With a vast network of Peninsular and Himalayan rivers, India is conceded as a land of rivers. Many archaic civilizations thrived on the banks of rivers in India. They are deliberated sacred by Hindus in the country and have been honor in the form of gods and goddesses.
Himalayan rivers raise from Himalayan ranges and are perennial in nature while Peninsular Rivers are fostered by rains and include those rising from Western Ghats.
Here are the 15 major rivers in India:
| Rivers Name | Rivers Source | Rivers Fall into |
| Ganga | Combined Sources | Bay of Bengal |
| Satluj | Lake Rakshastal in Tibet | Chenab |
| Indus | Glacier near Bokhar Chu in the Tibetan region of the Kailash Mountain range | Arabian Sea |
| Ravi | Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh | Chenab |
| Beas | Beas Kund, Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh | Satluj |
| Jhelum | Verinag Spring | Chenab |
| Yamuna | Yamunotri, Champasar Glacier | Ganga |
| Chambal | Singar Chouri (Mhow in Indore District, Madhya Pradesh) | Yamuna |
| Ghagra | Mapchachungo Glacier, Tibet, China | Ganga |
| Kosi | Sun Kosi, Arun and Tamur form Saptakoshi (Tribenighat, Nepal) | Ganga |
| Betwa | Vindhya Range (Kumhra village, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh) | Yamuna |
| Son | Amarkantak | Ganga |
| Brahmaputra | Near Mansarovar Lake | Bay of Bengal |
| Narmada | Amarkantak | Gulf of Khambat |
| Tapti | Betul District, Madhya Pradesh | Gulf of Khambat |
| Mahanadi | Sihawa town in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh | Bay of Bengal |
| Luni | Pushkar valley | Rann of kuchchh |
| Ghaggar | Himalayas | Near Fatehabad |
| Sabarmati | Aravalli Range of the Udaipur District of Rajasthan | Gulf of Khambat |
| Krishna | Near Mahabaleswar, Jor village (Satara district, Maharashtra) | Bay of Bengal |
| Godavari | Brahmagiri Mountain, Tryambakeshwar (Nashik, Maharashtra) | Bay of Bengal |
| Kaveri | Talakaveri, Kodagu, Western Ghats, Karnataka | Bay of Bengal |
India Major Rivers