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Hindu group in US objects to 'The Story of India'

New York: A US-based Hindu advocacy group has taken strong objection to historian Michael Wood's documentary ‘The Story of India,’ being telecast on public television, describing its presentation of the Aryan Migration Theory (AMT) as ‘agenda driven.’ Rejecting the theory, the Hindu American Foundation ( ....Read more

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Aryan invasion and truthBy: Rajesh | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 19:03:27 PM Reply | Forward Maya hai. Sub Maya Hai. Then why worry abot it. believe what Sankaracharya taught. Don't react to illusions. hahaha.

AMT is discreditedBy: Suvrat | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 18:58:11 PM Reply | Forward The two big proofs against AMT is the discovery of ruins in Dwarka which date back to 1500 BC, since holy Mahabharata is considered an later text holy Rigveda must be much older and hence written when Harappan civilization was at its peak. Secondly there is astrological data in form of planetary positions in holy Vedas which can be scientifically verified. Using that data holy Vedas can be traced back to 3000 BC which coincides with Harappa Valley time and hence disproves AMT theory. Plus there is total absence of archaeological proof and no mention of homeland of Aryans outside of India. Only evidence is highly subjective linguistic evidence which pales in front of hard astronomical data

rightly saidBy: Siddharth Gupta | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 19:12:46 PM Reply | Forward but our secular government just won't allow any archaelogical excavations in India as we might unearth something that corroborates Hinduism's assertions...that might be 'communal'

Independence not for HindusBy: Dee | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 21:59:58 PM Reply | Forward Ya true!! Joining Arab League is a secular movement for UPA. I feel that we are still under the occupation of Mogul and British and have never got freedom.

AMT is discreditedBy: N.V.SANKARAN | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 20:22:57 PM Reply | Forward Unfortunately for India, the so-called intellectuals and secularists refuse to accept that India had a history even before Islamic invasion. They believe that Indian history starts only from the date when the Muslims demolished Hindu temples during their invasions. That is why they are refusing to accept the fact that Babar had demolished the Ram temple at Ayodhya and built the Babri Masjid on its ruins. No wonder the world also propagates the same theory. Recently, one of the famous communist idologue of Kerala had accused that the "Sangh Parivar" is pulling the country backwards by trying to introduce Vedic maths and astrology in the curriculum for schools when modern maths and astronomy has progressed so much. He being a communist, we can discount his ignorance and contempt towards our heritage. In fact, if anybody looks at any "Panchang" you can find how accurately the astrologers are calculating the solar and lunar eclipses without the help of any modern scientific equipment. Similarly, you can find that modern maths is mostly derived vedic maths. One will understand this only if one talks to knowledgeable people without prejudice.

another one..By: Siddharth Gupta | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 18:52:11 PM Reply | Forward the white people just can't digest the fact that there was once a great Bharat...nonne of this AMT crap can account for the common mannnerisms, beliefs and spirituality found across the length and breadth of india..

Aryan Migration TheoryBy: Dinesh | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 18:51:23 PM Reply | Forward The falsehood that Aryans were migrants has been perpetuated by self styled socialists who also claim to be secular and have always been beholden to power. These socialist lackeys of Congress wrote some falsehoods in the school textbooks. The British divided Indian nation in to two and whatever the todays Congressmen may say, their predecessors were a party to the crime of partition which continues to claim lives even after 61 yaers as the hatred generated at that time refuses to die out. Further, the bogus debate of secularism has kept the society fragmented. More so now, with the emergence of certain elements in Islamic World - who want to avenge the atrocities of yore by killing and maiming all the non - muslims, the present debate is unnecessary. As this story is being shown on TV in USA, the Old Aryan saying "Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam" = 'World is My Oyster' comes out as true. Thanks.

The Weakest LinkBy: Raja | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 18:45:12 PM Reply | Forward It is pathetic, that Mr. Wood tried to prove that Aryans came from out of India by using the word 'Soma' used in Vedas and that Somaras made out of Soma tree which are grown in Afganistan. It is so stupid.There are a lot more important words used in the Vedas, which have relevance to the Hinduism, Somaras is definitely NOT an important word in the Vedas. Mr. Wood needs to understand that from the people who study Vedas like Shankaracharya, definitely NOT any Western Scholars or any products of JNU (Commie Historians).He should been talking of Saraswati river and not Indus river (the existence of Saraswati river and civilization around has been proved too.)This for information of some who think Hindu word comes from Indus. Hindu religion's real name is 'Satana Dharma' and it was followed by all the people on the East of Hindukush mountain and hence the people living on the Eact of that mountain were called 'Hindus'.

Re-Weakest Link!!!By: Rajesh | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 21:20:53 PM Reply | Forward Raja, r u a comadian. If you disagree with JNU scholars, answer them with academic refutations. Don't fight on the street. Grow-up man. Granted that your past was soooo great, explain how did u reach at the present woth fo much corruption, injustice, illiteracy, pocerty, crime, caste system, sati!!! etc.

Re- Weakest Link and weakest thinkingBy: Raj | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 21:09:45 PM Reply | Forward Ha Raja ji. Sankaracharya taught that everything is maya. Teh why ou are crying. Why blaming JNU then? Sab maya hai. Rona mat.

Wasted TimeBy: Arjun | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 18:41:16 PM Reply | Forward This just shows how stupid we Indians are. Instead of trying to find ways to clean up the filth that occurs in our cities, the corruption that exist in our public services and so many other other factors that weigh us down we are willing to spend a lot of time on some people who have built their wealth in a foriegn country and just want to stimulate unnecessary discussions. Strip them of their wealth and the protection that these foriegn countries have given them and they will sing a different song. Get back to basics my friends - this will not stave off job losses or poverty in this speldid country of ours.

NRI's at least concern By: shridhar | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 20:00:58 PM Reply | Forward NRI's at least concern about glory of India,by intellectually presenting facts about history of India as well as donating millions of dollars for real NGO's.while ur hidding ur cowardingness under cover of jobs and poverty.How much donation have u make to remove poverty or create jobs? are you jealous about finacial ewell to do NRI's? get real! do some seva activities.

AMTBy: Prashant | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 18:40:13 PM Reply | Forward Your own Balu Gangu Tilak believed it. He even went of further to describe the hindus originated from central asia by giving same proof guess what Vedas. Why dont you guys translate vedas in local languages and publish them so that normal people could read and interpret themselves rather than some selfish caste always intepreting it the way they want depending on what they want.

Tilak By: shridhar | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 20:10:04 PM Reply | Forward Lokmanya Tilak wrote'Artic Home in Veda" before dicovery of MohanJo Daro and Harappa and whatever available resources.Since Tilak was scholar,He would have glad to correct himself.H ealso mentioned that pralay took place before 75,000 yrs and Aryan compose Vedas before the pralay.will you acceptthat theory? Vedas have been translate in many languages.but you need to understand proper meaning of certain terms,like Gau ( as Cow and Indriya,ie senses).Varna is colour as well as tendency or mind set.caste systeme is a socialological formation, nothing to do with Vedas.Pl do not settle ur caste anger with Aryan civilisation.

AMTBy: vijay | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 19:10:40 PM Reply | Forward This mail is objectionable since the person does not seem to know, forget respect a prominent national leader whose name was Bal Gangadhar Tilak and not 'Balu Gangu Tilak'. Note that Gangadhar was the first name of Tilak's father!This was the name of a leader whom even Gandhiji respected.It is a shame that Expressindia has not found anything objectionable in it although it is quite agressive on censoring readers' views otherwise.

Stories are storiesBy: Raj | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 18:38:59 PM Reply | Forward If Aryans can believe the story by Valmiki and Vyasan, why do they have a problem with this story? Don't we Indians love stories. let us make Micheal Wood a god. The problem will be over.

MICHAEL WOOD'S DEROGATORY DOCUMENTARYBy: M.Arun | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 18:34:55 PM Reply | Forward Michel Wood's documentary 'The Story of India' is a calculated political mischief with devastating ulterior motives - i.e. to disturb the harmony among all the communities within India. Historically the early man was hunter, gatherer. This was the universal truth of the beginning of human civilization throughout the world. While the ancestors of the present westerners were living in the caves as hunter-gatherers the ancestors of present day people of India were highly advanced. They had developed writing, composed hymns/ vedas in praise of God; this is the oldest (much older than Genesis, Exodus) record to show the submission of people (Hindus) to God

HinusBy: Velan | Tuesday , 13 Jan '09 18:29:48 PM Reply | Forward Hindu,Hello everyone....Indian history is too old and mantras vedas are done in the past where we doesnt have proper date.People of other coutries know that mother of all country is India,,,,this is not the Statement by me.........it is the remark which a french expert has been made a long back.Saying 'Namah suryaya chandraya mangalaya budhyacha.......this is the mantra which is used By most hindus as early morning prayers....... there is no date for this....which described names all the planets in our solar system...... there are some people who cannot tolerate these type of true things that india had in the past.they simply make idiotic depiction saying thy are from here and there.No hindus Have never moved for anything anywhere in this world for the sake of leaving and there is n o history indi invaded any country for the sake of leaving and using resurces like other portion of the people.we are hindus.

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