At a lake called Lahuradewa in the Gangetic plain, three Lucknow researchers have found evidence of independent domestication of rice in India that predates China by 800 years. Bengaluru: Indian paleo scientists have discovered in a lake called Lahuradewa in Uttar Pradesh, evidence of independent domestication of rice pre-dating established Chinese origins by 800 years. Existing theories state that Chinese first domesticated, and then spread rice to the rest of the world.