Comments on: The Story of India

By: GoriGirl

GoriGirl — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:01:52 +0000

Thanks, MadGenius, both for the compliment and the book recommendation! I'll add it to my (sadly, extensive) list of books that I need to read.

By: MadGenius

MadGenius — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:20:18 +0000

hi gorigirl,

stumbled on your blog – it's smashing!

you might be interested in this – http://www.amazon.com/India-History-John-Keay/d...

i'm indian, and i think it's the best short introduction to india out there. i'd recommend it to quite a few who'd commented earlier.

By: Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:00:10 +0000

Am-Mallu, how did we get from PBS's STORY OF INDIA , the Aryan Migration Theory and Hare Krishnas to “creationism”??????????

By: Amreekan_Mallu

Amreekan_Mallu — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:14:38 +0000

The difference is that scientific theories are testable and is accepted by the scientific community only after considerable testing. I don't think creationism is a testable hypotheses, and that probably was Aditya's point.

By: Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:58:08 +0000

Everything in science is a theory so that's not saying much…

By: Aditya

Aditya — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:09:35 +0000

Actually, the Aryan migration theory is pretty well established in academia.

Migrations out of India being the source of western civilization is much a “theory” as creationism is.

By: Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:45:09 +0000

Regarding "AIT", Wood did not say "invasion" did he? I thought it was "migration".

Whereas the theory of a great invasion holds no proof and is speculatory at best, migrations both in and out of India were possible, feasible and probable, as well as being the new terminology used in Acedemia for at least last 10 years. So it's AMT - aryan migration theory.

No one can deny that there has been migrations going on in that part of the world since pre-historic times.

Whether a group of people who called themselves "aryans" migrated into what we presently call "India", is just a theory. The theory that Aryans originated in India and migrated out is also a theory.

What happened is that migrations have taken place both in AND out for millenias and these in and out migrations created new cultures.

By: aryan_invasion_theory

aryan_invasion_theory — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:46:46 +0000

http://www.gosai.com/chaitanya/saranagati/html/...

By: gorigirls_ftw

gorigirls_ftw — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:40:33 +0000

This would be a good read

http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?na...

By: Andhra Bhoja

Andhra Bhoja — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:25:15 +0000

Come on Aditya…Dont be a shame to India..and a big suck up to the Gore chamde waley…Aryan Invasion theory is a Myth…THERE IS NO PROOF…do you get it…
It really pisses me off when my fellows Indians dont even care to do enough research on the topic…forget the Sangh Parivar link…there are innumerable sites which have detailed information if you care to read…

You cant have rudra symbol in Indus valley and RUdra mentioned all over vedas without any link between…Think!!!

By: Aditya

Aditya — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:18:21 +0000

Dude… you linked to Sangh Parivar… they are the very definition of Hindu Revisionists… arguably, the Hindu equivalent of Jamaat-e-Islami…

By: slyky

slyky — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:00:30 +0000

im acutally buddhist..but nice try =)

By: Gori Girl

Gori Girl — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:48:17 +0000

Aditya’s comment regarding slyky (he’s too busy playing FIFA ’09 to write it out himself): “this is an example of Hindu revisionists.” Then he shook his head and went back to playing against Valencia.

By: slyky

slyky — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:47:06 +0000

http://www.sanghparivar.org/blog/rkm/hindu-group-in-america-objects-to-the-story-of-india

By: slyky

slyky — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:38:59 +0000

I’m Indian and overall I enjoyed watching a westerner’s take on India. I appreciate his passion for India. I googled Mr. Wood and he named his daughter Jyoshti.. he & his wife adore India. However, I didn’t like him presenting the discredited aryan invasion theory… this theory has been widely discredited. the aryans originated from India. there is a wealth of info supporting this which i’m sure u all are aware of. the harappan civilization preceded the time of the rig veda.. if there was some type of invasion, this civilization like most conquered peoples would have documented this.. the chants, customs etc of the aryans resembled those of the harappans hence making it impossible that the aryans were foreign to india. more over the aryans rode chariots, which would not make it through the highly mountainous terrain of the hindu kush. this invasion theory arose around the time of the british invasion which was asserted to justify their power in India… besides this I enjoyed Wood’s appreciation for India. he pointed out many good things i.e. india was always a bureaucracy before the brits making reference to highly systematic irrigation ways in so india. also in the last segment around the time of brit invasion, he pointed out in the end that india will always be a proserous nation b/c of the ability of its ppl to absorb and come up with new ideas. great guy im sure he’ll reach moksha!!