In India, the Brahmins are regarded to be the descendants of ancient sages, just like the descendants of Confucious and Mencius in China, or the descendants...
Dear Robert and Kishore Patnaik, Please do not forget that Hiuen Tsang said that Mihirkula's date was 700 years before him. Then how can Kaniska be 700 years...
Dear Francesco, I do not believe that yavana is derived from javana, but that they share the meaning of moving swiftly. The horse connection was attached...
Message # 31441 from HinduCivilzation "I (Ishwa)do not believe that yavana is derived from javana, but they share the meaning of moving swiftly. The horse...
http://sites.google.com/site/kalyan97/ Images of two sindhur-wearing terracotta figures dated ca. 3rd millennium BCE from Nausharo http://tinyurl.com/63jxyw ...
... Dear Katherine, Thanks for the mail. Most of the people did not seem to be back from their Diwali Holidays, though I have have received mails on this...
Dear Mannu, After browsing the Internet for some days only to get a handle on our Akkadian "sindhu" issue, I think I can give you a final reply on this. I will...
NEW DELHI: A 13th century building which has been pulled down partially by builders in the capital tells a story of neglect by the Archaeological Survey of...
By Indo-Asian News Service on Monday, October 27, 2008 Filed Under: Business This West Asian metropolis, home to a booming hotel industry, will soon see a new...
Khajuraho temples marred by rogue tourist guides Malaysia Sun Wednesday 29th October, 2008 (ANI) Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh), Oct.29 : Visiting the world famous...
One comment on the proposed root yu = moving swiftly There is a root yaa = to move, to go. Monier-Williams gives an adjective from this root as yú mfn. ( yaa)...
The Persians in this case are the Achaemenids. But Panini didn't know these, nor as overlords of Gandhara, his home. The Ganapatha neither knows the...
Dear all, We know that Gandhara was a powerful kingdom at the time of invasion of Alexander. It was famous for its elephants, which was why Alexander did not ...
[While I do not agree with some of the ideas proposed here, that Kambojas are a mix of Yavanas and Indians is a point to ponder about - kishore patnaik] ...
... Dear friends, Here again Francesco makes the mistake of NOT KNOWING what all linguists call SEMANTIC SHIFT. The case is well known that, for example, in...
LOCATION OF THE YAVANAS There are 5 Shlokas which give information on the location of the Yavanas. Three are clearly in the west, a 4th can be deduced without ...
This is not related to archaeology or India, but I think members here would be interested. In another forum, there was a reference to the following site: ...
... possible. ... While I anticipate YM's reply at the earliest, we may remember the iron pillar inscription (at Mehrauli) that says King "Chandra" has ...
Dear Mr. Brighenti ... 'seems' to be a wrong reading? How did you come to this conclusion? I find it very funny when some 'modern linguist' (I do not deny the ...
Delhi Iron Pilar and its relation to the Harappan Civilization measurement units, which proves the continuity of engineering tradition from the Harappan to the...
It is not necessary to find a reason why I am intersted in Ancient India eventhouh I am not an "Indologist". In fact I don't like to be called an Indologist...
... Stop making disparaging remarks on other posters. Just say what ever you have to say. Moderator please take notice. Thanks! M. Kelkar ... refer ... is ... ...
Dear Francesco, I will read and reply to the Yavana issue soon. This moment it is very hectic at office, which really drains my energy. I'm sorry for this. ...
... Neither H.P. Ray nor I have claimed that Yavana only means 'Greek' in Indic sources. H.P. Ray (and I fully agree with her) writes in her paper I have ...
... Can you maintain the same with regard to "Aegean" traders presence in Sumer? Were there any "Aegean merchants" phisically present in Sumer in the second...
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