Topic started by R.SHANKAR (@ 202.56.251.25) on Tue Jan 29 14:19:26 .
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Sanskrit had been an unifying force in our country for a long period in it's history.Infact there is no indian state that has not contributed to enrich the language.To cite examples,we have kalhana,bilhana,rudrata,mankha from kashmir,dandi,appaya dikshita,venkataadhwarifrom tamil nadu,magha from gujarat,abhinanda ,shri harsha ,jayadeva,govardhana from bengal, kalidasa from madhya pradesh and even a poet from shrilanka-kumaradasa.Has any other indian language spread beyond it's geographical boundaries to such an extent[save tamil to some extent].Is there a maharashtrian who has written in malayalam?or a tamilian who has written in kashmiri?English is widely spoken,no doubt ,but can it become a language of indian culture?While sanskrit's mahabharata and ramayana have penetrated in to indian folk-lore,which english work can claim this credit?If one were to argue that the varna system was responsible for sanskrit's popularity,he is mistaken,for ,many sanskrit poets were buddhists and jains such as ashwa ghosha,somadeva,vaadeebhasimha who never believed in varna-vyavastha?so,sanskrit really has something special about it that made it acceptable to so many people irrespective of their geography and caste.Hindi is comparitively a newer language that is unacceptable to many south indians.BUT,sanskit should be no problem,since south indian languages have heavily borrowed from it's vocabulary and literature-for example-kamban's tamil raamayanam ,nannaiah,s telugu bhaghavatham,pampa's vikrama-arjunavijayam in kannada.DOESN'T SANSKRIT DESERVE TO BE INDIA'S NATIONAL LANGUAGE.

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• From: vinay (@ 203.193.138.29) on: Wed Jul 28 02:15:40 EDT 2004
  
  Progressive Premchand # Shailendra Chauhan
  
  Premchand was the first Hindi author to introduce realism in his writings. He pioneered the new form - fiction with a social purpose.He supplemented Gandhiji’s work in the political and social fields by adopting his revolutionary ideas as themes for his literary writings.He Addressed first convention of Progressive Writers Association at Lucknow as Chair Person.
  Besides being a great novelist,Premchand was also a social reformer and thinker.His greatness lies in the fact that his writings embody social purpose and social criticism rather than mere entertainment. Literature according to him is a powerful means of educating public opinion.He believed in social evolution and his ideal was equal opportunities for all.Premchand died in 1936 and has since been studied both in India and abroad as one of the greatest writers of the century.
  
  *31st July is Munshi Premchand’s 125th Birth Anniversary
  
  
• From: k (@ 82-43-100-238.cable.ubr09.croy.blueyonder.co.uk) on: Sat Aug 7 14:52:50 EDT 2004
  
  maybe these ones?
  
  Jesus and Moses Are Buried in India,
  Birthplace of Abraham and the Hebrews;
  Yishvara 2000 - The Hindu Ancestor of Judaism Speaks to This Millennium;
  India Once Ruled the Americas;
  The Last Atlantis Book Youíll Ever Have to Read; From Khyber (Kheever) Pass to Gran Quivira (Kheevira),
  NM and Baboquivari,
  AZ - When India Ruled the World.
  
  He is now preparing a serialized online book for the Hindu website, www.vandemataram.com, entitled India Once Ruled the World
  
  also....
  [Available at: http://www.stephen-knapp.com]
  
  
  
• From: k (@ 82-43-100-238.cable.ubr09.croy.blueyonder.co.uk) on: Sun Aug 8 15:57:17 EDT 2004
  
  http://www.viewzone.com/atlantis2.html
  
  http://www.viewzone.com/matlock.html
  
  http://www.meadev.nic.in/photogallery/perspec/mar99/maya.htm
  
  http://www.stephen-knapp.com]
  
  http://www.viewzone.com/kokopeli.html
  
  http://www.viewzone.com/kokopeli.html
  
  http://www.stephen-knapp.com/some_of_the_archeological_finds_of_2002.htm
  
  http://www.stephen-knapp.com
  
  http://www.viewzone.com/ancientsanskrit.htm
  
  the above has interesting information as well....
  
  Did you know that the OM chanted correctly through a TONOSCOPE produces the SRI YANTRA?
  
  Check and see for yourself....
  http://www.isibrno.cz/~gott/mandalas.htm
  http://www.spiritual.com.au/dictionary/dict_m.html
  
  the 7 chakras alligned together give the same fractalised diagram as the very spark that gives birth to a computer!!!
  
  
  
  
  
• From: tirth - am - kara (@ 82-43-100-238.cable.ubr09.croy.blueyonder.co.uk) on: Mon Aug 9 10:16:25 EDT 2004
  
  yellow and blue make GREEN
  pink and yellow make ORANGE
  
  Layer after layer
  Fractal after fractal
  How far down the fraKtalised stairway do you want to go.....?
  
  Welcome to the Geometrik Hallucination.......
  
  MAYA exists and is strong......
  
  Jai Hind
  
  

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