_Bride burnings throughout India are rare to a hundred a year or so, not as commonplace as some think and dowry is very much illegal
_Krishna created 16,000 original melodies with the gopis, not that there were 16,000 gopis!
_Both South & North Indian languages (Sanskrit, Hindi = Tamil & others) are written as they are pronounced in terms of alphabet/vowels/letter groupings--- &this is quite different from most languages since India's languages were an exact science from time of origin and origin of Indo European languages is in fact, India! Arabic & Hebrew follow a somewhat different alphabet - they do not use same vowels nor consonants nor syllabic groupings and are both written right to left on a page!
_In actual Vedas: anyone can become Brahmin by learning Vedas, the four components of societal stratification in the Vedas consisted (in English): merchants, army, labor, priests (vaishya, kshatriya, shudra, brahma Hindi). This system carried over to many other civilizations as well
_Please inform yourself and other this important fact: Caste is not about color. There are 100's of millions Brahmins, Kayashtrias, Vaishvas who are all shades of skin tone in this day and age. I myself know quite a few. Several centuries ago, a bigot who did not read the Vedas by the name of Manu put into place caste discrimination 'as law.' These were known as Manusmriti texts. Think it over: hundreds of millions of dark or not so fair Brahmins would not exist if this was the reality. The reality of shudra caste in previous centuries is that it was used to classify laborers. Most people do not instinctively feel prejudice towards "laborers." It was this way as well in India. Whatever extremes "slavery" has gone thru and the people who suffered thru it throughout all the continents, we can give rightful thanks to those who changed the world, and a potential future such that all men are able to access job, property, or education they seek. It is not a coincidence by the way that Krishna in Sanskrit means "dark"
_The oldest oven in mankind is the ancient clay oven of India known as Angeenthi
_Metallurgy originated in India: The iron pillar of Delhi still stands today after 1600 yrs, learn about India's metal mastery in ancient times in videos below (including bronze found also in Indus Valley Civilization as well as Om and Swastika symbols!)
_Watch What The Ancients Did For us, The Indians to learn about the other inventions from India and a list detailing further inventions can be found searching List of Indian inventions
_Cultivation of cotton for cloth was born in India! Half of Africa is desert (top half) & in Europe cotton did not grow indigenously- you can find articles on line re: use of cotton in Indus Valley Civilization 5,000 years ago
_Watch Scientific Verification of Vedic Knowledge in India and Timeless India for all the proof of everything you experience today which came from India!
_Sanskrit Tamil Link in Google, Sanskrit Latin link, Sanskrit Greek link
_Vedic astronomy and science behind temple building, see Gosai.com>Science>Vedic Age>Vastu Shastra and Sacred Architecture>
http://gosai.com/writings/vedic-age_India's link to Egypt: Sahaara Desert- Sahaara meaning in Hindi? Wecome! Pharoah: Hindi meaning, to go back, the Egyptian symbol for eye: Ankh, Hindi word for eye: Aankhon - Egyptian pharoah "RAMSES" - not so different sounding than HINDU GOD RAAM. Since the cultivation of cotton for cloth originates in India, did the Egyptians borrow this aspect of daily life from India? What is the connection with RAMADAN and GOD RAAM FROM INDIA? Read the Kabaa is a Hindu temple to find out. All the proof exists today that Afghanistan was once primarily a Hindu/Buddhist area so why should areas west of it not have had a major influence on structures (or actually be Hindu structures) for centuries? It is not disputed that Hinduism and Buddhism existed for thousands of years or hundreds of years (in the case of Buddhism) prior to creation of Islam, and obviously there existed temples for these thousands of years in this region, much further west than India as it is known today (Bharat Varsha in ancient times).
_ If you watch What the Ancients Did for us, The Indians, it is noted BRONZE ORIGINATED IN INDIA DURING INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION - what is the link to Egyptian tombs during that time? The ancient Egyptians also believed in reincarnation - a concept originating in Hinduism! Hindu religious texts such as the Mahabharata (MAHA MEANS GREAT, BHARAT IS INDIA), Bhagavad Gita, the VEDAS in 3000 BC are the equivalent of 500 bibles with regard to number of slokas (verses)
_Find article On the Orign of Cattle: How Aurochs became cattle and colonized the world by typing in a Search cow migrations from India to Africa 3,000 BC. It is no coincidence that names in countries west of India are Sanskrit derived. Parsus was a tribe in Vedas (Persia before it became Iran). Staan in Sanskrit refers to "place" thus the names Afghanistan, Pakistan, Hindustaan. Also search "What Did the Ancient Egyptians Look Like"
_See the Series How Britishers Fooled the Hindus (about 15 min) which shows archaelogical proof of timings of Vedas
_Find articles on 100 Reasons Taj is Hindu Temple, as well Kabaa is Hindu temple, the truth that we should become brainwashed out of is the concept of "Migrations into India." Looking at geography, not many lived in desert to west or northern half of Africa which is also desert so it is really Migrations from India!
_Egyptian women and Hindu women had two things in common: both used in Henna in hair and hands and both hire mourners for funerals (practice still occurs in India). In India, for the last 5,000 years Henna has been used with religious significance to revere Goddess Laxshmi (the tradition of applying mehndhi during Vedic marriage ceremonies is as ancient obviously!) Search the "history of Sindoor" in Google and find the article by SurfIndia, also find articles via a search of "Sindoor Indus Valley Civilization"
_Blue jeans may have very well originated in INDIA! A few hundred years ago prior to Portugese col0nization in Goa - a profitable trade of thick blue cloth worn as pants and dyed with INDIGO (blue) was sold to Portugese sailors! This occurred near: Dungaree Fort, India! Read this article by PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: http://www.hindu.com/2000/10/01/stories/13010613.htm Title is Be Indian, Buy Indian published in The Hindu newspaper for proof!
_There was in fact, unity in India for centuries prior to British or Muslim invasions (look at maps of Ancient India online, they exist because India was united once!). The western provinces were defended (Alexander was in fact defeated by Porus!) and Genghis Khan avoided India for good reasons, War elephants and other sophisticated weaponry. Look up the history on war elephants to get to the truth about India's defense in ancient times.
_2 millions Indian civilians died in WW1 and WW2, while thirty five thousand Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives for both war efforts. Watch Forgotten Volunteers British Indian Army WW2 (10 min) on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amSHzNqyDcQ by JJmaster 17 million Indians in India also died due to famines during these Wars (resources used for the wars!)
_Gautham Siddhartha Buddha was born to two Hindu parents! He was born a HINDU PRINCE and Buddhism reinforces many well known concepts of HINDUISM! Hinduism is much more ancient than Buddhism! Watch TIMELESS INDIA on YOUTUBE for proof that temples were in existence from 1500 BC in the town of Varanasi! Buddhism is known to have originated in the 6th century BC. Watch "What is Hinduism" to see the similarities.
_Was cereal inspired from India's kheer (vermicelli in milk)? On another note, it is proven that the most ancient oven in the world existed in India (these ovens were referred to as angeenthi clay ovens) so therefore, it is possible that pizza originated in India since baking bread was possible through the oven!
_We know as well Nav Gati is Sanskrit and that navigation and ship building (think trade) were very much part of daily life during Indus Valley Civilization (where plumbing and cities modern to today's standards were in existence in 3000 BC). What the Ancients did for us, The Indians provides proof as seen on History Channel (50 min. in length). It is not a coincidence that Maya is a Sanskrit term referring to illusion. See Famous Quotes on India to know proof of knowledge of astronomy in ancient times.
_Investigate India's relationship with Sumer by researching these articles in 2nd Look Wordpress (
http://www.2ndlook.wordpress.com/) by typing Sumerians. Also type Takshashila (actually the first University of the world of which 10,000 students came to study worldwide) for an amazing understanding of India's history since 3,000 BC. It is noted trade between Goa and Sumer occurred frequently in ancient times, and it is well noted that during the period of Indus Valley Civilization, trade was a part of daily life, this might explain why Navgati is Sanskrit in origin.
_India's contribution to language during Indus Valley Civilization, can also be noted by seeing this article:
http://humanpast.net/language/language2k.htm You can type human past language Indus Valley Civilization to find it. Remember the drying of Saraswathi River was documented in the Rig Veda (when reading the Word Press information about India....really very fascinating information you will miss out on the culture of India and its interactions with other cultures is detailed in 2nd look Wordpress!)
http://2ndlook.wordpress.com/?s=takshashila_ "India's material and financial contributions to the war effort included the shipment of some 80 million worth of military stores and equipment to various fronts and nearly 5 million tons of wheat (valued at over 40 million) to Great Britain" as quote from
http://www.uv.es/EBRIT/macro/macro_5003_4_291_Find Spread and Triumph of Indian Numerals - it is well known that numbers, exponents, zero originated in India and was spread west by Arabs. This article provides all the proof. The spread of Calculus from India to Europe is also noted in history books. The first University of the World in 800 BC: Takshashila, the ruins are still present today.
