Rewriting Hindu History-How do they do it
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
HOW DO THEY DO IT? CONTROVERSIES IN HINDU HISTORY<br />
M.M.Ninan<br />
• history too has also been rewr<strong>it</strong>ten seriously. If you<br />
had gone to the Vedic Foundation web s<strong>it</strong>e, you will<br />
be happy to see that Indian civilisation is 1.9 million<br />
years old. I wonder who was around that time in<br />
India but anyway <strong>they</strong> say <strong>it</strong> is that old.”<br />
• If <strong>it</strong> was just Vedic then many things like the worship<br />
of goddess Kali would not be part of present day<br />
<strong>Hindu</strong>ism. Or <strong>they</strong> would say that the ancient<br />
sacrifices or yagnas did not involve any animal<br />
sacrifice. As if nobody knows what goes on in<br />
Kalighat (a temple in Kolkata where goats used to<br />
be sacrificed until a few years ago) or Kathmandu<br />
(cap<strong>it</strong>al of Nepal, the only <strong>Hindu</strong> king<strong>do</strong>m in the<br />
world) every day.<br />
For example, among the "corrections" suggested is a clear<br />
attempt to deny the integral<strong>it</strong>y of the caste system in<br />
ancient India;<br />
62
Change language