Hinduism: What Really Happenned in India (PDF) - Oration

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FOREWORD
Prof. M.M. Ninan in his present work `Hinduism – What Really Happened in India'
provides an in-depth analysis of the emergence of Hinduism as a religion and its present
form of existence. In his own words Hinduism was evolved, ` by the dominant class in
each period by interpreting, deviating, changing, correcting, molding, manipulating,
modifying and integrating various aspects of religion and even god to suit the political
menu'.
Quoting from research materials and archeological findings Prof. Ninan elucidates in
detail the origin of Aryan tribes, their migration to India, the creation of Vedas, the
amalgamation of concepts of god by taking and interpolating them with existing texts,
the development of Sanskrit language and the like.
How the Aryan invasion broke the fabric of indigenous society in India is a matter of
great interest. After the arrival of Aryans the non- Aryans gradually became sub
humans in Indian society. Quoting from Prof. Uthaya Naidu it says, ` the prevention of
learning and destruction of temples belonging to pre-brahminic religions like Saivism,
Sakthism and Tantrism and their replacement with Vedist and Vaishnava mandirs
gradually led to the collapse of the indigenous communities.
Sanskrit as a language was developed between 100 AD to 150 AD from Prakrit and
other languages. The inscriptions of Sanskrit language are available only from 5th
century AD on wards. This is evidenced by the fact that apart from portions of Vedas,
which were not written in Sanskrit, all other Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas, and
Puranas were written in Sanskrit only after 100 A.D.
The God concepts like Prajapati and Krishna have taken a lot from other historical
religions. Prajapati, which depicts the ultimate sacrifice of God, has definite Christian
influence. Similarly several aspects of Krishna.
The historical, linguistic, archeological and architectural facts in the book equip
the reader to enter into a fruitful dialogue with the adherents of Hinduism. The book
reveals the horizon of thinking of Prof. Ninan a Physicist turned theologian and
challenges readers to participate in serious discourses.
Rev. Sunny George
Philadelphia, PA19115
09/18/2003