We will always be slaves. Slaves of our own imaginations and slaves of our past. I have a question, the forefathers that we are all talking about never new anything like an India or a Hindustan existed, until the mughals or the britishers came. India was defined by the mughals and then the British. They added to and became a part of the Indian culture.
No doubt they took their pound of flesh from us, but they also enriched and created this nation, which we are fighting for. If you do not believe it, then look around the country and you will see that most monuments and culture, educational system, roads, infrastructure etc are a legacy of these "Invaders". There is nothing to suggest that anything great existed before them, probably because we were all split into small, miniscule independent nations.
So Mr. Francois Gautier, i do not know which country and people you talk about, and frankly i do not think that you understand India or its History, or maybe you know it so well that you can manipulate it to your own benefit. Got the clue??? But yes you do understand Indians very well, like the britishers and other invaders, you do know our weaknesses. Divide and Rule is comin back....we have a blast from the past.
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by sandeep rane on Feb 16, 2007 05:38 PM Permalink
it is not that these invaders defined this country. it was in exsistance long before they came. what you say is absolute wrong. better get your history lessons repeated.it was know as bharath.and had a rich heritage and culture.
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by adfasd asdasd on Feb 16, 2007 05:39 PM Permalink
Thank you sir... pray tell me the name of the kings and dyansties who ruled "BHARATH"
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by Vasant Sivashanmugam on Feb 16, 2007 06:15 PM Permalink
I agree with your views. We should stand united and redefine what India is. Religion should make people tolerant and differentiate them from the beasts. Anybody who harms a fellow human who harms a fellow human in the name of religion will defeat the purpose of religion.
Every person has the right to express. I hope the author's expression is not to targeted to increase hatred amongst us. History should be remembered and not repeated.
Let us create vibrant India and show the world how people of multiple religion and race live in harmony.
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by adfasd asdasd on Feb 16, 2007 06:35 PM Permalink
Thank you SIr...i know that there are many like minded, sane and non-pseudosecularists Indians around....its only that we need to come together, unite and make this India a sone ki chidiya again...which by the way it was until the 17th century
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by vikas pai on Feb 16, 2007 05:27 PM Permalink
Dear adfasd,
I think you are wrong in saying that moghuls defined India and created structures and monuments. Moghuls never ruled entire India that we know today. It was British. Moghul never built structures other than mosques on destroyed temples. Haddappa-Mohenadaro was not built by moghuls. Moghuls destroyed many of Indian structures the way they did in Afganistan. Look at countries beyond Pakistan. Mughals have not built any significant structure where they came from. Open your eyes to real history. Read more of world history and if possible Quran to understand Moghul mentality.
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by adfasd asdasd on Feb 16, 2007 05:38 PM Permalink
My dear fellow, please do not be blinded....you are okay with british but not with Moghuls...
I think i should not comment...but still for the love of my country
but mohenjo daro was 5000 years back...and probably they were not the hindus you think yourself to be... Also most of North India is dotted by monuments which are not mosques and created by Moghuls...
Please do not comment out of blind rage or hatred, but think of this world from a wider perspective....
Finally yes Aurangzeb ruled about 80% of current India and Pakistan...
Finally a rejoinder i am not a fan of Aurangzeb and want him to be damned as i would for any other tyrant....
We had many tyrants even before mughals...but probably we do not want to know their history.... Right Mr Francois????
Our ignorance is bared when we think about mughals and think about them being beyond Pakistan, Mughals ruled samarkand(now afghanistan), pakistan and India...
Finally please do not talk about Quran....it is a book that goes far beyond your's and mine inetellects....
