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Re: Aryans
vivek Sagdeo wrote:
>
> The spirit behind this posting is well taken.
>
> There probably are textbooks that contain some (mis)information
> about the issue of Aryans and Dravidians. However, I did not study
> such books while in school in India that contained:
> Ravana was Dravidian king or that Rama and Ravana war was
> between the 2 races.
> OR
> idol worship is inferior
> OR
> Aryans is a foreign race.
> Nor are the textbooks same as they were 50 years ago.
I understand what you are saying. That the above wasn't taught to you.
But let me assure you that it is taught to us here in England. And that we were told
that the Indians are really Europeans and that the South Indians were the real
natives.
What a load of F*%^&*g boll(#$s.
This is once again a White vs Black thing that has not really existed in India until
the European invasion.
Let me say this.
Aryan is not a race. We know that and thus our children will. But Many others are
still taught that it is, thus shall always tell that it is. It is up to us to go
out there and change what is being said. I for one see a South Indian as my brother.
I see all as my brothers and sisters. No Aryan race theory will change that. But
I still insist on arguing about it until I am certain something will be done.
> What I remember is
> Rama traveled all across India to the South to fight
> the demon Ravana. He fought other bad kings and demons
> occasionally.
> and
> Idol worship came from Dravidians and Nature worship came from
> Aryans.
> and
> Origin of Aryans has many theories. Even the most patriotic
> Lokmanya Tilak had written a book on this subject.
>
Woops. You are now asserting that this was taught to you.
Then your education was wrong. Krishna has one meaning as Black. I sometimes argue
that he had South Indian blood in him , I get a real rise out of that one from the
Aryan theorists.
ORIGINS OF THE ARYANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am an Aryan, You are an Aryan. The ISKCON devotees are ARYANS.
I regard it as the TRUE word for followers of our Dharma. NOT HINDUS BUT ARYANS.
Lets try and use it (I do..I get raised eyebrows in hospitals and recpetion areas
where I need to give my religious background, I say that I have no religion but that
I am an Aryan)(I believe Hinduism(sic) is NOT a religion. Someone here please agree
and post a decent explanation.
I'm having trouble with that right now on local on-site posts.
>
> There may be a few remnants of colonial culture in India and they
> should be removed as aberrations. Giving them importance any more
> that of routine checkup would be enhancing their importance.
> Let's stick to Vedas, Upnishads, Ramayana, Mahabharat, Gita and all
> the other great Indian books as the real source of inspiration and
> beliefs.
Rightly said.
>
> -- Vivek Sagdeo
>
> I am not trying to defend any of the theories put forth by the
> authors from 19th century. They are in all likelihood biased to
> help establish British and should be dismissed as such, especially
> while teaching our youngsters.
They were solely published so that the British could lend themselves to a great
culture and civilization, and also supress the Indian people.
Max Muller admits to his wrongs in a lecture somewhere...I shall dig up the
reference for SRH
> -- Vivek Sagdeo
> CEO, Intcom Systems - "An Internet Communications Company"
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