Reading Rajeev's article above and the reader's posts below, I get the distinct impression that as Indians we : 1. Are quick to critize and reluctant in praise 2. Quick to spot anything which hurts our sentiments and slow to accept any praise that is showered on us. Are we being cynical or is there a feeling amongst urban Indians that taking praise/optimism expressed at it's face value is somewhat ingnoble/foolish. Do we have to search for demons even when someone is telling us that we scrwed up in the past and the future is turning out better? Some people are expressing doubts on Kaveri delta vs Godavari delta. It is just a reflection of the insecurity of the telugu person I presume he wants his lands name to be mentioned in the article prominently. Assuming it were mentioned then the comment would be on something else.
RE:I get the impression
by kumar on Jan 31, 2007 12:39 PM Permalink
yes, i agree with what you say. if we mention every great civilization in India then we would have to mention every single subgroup. Its may also hard to trust a fellow indian who says one civilization was greater than the next just because they might have ulterior motive to make their own people sound better.
What we can go with is (unbiased) international studies and most have agreed that the Kaveria Delta was prominent. Besides the Tamil civilization is known all over the world so would there be anything wrong with saying that the Chola empire was one of the best in India. Not all kingdoms were born equal. We should be proud (including non-Tamilians) of this Chola empire because it is INDIAN
(by the way, I am not Tamil, just mentioning it before everyone assumes i am degenerating other people)
