Last week, I read two mind blowing books by two great Hindi SahityaKars.
"Volga Se Ganga Tak" by Rahul Sankrittyyan and "Somnath" by Acharya Chatursen Shastri. These two books are must read books for any Indian who wants to know about Indian history in the form of a lucid story. These both books serve the purpose with a purpose.
"Volga Se Ganga Tak" tells about the story of the migration of Aryan Tribes from the banks of river "Volga" in Central Russia and their struggle in founding a civilisation des miracles in India.
Well my views about the Aryans are quite opposite to that as mentioned in the book, i strongly believe that "India is the native land of Aryans and we are their proud inheritors, hope i will prove it some day with strong reasons and explanations".
Highly Recommended (9/10)
"Somnath" deals with the heroic resistance of Indian people/kings against the invasion of barbaric Mahmud of Ghazni, (Many people call him as Sword of Islam) on the that time epitome of Indian religion, The Somnath temple, in Gujarat in 11th century AD.
This book is too emotional for a person who is proud to be an Indian. This book tells how Mahmud of Ghazni destroyed the Shiva Linga into three pieces and took these pieces and burried these parts in the stairs of a Mosque in the Ghazni. Quite a tragedy for an Indian. He also took the doors of the Temple to his Ghazni. Those doors were brought back to India by Britishers, some people doubt that too.
After Independence, India did the honour and rebuilt the epitome. We can build any thing but we cannot revert back the history and we cannot and we should not take the revenge because that Mahmud is no more.
Highly Recommended (9/10)
Signing off....
11 comments:
So here opens another chapter of our history.. Good work Jadaun...
read athato ghumakkadi jigyasa by Pt Rahul Sankritaayan.
His writings are truely impeccable.
@Aviral
Padhi hui hai..
Athato Ghummakad Jigayasa.
"Sair kar duniya ki gafil jindagi fir kahan"
jindagi gar kuch rahi to naujwani phir kahan"
plz share other works of Rahul Sankritayan.
Well.. I know of one that happened not so long ago..
The Babari Masjid became the Somnath for the Mahmuds of today [The Sangh parivar].
What happened on Dec. 6th that year was as shameful as the original demolition of the supposed Ram Temple there.
Remember, what is bad is not a religion, but the attitude of intolerance. The Mahmuds are the people who are intolerant of other people's way of life.
hoping that we are able to spot Mahmuds by their acts/views, and not by which god they pray to,
-A
@Animesh
Surely Animesh, we will find them out.
@Animesh
About Babri demolition, i beg to differ. My views are entirely nationalistic:
If any thing (regardless of faith) is standing on this country as a symbol of slavery it should be demolished and it very well doumented fact that Mir Baki demolished the Ram temple at Ayodhya. And there is a world of difference between Mahmud and RSS/VHP.
I have the same feeling related to Gateway of India, as it was erected to show George V, the gateway of india. The shameful erection of slavery, foreign dominance.
well said jadaun.
I totally agree to you.
volga se ganga tak is a good book and must read for indian.
Could you please post the publisher and bookseller who keeps volga se ganga, thanks. Amit
armitram@yahoo.com
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