*South India: Major Rivers*

*South India: Major Rivers* 

The river network in the southern region of the Indian subcontinent  generally including today's Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, alongside the independent Sri Lanka is dominated by the Krishna and Kaveri rivers. The Indian (🇮🇳) states of Goa and Maharashtra are also sometimes grouped into the southern region. As such, the Godavari river may also be considered a major river of the region.

These Krishna and Kaveri rivers and their tributaties extend over large swathes of the region, and are supplemented by many other smaller, yet important, rivers, including the Tungabhandra and Mahaweli rivers, to name a few. There are many such important rivers throughout the southern region. However, this region was not tied to riverine life as much as the northern areas of the subcontinent throughout history. The populations were always closer tied to the coasts of Konkan, Malabar and Coromandel and extended to nearby islands.

Nevertheless, the Indian subcontinent's south, or "southern South Asia", boasts its own lesser-known yet powerful riverine heritage.

The area of the Dekhan plateau is watered by the Godavari and Krishna rivers. Meanwhile, the Kaveri is the source of the deep south's great fertile regions, all the way to its delta. Together, the deltas of the Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri are called the "rice bowls" of southern India. The coast of Malabar is relatively flat and has the wettest regions, including the famous Kerala Backwaters.

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8-11-2023.