RUNAKO RASHIDI-FAKE HISTORIAN
Rashidi claims that the Dravidians and Siddi of India are part of the black race .He claims that until 3500 years ago the Dravidians had a technologically advanced society that was well-known in the ancient world. These black Dravidians portrayed their gods as blacks and portrayed evil beings with white skin. He claims the Aryans were “barbarian” whites who enslaved the indigenous black Dravidians in the caste system after they stole the advanced technology of the Dravidians 3500 years ago.
1.THERE NEVER WAS ANY ARYAN AND DRAVIDIAN DIVIDE IN INDIA.
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2.THERE IS NO WORD LIKE DRAVIDIAN IN SANSKRIT HINDU SCRIPTURES AND RUNOKO RASHIDI’S STATEMENT PROVES HE IS NOT WELL READ ABOUT INDIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY.
3.PEOPLE OF INDIA HAVE CAUCASIAN AND CAUCASIAN MONGOLOID DNA STRUCTURE.THEY ARE NOT AFRICANS UNLIKE RUNOKO RASHIDI CLAIMS.”There is no such thing scientifically speaking as Aryan and Dravidian races. The so-called Aryans and Dravidian races of India are members of the same Mediterranean branch of the Caucasian race, The Caucasian race is not simply white but also contains dark skinned types. Skin color and race is another nineteenth century idea that has been recently discarded.”
4.THERE IS NO COLOR DESCRIMINATION IN INDIA EVEN IN PRESENT DAYS.A DARKER COMPLEXION PARENT CAN GIVE BIRTH TO A FAIR COMPLEXION CHILD OR A FAIR COMPLEXION PARENT CAN GIVE BIRTH TO A DARK COMPLEXION CHILD.
5.THE RELIGION AND BELIEFS THROUGHOUT INDIA IS THE SAME.WHITE,BLACK,COLOURED STONES ARE USED TO MAKE IDOLS OF GOD.These black Dravidians portrayed their gods as blacks and portrayed evil beings with white skin is a very wrong notion that the African historian Runoko Rashidi holds.Probably he is a racist to even think of demeaning the Indian culture by bringing such insane ideas.
6.THE WORD ARYA WHICH MEANS NOBLE COMES FROM RIG VEDA.IT IS THE TERM GIVEN TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO PRACTISE SANATAN DHARMA POPULARLY KNOWN AS HINDUISM(A BRITISH TERMINOLOGY).THE WORD HINDU IS ALSO A BRITISH TERMINOLOGY.THE CORRECT WORD FOR HINDU IS “ARYA”
The origin of the varna system, formulated by the great legislator Manu, was admirable. He saw clearly that men are distinguished by natural evolution into four great classes: those capable of offering service to society through their bodily labor? ( Sudras); those who serve through mentality, skill, agriculture, trade, commerce, business life in general (Vaisyas); those whose talents are administrative, executive, and protectiverulers and warriors ( Kshatriyas); those of contemplative nature, spiritually inspired and inspiring (Brahmins). “Neither birth nor sacraments nor study nor ancestry can decide whether a person is twice-born (i.e., a Brahmin);” the Mahabharata declares, “character and conduct only can decide.”Manu instructed society to show respect to its members insofar as they possessed wisdom,? virtue, age, kinship or, lastly, wealth. Riches in Vedic India were always despised if they were hoarded or unavailable for charitable purposes.Ungenerous men of great wealth were assigned a low rank in society.The varna system was clearly seen as each varna being a part of human body and that if one is amputated the society would crumble.Shudra(workers) were highly respected and formed the pillar of the society.
7.THE HINDU SCRIPTURES HAVE NEVER MENTIONED CASTE SYSTEM WHICH CANNOT BE FOUND IN ANY OF THE HINDU SCRIPTURES.
Lord Krishna as saying, in response to the question— “How is Varna (social order) determined?”
“Birth is not the cause, my friend; it is virtues which are the cause of auspiciousness. Even a chandala (lower varna) observing the vow is considered a Brahman by the gods.”
“The four fold division of varna’ “was created by me according to the apportionment of qualities and duties.” “Not birth, not sacrament, not learning, make one dvija (twice-born), but righteous conduct alone causes it.” “Be he a Sudra or a member of any other class, says the Lord in the same epic, “he that serves as a raft on a raftless current ,or helps to ford the unfordable, deserves respect in everyway.”
8.ANCIENT HINDU(ARYAN) SOCIETY AND VARNA SYSTEM
In ancient Hindu society anyone who is spiritual and goes for higher learning was a Brahmin.It worked just like the modern company where there is a CEO,Financier,Security and worker.A person could easily change his job based on his characteristics and interests.Originally the castes were professional and subsequently became hereditary. The Brahmins were custodians of the spiritual culture of the race. He was friend, philosopher, guide to humanity. The Kshatriya is the guardian of society, its protector and preserver. The Vaisya is the expert in economics. His was the duty of arranging for the production and distribution of wealth. The Sudra was the worker or manual laborer. By his manual labor he places the entire community under a debt of gratitude. The system was evolved to keep the social fabric in a harmonious condition;but in later years it became a divisive force
9.DID CASTE SYSTEM EXIST DURING THE TIMES OF BUDDHA?
The was no caste system existing during the time of Buddha.Buddha had a magnetic personality which was loved and respected by all.This can be found in all the Buddhist scriptures.Since Buddhism was a sect of Hinduism in those era,the kings highly patronised it by sending there people with Buddhist teaching to different countries.The Brahmins easily accepted the preachings of Buddha and joined his monastries.There was no opposition to Buddhism from anyone.
10.DECLINE OF BUDDHISM FROM THE LAND OF ITS BIRTH.
In 1193, the Nalanda University was sacked by Bakhtiyar Khalji, a Turk;This event is seen by scholars as a late milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India.Khilji is said to have asked if there was a copy of the Koran at Nalanda before he sacked it. The Persian historian Minhaj-i-Siraj, in his chronicle the Tabaquat-I-Nasiri, reported that thousands of monks were burned alive and thousands beheaded as Khilji tried his best to uproot Buddhism and plant Islam by the sword,and the burning of the library continued for several months and “smoke from the burning manuscripts hung for days like a dark pall over the low hills.”The last throne-holder of Nalanda, Shakyashribhadra, fled to Tibet in 1204 CE at the invitation of the Tibetan translator Tropu Lotsawa (Khro-phu Lo-tsa-ba Byams-pa dpal).In Tibet he started an ordination lineage of the Mulasarvastivadin lineage to complement the two existing ones.Since the greatest Buddhist university was burnt,and the great spiritual monks killed,there was no one who could continue to teach people in monastries.Buddhism in India gradually took the form of Tantricism.
11.ORIGIN OF CASTE SYSTEM.
When India was invaded by the Islamic rulers,they clearly saw the perfect functioning of the society.They came up with the idea that if this society is made hereditary based on work,parents would become the teacher of children and teach them better.This was clearly seen as a positive development.All the people in that era enjoyed their work and were equally respected.They thought their children would learn better and be happy like them. Caste System became a common practise in all the religions.The weavers of India can still make ancient embroidary patterns and have retained their heridetary job.However the great saints Guru Nanak dev(Sikhism),Kabir(Liberal Sufism) and all the Brahmin saints saw the upcomming evils of the caste based society and opposed it.
12.PROOF THAT THE VARNA SYSTEM PRACTISED WAS NOT BASED ON BIRTH. The list below mentions the name of the famous Shudra(ignorant) who after attaining knowledge became Brahmins(The one who knows Brahma) Saints in Hinduism •Sant Bogar, goldsmith, a South Indian Siddhar who became a Siddhar under theguidance of Kalanginaathar. It is said tha the proceeded to China to teach the ways of the Siddhars. There is even a myth that Lao Tze is none other than Bhogar.Bhogar’s Samadhi is to be found in the South West corridor at the Palani Murugashrine
•Sant Dadu, cotton carder, founded DaduPanth, tried to bridge gap between Hindusand Muslims
•Sant Enadinatha, Shanar (Toddy tapper)devotee of Shiva
•Sant Goroba, Kumbhar (potter)
•Sant Ilakkulaccanrar, Shanar devotee ofShiva
•Sant Janabai, Dasi, domestic servant in Sant Namdev’s home, performed Vatsalya Bhakti onLord Vitthala
•Sant Kabir, member of the weaver casteand Vaishnava devotee of LordRama. He tried to bring peace between Hindus and Muslims. He is said to have been found in a lotus flower according to a legend.
•Sant Kanakadas, Kuruba, a devotee ofKrishna
1•Sant Kahar, a weaver, devotee of Vishnu(Ranchi University P. 58Journal of SocialResearch)
•Sant Kwaja Lassa Sahib
•Sant Kanchipurna, Vaishnava devotee of Lord Vishnu
•Sant Matsyendranath, said to be born outof a fish and then adopted by a fisherwoman, worshiped by Shaiva,Vaishnavas, tantric and Buddhists
•Sant Namdev, Vaishnava devotee of Lord Vithoba. It is said that he is a part (Amsa)of Lord Krishna, wrote Abhangs devoted to Krishna
•Sant Nammalvar
•Sant Raka Kumbhar, potter, devotee of Vitthal
•Revana Siddeshwara, Kuruba, devotee of Lord Shiva
•Sant Sajan Kasai, butcher
•Sant Savata Mali, Mali (gardener) fromAran, Maharashtra, devotee of Vithal,wrote Abhangs devoted to Krishna
•Sant Sena, Nai (barber), wrote Abhangs devoted to Krishna
•Sant Sachidanand, Nai, devotee of Dattatreya
•Siddharameswar Maharaj, a devotee of Lord Shiva
•Sant Tirukkacchi Nambi
•Sant Tiruneelakanda Nayanar, potter,devotee of Shiva
•Sant Visoba Khechar, grocer, devotee of Lord Shiva and the disciple of the saint Shri Gnaneshwar Maharaj of Aalandi. Maharishis •Maharishi Ramananda Raya, a veryimportant devotee of Krishna
•Maharshi Aitreya Mahidasa, composed the Aitreya Brahmana and sections 1-3 of the Aitreya Aranyaka (the latter contains theAitreya Upanishad – one of the 10 canonical Upanishads for Hindus) belonging to the Rigveda.
•Maharishi Karve Maharishi Angira considered ascreator of RigVed belonged to Jangid Brhamin Com-munity and his successors known as khati Other Sages •Bhagat Amir Shankar, butcher, devotee of Shirdi Sai Baba •Bhagat Avvaiyyar, Azhvar
•Bhagat Bala Ganpat Shimpi, tailor, friend of Shirdi Sai Baba
•Bhakta Jaidev, made poetry of the Gita-Govinda
•Bhakta Kakshivat, a Brahmavadin, was theson of Dirghatamas by a Shudra maidservant (Brihaddevata 4.24-25). Hisdescendants are also referred to as”Kakshivat”.
•Bhagat Mhalsapati Sonar, goldsmith, thesupreme devotee of the saint Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi
•Manikyavachakar
•Mudisoodum Perumal, Nadar, a religious Ayyavazhi reformer
•Karta Ram Maharaj, Rajasthani,meghawals (leather-weavers) the guru ofmembers of his caste
•Kashiram Shimpi, tailor
•Gabaji Sutar, carpenter, devotee of SaiBaba in Sai’s time
•Bhakta Narayan Baba, the youngest son ofTukaram, began Pandharpur Festival in1685
•Rajak Var-Pradanam, Chanda(washerman), first disciple ofShripad ShriVallabhaavatar
•Bhakta Rani Rasmoni, Bengali, founded the Dakshineswar Kali Temple
•Bhakta Madanapala was the son of a boat woman
•Bhakta M.S. Subbulakshmi, devotee of Vishnu, musician and was taught Bhajagovindam and VishnuSahasranamam from her guru Chandrashekarendra Saraswati
•Bhakta Vatsa, according to the Rig Veda, a descendant of Kanva RV 6.1; 8.8 etc; wascalled a Shudra-putra (PanchavimshaBrahman 14.66).
•Bhakta Sarala Dasa, wrote theMahabharata in Oriya. He was renamedSarala from Siddheswar Parida (after theboon Goddess Sarala.) Avatars •ShriAyya Vaikundar, consideredincarnation of Vishnu in the AyyavazhiSmarta sect
•MaharshiVeda Vyas, fisherman,composed the Mahabharata, considered an avatara of Vishnu. Maharishi Ved Vyas,who is credited to have compiled/editedall the four Vedas in present format andwho is believed to be author of “•Narad Muni, was son of maidservant who became a Brahmana and was taught byVaishnava gurus, wrote the Narad Bhakti Sutra. He is mentioned as one of the 25 avatars of Lord Vishnu Of all trees I am the banyan tree, and of thes ages among the demigods I am Narada.Of the Gandharvas I am Citraratha, and among perfected beings I am the sageKapila. “•Sukhdevji, the son of the great guru andavatar of Sri Vishnu.
13.EXCERPTS FROM HINDU WISDOM
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The caste system is based on the sound economic principle of division of labor which ensures efficiency of production. A person from his birth knew what profession he was to follow later on. So from the start, he devoted all his energy to the one profession of his forefathers. It was because of this reason that in every period of Indian history, there was no dearth of highly-skilled workers and scholars. Megasthenes, Hieun Tsang, Alberuni, Ibn Batuta, Babar and even the early Britishers were impressed by the talents and artistic skill of the Indians in every art and craft.”
Michael Pym wrote : “Caste is the secret of that amazing stability which is characteristic of the Indian social structure. It is the strength of Hinduism. Naturally, it can be abused. The moment a Brahmin treats a sweeper cruelly because he is a sweeper, he departs from his Brahminhood. He becomes a usurper and a social danger. And in due course, he will have to pay for this mistake. Because men are imperfect, and because power is a deadly intoxicant, such abuses may and do occur, but they are not inherent in the institution – they are contrary to its principles, though they may be inherent in the make up of the individual.
Caste in itself is also a protection for the individual, because it permits group action. The reason why a Hindu dreads being outcaste is analogous to the reason why, in England say, a worker would dread being thrown out of his trade union.
14.WAS KARAN A SHUDRA IN MAHABHARAT?WAS KARAN SOCIALLY DISCRIMINATED BECAUSE OF CASTE?
Queen Kunti had received a mantra from a Rishi by which she could summon any God and get a child from him. She was a young girl that time. She innocently summoned Sun (just to test the claim) and he appeared before her. She wanted him gone but bound by mantra he couldn’t leave without granting her the boon of a son. That’s how Karan was born to unwed mother. Fearing social stigma she abandoned the child in a river and he was found & raised by a charioteer(Shudra). He was a Kshatria(Soldier) by character and conduct and he later became a King. Avtar Krishna did not let him marry Princess Draupadi because she was already granted the wish of having the 5 top qualities in a husband and Karan did not have those qualities.
Although the case of Karna & Parshurama was totally different. He deceived his guru into thinking he was a brahman to obtain learning. He was caught when his thigh was stung by a wasp (which was indra in disguise who knew what all things would follow) & karna didnt make a sound as his guru was having a nap with his head on his thigh. Blood oozed out of his thigh & that woke up Parshuram who immediately guessed that Karna could not be a brahman as only a kshtriya can bear such pain and he deserved to be trained as a soldier and not an ascetic.Karan later became a king.
15.WAS EKALAVYA SOCIALLY DISCREMINATED BY DRON BECAUSE HE WAS A SHUDRA?
Ekalavya was never a Shudra and Shudras were very well respected in Mahabharata and Ramayana.
There are some popular misconceptions about some characters in Mahabharat. One such story deals with Ekalavya and Guru Dron. The misconception perpetuated is that Guru Dron asked the right thumb of Ekalavya because the latter belonged to a lower caste/class.
This is incorrect as per sanskrit Mahabharat (Nilkanth copy) as well as Bhandarkar Institute reseached copy. The Bhandarkar Institute copy was the main source for the Mahabharat TV series and it gives the correct reason (as does the series).
Ekalavya was a Nishad. His father, the leader (King) of Nishads,was in the employ of Jarasandh (king of Magadh), as one of the army commanders. Jarasandh was an adversary of the Kuru Hastinapur Kingdom (where Pandu and Dhritarashtra ruled). Ekalavya ’snooped’ to learn Guru Dron’s vidya. Dron foresaw that Ekalavya may use this knowledge against Dron’s employer, King of Hastinapur and hence asked the right thumb as Guru DakshiNa and thus denied the advantage Ekalavya had gained. Later on Ekalavya did work as a confidant of Jarasandh. Specifically, at the time of Rukmini Swayamvar, Ekalavya was the messenger between Shishupal and Rukmini’s father Bhishmak, at Jarasandh’s behest.