History : Writing or Rewriting II
INDIAN History Congress has just ended its annual session but without deliberating on the authenticity of History. Our oral traditions have a lot many historical facts but these have never been researched, forget about debating. I just give one instance. History tells us that Punjab whole heartedly supported British Rule. But there is a saying in Punjabi : ABC Kithe gai si Edward Mar Gia Siape Gai si. To translate : "ABC, Where had you gone?" "Edward is dead, I had gone to mourn." shows how much contempt Punjabis has towards British rule. There are hundreds of folklore throughout the country that, if researched, can change the fate of Indian History. BACK to my previous blog, Ancient Indian History, in its major part, relies on the accounts of Greek travellers that seem fictitious or out of context, or creation of their imagination. These travellers did not know any of the Indian languages and none of them has mentioned any translator accompanying them...