Comments on: The Story of India

By: Made in china

Made in china — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:26:31 +0000

So they will be showing about the times after the Harappan civilization vanished?

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By: amreekandesi

amreekandesi — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:28:31 +0000

@Nita – I too have the same feeling. Will update once the series is done.

@Amit – It is an interesting show for sure. They will cover a lot of the recent history, right up to India’s independence, and some more.

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By: amit

amit — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:26:55 +0000

Fascinating!! So they will be showing about the times after the Harappan civilization vanished?

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By: lata

lata — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:41:31 +0000

Hey,
its nothing new.there is always a tendency to own what others have achieved specially the developed west. But the reality is reality and needs tobe pointed out.

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By: Nita

Nita — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:22:16 +0000

I just hope they also explain why our civilisation went into a downspin in the 1800′s, when India was the richest land mass in the world. Why do I have a feeling that they won’t!!

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By: amreekandesi

amreekandesi — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:32:08 +0000

@Tom – Thanks!

@Mysoul – Good point about west centric vs east centric. Everybody likes to present things the way they view them, which might not be consistent. I will need to do some reading to learn more about these topics, so cant really comment more on the genuineness of this story of India.

@My3- I saw the second episode yesterday and got the feeling that it was very disconnected, like they miss out big chunks of history altogether. I too will have a better opinion once the series is done.

@Kiran – I read this interesting quote by ambrose bierce

“God alone knows the future, but only an historian can alter the past”

@Dev – I hope they telecast the show in Canada as well. Otherwise there are the DVDs! There is a book as well.

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By: Dev

Dev — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:41:14 +0000

Sounds interesting! I will check if I can see these episodes on my cable TV in Montreal, Canada. As for Aryan theory, no matter what many recent historians claim, aryan invasion theory makes the most sense to me. But, as you also mentioned, nobody really knows or can ever know what really happened.

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By: Kiran

Kiran — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:00:10 +0000

I would catch the series and comment I don’t like the idea of misinforming or omitting. It’s history, and it should be reported rightly.

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By: My3

My3 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:47:15 +0000

I will comment after the end of the series. But my son a history buff was none too impressed with parts of it. He was not happy with the omission of River Saraswathi and the arrival of the Aryans. As soon as he heard the word he rolled his eyes But it was fun and the Russian archeologist who is considered like a God among historians discovering a new dig was just great.
So Somas to you and chat with you when the series finishes.

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By: Mysoul

Mysoul — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:19:23 +0000

“Aryans left little mark in the DNA of India, but influenced the culture and language of ancient India.” Hmm…I have doubts about someone coming from outside.. I am not sure but some of the “myths” I have heard from Older people makes me think that it wasnt a myth cause its a more plausible explanation since the recent discovery of dried up Saraswathi. But, the West has to tell the story from a West Centric mentality, just like I like telling from the East Centric mentality.

The program here is at 3 AM. guess I will get the DVD from the Library.

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