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  • Meaning Of Bharat India ‘ Where The Sun Delights Firstly’

    Treasures of Hinduism can be found in the Vedas, Puranas,Ithihasas Ramayana and Mahabharatha.

    Unfortunately many of us do not know Sanskrit.

    Many assume that it is an arcane and difficult language.

    This myth has been perpetrated to ensure we do not find our roots.

    At least now we can try learning Sanskrit, bedrock of our Identity and Culture.

    Most of the references to identify places, events in History this blog publishes is because of these treasures.

    The Kishkinda and Sundara Kanda of Ramayana provides information about Historical refetences to Geographical locations and Indian presence around the world.

    I have written on Nazca Lines of Peru, Cooke’s island,Americas and many more.

    Be it history,philosophy,science or arts, you will find them in tgese texts.

    Now to the point of the Name Bharat given to India.

    It is assumed to be named after Bharata,First Emperor of Jambudweepa.

    He was the son of Sakunthala and Dhushyanta and was tutored by Sage Viswamitra.

    It is stated that the name Bharat is derived from the name of Emperor Bharata.

    Somehow I was not really convinced by the explanation.

    True Puranas, Ramayana , Mahabharatha and other texts refer to the landmass as Bharata.

    Again there is a distinction.

    Bharatavarsha and Bharata kanda.

    Entire landmass was referred to as Bharatavarsha, while the Indian landmass was designated as Bharata Kanda.

    Check Sankalpa by Brahmins.

    JAMBHU DWEEPE BHARATHA VARSHE BHARATHA KANDE

    There is no sense in mentoring Bharata twice.

    While the first one refers to the landmass in Jambu Dweepa, Island of Jambhu trees, the Kande refers to the territory ruled by Emperor Bharata.

    Hinduism has never been the one to name places after personalities.

    All Concepts have their roots in Philosophy, Universal Facts, mostly relating to Astronomy.

    Years in Hindu calendar denote qualities of the year in question, that is the general predictions for the year.

    On checking up facts on the name of Bharata, I found that the name Bharata is from the attribute of the landmass India.

    The landmass is the place which enjoys the first rays of the sun.

    Even today we call the far eastern countries as land of the Rising Sun, Japan.

    Read the refrence in Ramayana, Kishkinda Kanda.

    ‘ ‘उत्तरेण परिक्रम्य जंबू द्वीपम् दिवाकरः |
    दृश्यो भवति भूयिष्ठम् शिखरम् तन् महोच्छ्रयम् || ४-४०-५९

    59. divaakaraH = day-maker [Sun]; jambuu dviipam uttareNa parikramya = to Jambu Dwiipa, by north, on circling; mahat ucChrayam tat shikharam = zenithal, that, pinnacle; [praapya = on reaching];bhuuyiSTham dR^ishyaH bhavati = by far, discernable, he will be.

    “The Sun is by far discernable in Jambu Dwiipa when he rises on this zenithal pinnacle Saumanasa, after he had circled the Jambu Dwiipa in a northerly route. [4-40-59]

    The sunrises in the East on the peak of this Saumanasa which is on the zenith of Udaya Mountain. Then he traverses above Jambu Dwiipa, Indian Subcontinent, including South-East Asia, and sets in the West on the mountains called asta adri, ‘ the Sunset Mountain.’ Then he courses northerly on the other side of the globe via Mt. Meru in heavens at the other side of Jambu Dwiipa, only to rise again on this Mt. Sunrise. As Jambu Dwiipa, the subcontinent lies southerly to that heavenly Mt. Meru, and down East-South of Saumanasa, this subcontinent can happily see the First Sun, daily. This gives raise to the Indian name of India, that is Bhaarata, bhaa rataH Sun, delights…’ The place where the Sun delights firstly, that is bhaarata...’

    Reference and citation.

    Excellent site for rare information on Ramayan and Sanatana Dharma.

    http://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/kish/sarga40/kishkindha_5F40_frame.htm

  • Bharatavarsha Is Not India

    Recently I came across a research paper by a Russian researcher on the history of the world that it was Russia which gave  the Vedas, The Vimanas, Philosophy And the sciences to the world and not India.

    I was not surprised.

    Because,

    The Vedas were composed in the Arctic,

    Shiva with his son Ganesha left India through the western part of India, traveled through the western world before arriving at the Arctic to compose the Rig Veda .

    He returned to India with His son through Russia,

    Rig Vedic  Swasthik Mandala City is found in Arkaim, Russia,

    Siberians worship Ayur Devatas,(many Hindus are not aware of these Devathas!)

    Krishna’s son Pradhyumna founded the city of Port Baijn,

    Russia was called Sthree varsha, Land of women ,ruled by women,

    Lake Baikal is Vaikanasa Theertha,

    Indra’s city Amravathi was in Russia,

    Russian Veda is Santi Veda

    Caspian sea is the Kashyap Sagar……

    and there is another puzzle,

    In Sankalpa,which a Hindu recites, which  points out where he is when he performs his duties (please read my article on this, Sankalpa, Geo-tagging),  States,

    ‘

    Aadhya Brahmanah,

    Dwdheeya Paraarthe,

    Swetha Varaha Kalpe,

    Vaivaswatha Manvantare,

    Astavikum Sathi tha me.

    Kali Yuge,

    Pradhame padhe.

    Jambooth Dweepe,

    Bharata Varshe,

    Bharata Kande,

    Merooh,…………’

    The point is it is already stated as Bharatha Varshe as a land mass .

    then why the the term Bharatha kande, Bharata’s Continent to indicate India?

    Hindu system of tagging is from the  Bigger to to smaller.

    If Bharatha Kanda is India,Greater India , what is Bharat Varsha?

    It should be a bigger landmass.

    Evidence of super  continents like Pangea, Archea, Rodinia are proved by Geology .

    The land mass was quite huge.

    So the reference to Bharatavarsha is to a larger landmass than Bhartaha Kanda, the land of Bharatha, currently referred to as India.

    Another pointer in this direction is that, it is tradition to say Bharatavarsha, irrespective of here one lives, even if he were to be  in the US, Australia or Europe.

    The answer to the puzzle lies in the description of Bhu Mandala, The Earth.

    ‘

    Bhu Mandala, description of Earth. Hinduism
    Bhu Mandala, description of Earth.

    The region within the shell  is called the Brahmanda, or “Brahma egg.” It contains an earth disk or plane—called Bhu-mandala—that divides it into an upper, heavenly half and a subterranean half, filled with water.Bhu-mandala is divided into a series of geographic features, traditionally called dvipas, or “islands,” varshas, or “regions,” and oceans.

    Earth , Bhu Mandala Projection.
    Earth , Bhu Mandala Projection.

    In the center of Bhu-mandala is the circular “island” of Jambudvipa, with nine varshasubdivisions. These include Bharata-varsha, which can be understood in one sense as India and in another as the total area inhabited by human beings. In the center of Jambudvipa stands the cone-shaped Sumeru Mountain, which represents the world axis and is surmounted by the city of Brahma, the universal creator.

    We begin by discussing the interpretation of Bhu-mandala as a planisphere, or a polar-projection map of the Earth globe. This is the first model given by the Bhagavatam. A stereo-graphic projection is an ancient method of mapping points on the surface of a sphere to points on a plane. We can use this method to map a modern Earth globe onto a plane, and the resulting flat projection is called a planisphere

    Projection of Earth
    Projection of Earth

    We can likewise view Bhu-mandala as a stereo-graphic projection of a globe

    Inner Portion of Bhu Mandala
    Inner Portion of Bhu Mandala

    In India such globes exist. In the example shown here .

    Greater India shown in BhuLoka.
    Greater India shown in BhuLoka.

     the land area between the equator and the mountain arc is Bharata-varsha, corresponding to greater India. India is well represented, but apart from a few references to neighboring places, this globe does not give a realistic map of the Earth. Its purpose was astronomical, rather than geographical..”

    Hence, considering these facts it is reasonable to postulate that the Bharatavarsha encompassed the world and indeed the present Russia was the cradle of Hinduism.

    Bharatha Kanda was a part of Bharatavarsha, which included the present Russia.

    And the home of people in the Bhu Loka was Bharatavarsha.

    I  shall be writing on Jamboodweepa,astronomical projection of the world in Hinduism.

    Reference and Citation.

    Material quoted here is in Public interest and for spreading the scientific base of Sanatana Dharma and no commercial motive is intended

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    Related.

    Sankalpam Geo Tagging

    Super continent Hinduism

     

  • History Content Secular Indians Are Worried About List

    There is an uproar among the self-styled Secular Elite of India about th news of some changes that may be effected in Indian History Text Books.

    Mind you, this is not even finalised.

    Indian National Flag.jpeg
    Indian National Flag.

    These apologists for Secularism, which , in my opinion, is as cowardly as Non ALignment, are raising a uproar hollering that they would accept only facts as History and not historicised Legends-I can not understand this double peak, Can you?

    What are they concerned about the facts that are untrue and fantasies?

    Sanatana Dharma is the name of Hinduism.

    It dates back to , at  least 5000 BC.

    Vedas are the oldest literature available.

    They teach for Humanity, not for a Group.

    They do not advocate either Untouchability casteism.

    That India is the country which never invaded other Countries.

    Indian Sanatana Dharma was practiced in Burma, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia,Vietnam,Cambodia,Laos,Fiji,Japan,New Zealand,Polynesian islands,Australia,Middle East, Turkey,Bulgaria, Rumania,Yugoslavia,Italy,Germany,Rome,Spain, Portugal,France,

    England, Scandinavian Countries,Russia, China,Africa, North America, South America and Central America.

    That Evidence has been found to support these facts.

    That indian texts indicate their proficiency in Physics,Astrophysics ,Quantum Physics,Chemistry, Mathematics, Astronomy, Calculus,Trignometry,Architecture, Music, Dance,Ship Building, Medicine,Cloning,Stem Cell Research,Para Psychology, Psychology, Sociology,Botany, Biology,Space Technology, Space Travel, metallurgy, Water Management,,Linguistics,Agriculture,…….

    * please check my posts on these topics filed under Hinduism, Science, Astrophysics.

    That Lord Ram and Krishna were not figments of imagination as Jesus is, but Historical figures whose existence  is authenticated.

    That Ramayana and Mahabharata were not stories but facts, history.

    Puranas are not non sense but a chronicle of Human evolution..

    That Islam has destroyed temples, raped Indian women, plundered India,

    That the present Muslims were forced to convert to Islam by sword,

    That The Taj  Mahal was built ona Shiva Temple,

    That Vikramaditya ruled the world,

    That Sanskrit is the Mother of all languages and is the most suitable for even the modern computing,

    That tamil, another ancient Indian Language is as old as Sanskrit,

    That india was culturally One,

    That there was no Aryan Invasion,

    That there was no entry of Aryans through the Khyber Pass,

    That Lord Rama’s ancestor Satyavrata Manu migrated to North from the South,

    That the British falsified History,

    That Macaulay introduced english in India to divide the Indians and make them lose their respect for their Culture and Religion,

    That the British committed the genocide of indians, some  one billion Indians.

    That the British carted away indian artefacts,

    That  Max Mueller was a Missionary and misinterpreted the Vedas,

    That indians were converted to christianity and are being converted,

    That Gandhi was not the only one who fought for Indian Independence,

    That the role of Malaviya, Tilak,Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel are suppressed,

    That Nehru was instrumental in creating Jammu and Kashmir problem,

    That Gandhi blackmailed the Government into granting Pakistan, with disproportionate assets,

    That Indira Gandhi was a Russian Mole,….

     

    And more….

    All under the garb of Secularism.

     

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  • Stone Age India Information, Sites, Photos

    Sometime back I saw a post in Tumblr about Hinduism ‘This Shit has happened before’ ridiculing Indian Philosophy and History.

    If there is Shit and it had happened there is nothing wrong in stating the facts, even if it is shit.

    Much before the Western Civilisation was even thought of India, under the Name of Bharat was in Existence as a highly developed Culture.

    I am attempting to present some facts and sites for those who are curious and especially for those who have been brain washed into believing  that it was the West that gave India its Technology and civilised behaviour(?)

    For more,please read posts under India,Hinduism,Indian Philosophy and Astrophysics.

    India.
    India.

    The Stone Age the Stone Age in India begins with the Paleolithic (early Stone Age) and terminates after the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age). The Paleolithic dates back to the geological era of Middle Pleistocene. Paleolithic sites abound in Peninsular India, and are found more prominently at Pallavaram in Tamil Nadu, Hunsgi in Karnataka, Kuliana in Orissa, Didwana in Rajasthan, and Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh.

    Stone Age in India began with Early Stone Age (called Paleolithic) and ended up with the Middle Stone Age (called Mesolithic). Remains of the Homo erectus in the Narmada Valley in Central India show the presence of human life in India since middle Pleistocene, which is around 200,000 to 500,000 years ago.

    The Mesolithic period in Indian subcontinent started around 30,000 years ago, covering a time span of 25,000 years. Bhimbetka Petroglyphs (10 cupules and a single groove) is the oldest (c. 29,000 BCE) known Stone Age art that belongs to first permanent settlement of human being. It is found in Madhya Pradesh, Central India (quartzite Auditorium rock shelter at Bhimbetka). Traces of Neolithic period have been found in Gulf of Khambat in India. Late Neolithic culture was flourished in Indus Valley region from 6000 to 2000 BCE and in southern India from 2800 to 1200 BCE.

    India in the Stone Age .Map.
    Map of Stone Age India.

    Recent genetic research of people across the globe suggests that roughly 45,000 to 20,000 years ago, one of the most dramatic population booms after humanity dispersed from Africa occurred in southern Asia, leading to “the highest population densities in the world in prehistory,” explains Michael Petraglia, an archaeologist at the University of Oxford in England.

    BETTER BLADES: Primitive stone axes, found at the Jwalapuram site in India [top row], dominate until about 38,000 years ago, when the blades became smaller and more sophisticated [bottom row]. Each segment in the scale bar at the bottom represents one centimeter. Image: Kurnool District Archaeological Project.

    After studying mitochondrial data from people in India and neighboring regions, Petraglia and archaeologist Ravi Korisettar of Karnatak University in Dharwad, India, and their collaborators refined the timing of this population boom to between 35,000 and 28,000 years ago. “Why this population expansion happened is a bit of a mystery,” Petraglia says.

    To investigate both the potential causes and effects of this population boom, Petraglia and his colleagues scoured existing archaeological evidence in south Asia. They found that whereas 153 sites of human occupation were found dating back to the middle Paleolithic, or roughly 300,000 years ago, past studies had uncovered some 400 sites dating back to the late Paleolithic, or about 40,000 to 10,000 years ago. The researchers suggest the greater number of late Paleolithic sites support the genetic suggestions of a population boom.

    After delving into a site at Jwalapuram in southern India, which has preserved artifacts spanning the past 78,000 years, the scientists also discovered signs of technological innovation at roughly the same time as the population boom. Until 38,000 years ago, blades made of stone flakes were squat or relatively large. But afterward a new kind of blade came to the forefront—small, elongated “microliths” just four centimeters in length or less, with triangular, crescent or trapezoidal shapes. Similar findings were seen during the population boom at the Patne site on the west coast of India and at the Fa Hien Cave site in Sri Lanka.(scientific american)

    Palaeolithic Age.

    Palaeolithic India.
    Local workers sift through Paleolithic deposits at the Billa Surgam Caves of Andhra Pradesh, first excavated in the 19th century. Now, as then, aggressive bees occasionally threaten the excavation. The caves were once thought to hold Upper Paleolithic deposits–a conclusion that an international team of archaeologists is questioning. (Samir S. Patel)

    The great alchemy of prehistoric archaeology is the way it conjures our story–of modern humans, that is–from bits of stone and bone. But the tale of our evolution and migration to every corner of the planet is filled with gaps and guesswork. Scholars have been trying for decades to make sense of it. Much of their focus for the Middle and Upper Paleolithic eras, from roughly 250,000 to 30,000 years ago, has been on Africa, Europe, and the Levant (eastern Mediterranean). University of Oxford archaeologist Mike Petraglia sees an injustice there, which he and a diverse team of researchers from three continents are working to rectify. Specifically, they believe that India deserves a central place in our understanding of the Paleolithic. Their evidence suggests that modern humans arrived there rather early and thrived under some unusually grim conditions.

    The Mesolithic sites far outnumber the Paleolithic ones, and are located all over the country. Synonymous with the advanced hunting, fishing, and food-gathering economy, Mesolithic usually corresponds to the immediate post-Pleistocene or early Holocene (about 10,000 years ago) period. The beginning of the disposal of dead, and the formation of band level society characterized this period. The early rock paintings depicting hunting and ritual scenes are the period’s most remarkable legacies.

    Sources:

    http://www.indiasite.com/archaeology/

    http://archive.archaeology.org/1001/abstracts/stone_age_india.html

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