Rewriting Hindu History-How do they do it
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HOW DO THEY DO IT? CONTROVERSIES IN HINDU HISTORY<br />
M.M.Ninan<br />
Acharyas<br />
According to trad<strong>it</strong>ion of Sringeri Matha, Adi Sankara was<br />
born in the 14 th year of Vikrama Saka. There are four<br />
possible Vikramad<strong>it</strong>yas.<br />
1. Sri Harsha Vikramad<strong>it</strong>ya - 6th century BCE<br />
2. Vikramad<strong>it</strong>ya of Malwa - 1st century BCE<br />
3. Gupta Vikramad<strong>it</strong>ya - 4th Century A.D<br />
4. Badami Vikramad<strong>it</strong>ya - 7th Century A.D (654-81)<br />
That will leave us no defin<strong>it</strong>e choice.<br />
No Tamil or Sanskr<strong>it</strong> l<strong>it</strong>erature before 19th century Speaks<br />
of Kanchi Mutt , which shows there was no mutt during that<br />
period.<br />
See also<br />
http://controversialhistory.blogspot.com/2009/06/myths-ofkanchi-kamakoti-peetam.html<br />
for details of other mythical<br />
claims of Kanchi Math.<br />
We can thus see how the attempt of the Madathipathi’s to<br />
pre date Sankara to Pre-Christian period is based on<br />
confusing the details to overcome the historical real<strong>it</strong>ies.<br />
The placement of Sankara in the 8 th C AD closes all gaps.<br />
We should remember that Nambudiri trad<strong>it</strong>ion starts in<br />
Kerala by the 7 th C AD or later according to the present<br />
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