Tag: Bhagwan S Gidwani

  • March of the Aryans

    Bhagwan S Gidwani

    I feel a little conflicted about this book – on one side, it is wonderful to read a perspective on the dawn of civilisation and the kind of denizens our land had, but on the other, this is clearly a work of fiction, and the author himself states that his sources are not any written ones, but oral traditional memory from different parts of the world. It is clearly aimed at debunking the Aryan invasion theory, and tries to show that the Aryans had merely returned to their place of origin after traveling to many parts of the world.

    In addition to demolishing the invasion theory, the author also tries to show that the Dravidian culture was not really independent in origin, but that civilisations on the Ganga, Sindhu-Saraswati, and other regions all had a common point from which they all emanated. (more…)

  • Raw Hatred

    i had to express my feelings about monday mornings, hence the title…another lil quote comes to mind, forgot where i heard it, ” i love mornings, but i wish they came later in the day”….was an okay weekend, went shopping , there was a sale at ‘weekender’,and saw ‘little nicky’ on star…. loved the movie; anybody, any ideas where i can get the soundtrack….it rocks… plus, the special appearance by ozzie was cool….. adam sandler has given a wonderful performance, total timepass movie…
    Registered on an online scrabble site, easy interface, but, if in India,connectivity is a lil issue….i have finally got the book i ordered on rediff…”india Unbound” by Gurcharan Das, will intro you guys to it in tomorrow’s post…Have included a new lil thingie down below, on the right, its a deathclock, check it out, but i claim no responsibility for feelings of euphoria, desperation, depression etc…hehe
    i read patrix’ blog today, check it out, its worth a read….i liked the hinduism post, so am including a line on hindutva, which i think i picked up from ‘the return of the aryans’, had written down a lot of stuff from that book, will have to trace it now… its written by bhagwan s gidwani, the same guy who scripted the tv serial “the sword of tipu sultan”…..nyways this is what it says abt hindutva “Hinduism is a law of life, not a dogma, its aim is not to create a creed, but a character; and its goal is to achieve perfection through varied spiritual knowledge which rejects nothing and yet refines everything through continuous testing…..”
    from today on, i am gonna post interesting facts about the times in 1500’s in
    manuscrypts trivia
    Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.