From: indu@iss700.Columbia.NCR.COM ()
Subject: Re: RSS ( Culture & Heritage )
Originator: indu@iss700
Organization: NCR Corp, E&M-Columbia, Columbia, SC
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 92 19:35:46 GMT

To: kannan@lamar.ColoState.EDU
Subject: Re: RSS ( MP Government's Silent revolution in Education)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian

In article <Sep06.041250.22719@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> you write:
>In article <1992Sep5.170704@IASTATE.EDU> porayath@IASTATE.EDU (Rajiv Porayath) writes:
>
>>        Unless we agree on the word cultural aspects of Indian civilization
>>this discussion will not yield any conclusion.What I gather from the cultural
>>aspects of Indian civilization means the culture of Indian society dating back
>>to BC before the advent of either islam or christanity.This goes back to the
>>vedas,gita,ram,Krishna,buddha ,mahavir,ashoka etc.All of which originated in
>>India and flourished here.I do not include the culture that developed elsewhere
>>and made its way to India.
>
>I'm curious to know why "culture" that originated outside current Indian 
>borders and got assimilated into the Indian fabric must be excluded from the
>umbrella of "Indian culture". 

   For we are talking about Indian culture. And secondly, who are those
   who were assimilated in the Indian Fabric? If they were really assimilated
   then why were they so Anti-Indian, destroying existing cultural landmarks,
   humiliating Indians by tooth and nail?  Those who were assimilated were
   Jews, Parsis and Invading groups like Hunas, Shakas ( those who didnot 
   like to return back). What do we talk about the Cancers which neither 
   could live or get absorbed into the National stream?  And defenitely not
   Muslims. 

>
>Also wondering why events that occured before the advent of Islam or 
>Christianity must be favored over the influences of the last two thousand
>years in deciding what is Indian. 

   If influences of last 2000 thousand years were to be forgotten, we lose 
   some of our valuable heritage, starting from Sathavahanas, Sungas, 
   philosophies like Dwaita, Advaita, Vishita Advaita, saints like
   Shankara, Ramanuja, Chaitanya, 10 Gurus of Sikhism, to Ramakrishna, 
   Aurobindo, Vivekanada, Dayananda   and Galaxy of other Visionaries.
   Atleast the BJP is not having any intentions to forget these, rather it is 
   the other way round. They are trying to provide more insight into  these
   Aspects.

   These Historical, Political, Cultural, Religious, Social impacts cannot
   be Overlooked. That is what the Present modifications in Education system 
   are intending to do, to give a Proper view of OUR culture. 

   ( If there were PARASITES, then the parasites and their effect needs to 
     be removed. We cannot CLING BACK TO THESE PARASITES AND SAY, THEY HAVE 
    ASSIMILATED WITH OUR BLOOD...  :-)

   When we talk about  our culture, we talk about Indian Culture ONLY. Other 
   events of Invasions on India do not represent our culture and our faiths.
   They are events to Undermine this Society and its Heritage.  And these 
   should be Acknowledged that way.
 
   As a matter of fact, these influences should also be studied with a 
   Nationalistic view and Approach to truth. 

>kannan


-Indu.
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