Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Jai Ramji Ki! Dear Friends: It is interesting that this group starts with such pessimism. I hope that you will share your thoughts on the justifiability of the various theories and then we can discuss references from Scriptures to examine whether the theories confirm or refute Scriptures. Regards, Dhruba. > " kedarnath_r " <kedarnath_r > I dont think we know what happened to learn any lesson... > there is always the AIT/AMT/Nativist debate going on.. > unless we have a definite proof of any of those, > we cant say anything about anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 b > > It is interesting that this group starts with such pessimism. I hope that you will share your thoughts on the justifiability of the various theories and then we can discuss references from Scriptures to examine whether the theories confirm or refute Scriptures. > I don;t know what you mean by pessimism. But I think it is a right question to ask, especially now that HRD ministry is giving so much importance on rewriting the History text books: 'what effect the studying of ancient India can show on the today's society?' it is a question that is worth examining. Personally, I say that what ever be the effect, the study must go on, in the name of the truth and academic interest. kishore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 Jai Ramji Ki! Dear Kishoreji: I thought that your question was pessimistic because it seemed that you did not think that there was anything to gain from a study of our past history. But I also have pessimism. I do not think that either the academics or the HRD ministry is on the side of truth. Currently, academicians such as Romila Thapar rule. The history that can be gleaned from Scriptures doesn't matter to them. Their mission in life is to establish that Indians never had a heritage to talk about. The BJP HRD ministry has not been able to establish that they were unbiased. At least they erred on the side of our ancient heritage. I expect the current Congress minstry to go back to the likes of Romilla Thapar, seeking academic validation of denial of heritage. This what they have done in the past. Therefore, I suggest that we would gain nothing by placing our trust on these academics or the Congress HRD ministry. They are not after truth. The only reason they study ancient texts is to seek justification of their idea that Indians did not have anything glorious in their ancient past. Our newsmedia idolize the white man. The white man thinks that we did not have a society before the biblical time. Never mind the archeological evidence. In the US schools, they teach that Hinduism is a bogus religion, because, the influential US Indologists do not care for truth either. They really like Romilla Thapar. Recently they gave her a presitigious position. In this climate, can we really address your question? I do not think so. We have to stop being naive and conduct this unbiased study of our ancient history ourselves. We have no friends in high places, therefore, this burden is ours to lift. Regards, Dhruba. > I don;t know what you mean by pessimism. But I think it is a right question to ask, especially now that HRD ministry is giving so much importance on rewriting the History text books: 'what effect the studying of ancient India can show on the today's society?' > it is a question that is worth examining. > > Personally, I say that what ever be the effect, the study > must go on, in the name of the truth and academic interest. > > kishore > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.