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. All of us, who have done research in social sciences, can tell us that no society can be understood without either of these. The Greeks had inaccurate pronunciation because of which, the geographical names have been wrongly interpreted. General Cunninghnam has written about Kandhar that Greek writers' claims are contradictory. It seems that Arrian and others did not accompany him to India. Besides, the accounts raise many questions.
ALL historians agree that Peshawar (original name Purushpur, named after Puru or Porus) was the Capital of Porus. Greek writers describe the place of Alexander-Porus battle north of Jhelam that was the residence of Porus. Therefore, the battle should have been in Peshawar. Besides, according to Greek writers, Alexander did not go across east of Ravi but returned and on the way attacked the people of Malwa. All of us know only of two regions in India christianed Malwa : One in Madhya Pradesh, area surrounding Indore; and the other in Eastern Punjab, now Indian Punjab, represented by Ludhiana, Patiala and surrounding areas. Forget about Malwa of Madhy Pradesh that was too far, how could Alexander reach Malwa in Punjab without crossing Ravi?
IT seems that these so called travellers heard about India from businessmen and other travellers and wrote their accounts sitting at home.
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. All of us, who have done research in social sciences, can tell us that no society can be understood without either of these. The Greeks had inaccurate pronunciation because of which, the geographical names have been wrongly interpreted. General Cunninghnam has written about Kandhar that Greek writers' claims are contradictory. It seems that Arrian and others did not accompany him to India. Besides, the accounts raise many questions.
ALL historians agree that Peshawar (original name Purushpur, named after Puru or Porus) was the Capital of Porus. Greek writers describe the place of Alexander-Porus battle north of Jhelam that was the residence of Porus. Therefore, the battle should have been in Peshawar. Besides, according to Greek writers, Alexander did not go across east of Ravi but returned and on the way attacked the people of Malwa. All of us know only of two regions in India christianed Malwa : One in Madhya Pradesh, area surrounding Indore; and the other in Eastern Punjab, now Indian Punjab, represented by Ludhiana, Patiala and surrounding areas. Forget about Malwa of Madhy Pradesh that was too far, how could Alexander reach Malwa in Punjab without crossing Ravi?
IT seems that these so called travellers heard about India from businessmen and other travellers and wrote their accounts sitting at home.
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