From Zero to One: The Story of Manu

"According to the popular folklore, after the great floods, a lonely and desolate Manu had tied his boat to a high Himalayan cliff at the modern day Manali (which derives its current name from Manu - namely Manu's Sthali - the land of Manu)."

"He leads the way for a new civilization to ultimately emerge as the progenitor of a new race known after him - the Manushyas, or Manavas (meaning followers of Manu - the Hindi term by which human beings are addressed ever since)!"