11-03-2005, 04:47 PM
[quote=PC Guleria,Nov 3 2005, 01:59 PM]
The tile of thread- False Histories-saka/kushana Debate, ethnicities, is not an inappropriate topic for discussion.
The relationship between the Saka/ Kushan people and the people of the Indian Subcontinent is definitely worthy of investigation.
Who were these people, where did they live, what was their culture, what was their religion, their philosophy, where in Bharat did they settle, wt was the directions of the migrations, and invasions. When are the first attested, who are the descendants today etc etc?
As the â Kushansâ were in Central Asia, and todayâs Afghanistan, it is not totally unreasonable to expect a blood and cultural link between them and the people of the Punjab, Sindh, and Rajastan etc
The direction of such a link/or cultural influence is as not important as the link itself. Getting into direction oft means getting bogged down into a sterile debate!
Two posters, Mr. Rising, post # 7, and Mr. Guleria are also upset with some sites.
From post # 7, they are listed below:
To quote:
âSure. The following websites r some of the worst propagators of this shaka/kushan rubbish.
Www.jatland.com www.jattworld.com www.dalitstan.com
www.jatt.com yahoo Jat history group
The above are just a small example. There are many more websites, running into there hundreds claiming jats/rajputs/gujars r descended from foreign tribes.â
On the Jat question, we have a discussion, which has started on the thread âJat Historyâ .Perhaps he could start a thread- Rajput History
Since the sites have been listed, perhaps Mr. Guleria or Mr. Rising could post specifically why they consider these versions to be false!!!
People can also visit the sites themselves
That may be more educative!
The tile of thread- False Histories-saka/kushana Debate, ethnicities, is not an inappropriate topic for discussion.
The relationship between the Saka/ Kushan people and the people of the Indian Subcontinent is definitely worthy of investigation.
Who were these people, where did they live, what was their culture, what was their religion, their philosophy, where in Bharat did they settle, wt was the directions of the migrations, and invasions. When are the first attested, who are the descendants today etc etc?
As the â Kushansâ were in Central Asia, and todayâs Afghanistan, it is not totally unreasonable to expect a blood and cultural link between them and the people of the Punjab, Sindh, and Rajastan etc
The direction of such a link/or cultural influence is as not important as the link itself. Getting into direction oft means getting bogged down into a sterile debate!
Two posters, Mr. Rising, post # 7, and Mr. Guleria are also upset with some sites.
From post # 7, they are listed below:
To quote:
âSure. The following websites r some of the worst propagators of this shaka/kushan rubbish.
Www.jatland.com www.jattworld.com www.dalitstan.com
www.jatt.com yahoo Jat history group
The above are just a small example. There are many more websites, running into there hundreds claiming jats/rajputs/gujars r descended from foreign tribes.â
On the Jat question, we have a discussion, which has started on the thread âJat Historyâ .Perhaps he could start a thread- Rajput History
Since the sites have been listed, perhaps Mr. Guleria or Mr. Rising could post specifically why they consider these versions to be false!!!
People can also visit the sites themselves
That may be more educative!