surrounding countries of 'Chad' 'Cameroon' 'Niger' and 'Nigeria' and its name is said to come from 'sade' meaning 'large expanse of water' while within the language of Sanskrit we find 'chad' whose meaning is to 'nourish' to 'please' to 'delight' and we find that its main tributary is 'Shari' which may be related to 'sari' a word from Sanskrit whose meaning is a 'waterfall' a 'spring' a 'fountain' a 'cascade'.

 

'Chala' is a lake which straddles the border between Kenya and Tanzania and although there are many speculations to the name no-one seems to know and within the language of Sanskrit we find the word 'cala' pronounced 'chala' whose meaning amongst other things is that which is 'water' and that which is 'moving'.

 

Mountains such as 'Meru' 'Kilmanjaro' 'Kirinyaga' 'Kilimangombe' 'Kilimanbogo' and 'Mandara' speak of a Vedic and Sanskrit influence, while lakes such as 'Abijata' 'Mweru' 'Naivasha' 'Sagara' 'Nakuru' 'Shala' 'Langano' 'Abhaya' 'Nyaya' 'Awasa' and 'Manyara' confirm it and when we consider the kundas of Gambia and the Nagas of Ethiopia there is no argument its only a question as to what degree did the ancient Vedic culture once pervade the lands of Africa.

 

 

"Philostratus says that the gymnosophists ( Hindu sect ) of Ethiopia, who settled near the sources of the Nile, descended from the Brahmins of India. Eustathius states that the Ethiopians came from India, Appolonius states that the Ethiopians were sent from India and in the journal of Alexander the great it says "India as a whole beginning from the north and embracing what of it is subject to Persia, is a continuation of Egypt and the Ethiopians". Godfrey Higgins - Anacalypsis.

 

"The Indi are the wisest of mankind. The Ethiopians are a colony of them, and they inherit the wisdom of their fathers." Philostratus. in Vit. Apollon (Lib. II).

 

"Within the reign of Amenophis lll ( the mighty dynasty XVlll Egyptian king ) a body of Ethiopians migrated from the country of the Indus and settled in the valley of the Nile" - Eusebius - Christian scholar.

 

"Of the cursory observations on the Hindus, which it would require volumes to expand and illustrate, this is the result, that they had an immemorial affinity with the old Persians, Ethiopians and Egyptians, the Phoenicians, Greeks, and Tuscans, the Scythians, or Goths, and Celts, the Chinese, Japanese, and Peruvians." Indologist and Sanskritist Sir William Jones - Asiatic Researches, Volume I.