New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11

SOME PECULIAR INDIAN CUSTOMS.

HABITS AND PRACTICES.

AND MlAN4N'r VI FEW .i4+NRN
HABITS AND PRACTICES.
The following is printed from an advance copy
Of the first article published by the new Oriental
Department Of tie Thcosophical Society in
America The author is a learned Brahmin and
member of the Philosophical Society, now in
Philadelphia, who has been sent on a special
mission T. the United States by the Rajlh Of
Jodporc, India:
Aryavarta is that land now called India Instead
Of using the term Hindu have taken the word nya-
vara in this title Intentionally and with what seems
70 me 70 bc a good reason. Although some Of ms
cornrymcn have given their approval to the use OF
Il Hindu a. a proper designation for u.s. yet it i, true
that mi, lille given to Us by the Molanmcdan
conqucror, rs one Of contempt AID meaning black.
bad. thief" and ]. therefore do not think 1t
should he used other ought to come into
vogue more representative OF or descent, Of our
Ideals Of our ancient state toward which we ever
strive. "Arya7 means wise noble" and Arya-
vara the land OF the wise Other names are
Bharata Varsla the land OF the Bharata. for Narsha
is a division region, and Inndustan of which In"
means the sun. lndu" the moon, and "Stan' a place
or country. having reference to the solar and lunar
dyn1-iioS of India. The MuS~ulmars came and took
our country and called us Hindu: the English followed
and retained the name calling the country India.
But these names are not found in Tie Ncda the
Vpanl-laG~ the Purana> =" >ha-ra>. or any other
OF OR sacred lohs; but there the is Aryavarta.
Blarata Narsha, otherwise. II IS OF course quite
possible that the NOhammedanS, having no sympathy
with any Of traditions. very carelessly or lnten
uonally used the term Hindu.
MI peoples nave thc'F habi's ana custom Nhich
are nearly always the natural result Oh ue icHs'n
and philosophy ~ The bottom OF their tlouclt-. II
they have 10 religion II their own--as. for instance.
the European ard American nations whose religions
borrowed from semitic races, else are absent
Ucf hHyIt' ana customs are eeheIalN "i mNed
character Bat IN an Old country Hh" Myarara or
lhdia which FOR 80 many centuries mas hdd religion
aud philosophy peculiarly it> o"n, IN" study Of Ito
habit and customs growing from HAT must bee Of in
tcTcst and value And especially In India for another
rcaecnthat is, here are found the old habits and Gus
toms Of pas untouched los foreign furnces. side b.
side almost with Others taken M or imposed by force
from The coHqucror'N CIVILIZATION Huch study ~
th, would recommend 70 all true theo>'phist' who
desire 80 ci large their conceptions Of human brother
hood by becoming better acquainted than hitherto with
my people who wcr, once called hv Engli-hurn II
education and .ur,po-rd intelligence "bl1chamoor,
hcathcn" and Other oppsob-l,., name. A. fYr the
present OCCASION VIII not Dc able n tire limits ~ tn,
first paper 10 say all that should Ic said or perhap,,
cycu al that the title Of the paper seem, 20 suggest or
demand what VIII D. don, g. tn .pc-,,l - yoI a- q
brother the. sophi-t rs son ~ Blaatl Var-h about
some II the habits and custom, pa. and present my
country.
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