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Gula
Mudiripoyina Bewarse
Username: Gula
Post Number: 4722
Registered: 06-2004
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Kalki
Yavvanam Kaatesina Bewarse
Username: Kalki
Post Number: 2186
Registered: 04-2005
Posted From: 129.33.49.251
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:21 pm: | |
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J2ee
Mudiripoyina Bewarse
Username: J2ee
Post Number: 4975
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 198.203.175.175
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:20 pm: | |
aina ee koudukulu sagam pina graduates kaadu eelantha baavilo kappala type bayata prapancham sangathi sariga theleedu eelllaki malli mana pi comment chesthaara |
Chalam
Celebrity Bewarse
Username: Chalam
Post Number: 8272
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 12.24.47.10
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:19 pm: | |
evaranna 'amazing race' ane program choosthara ? monna contestants India ellaru, picha comedy  |
Anirvesh
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Anirvesh
Post Number: 78
Registered: 08-2005
Posted From: 202.141.43.24
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:18 pm: | |
page no. marsipoyyaav santabbii |
Chalam
Celebrity Bewarse
Username: Chalam
Post Number: 8271
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 12.24.47.10
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:18 pm: | |
east european countries ki India image pre-independence tho mudi padipoindi and as such they dont educate themselves very well
poni mana tourist depts emanna peekuthaaya ante manollu sadhi nayallu maa odokadu eurotrip lo edo indian consulate kelladanta, akkada pattinchukune nadhudu ledu and nothing promoting India antaadu. US lo slightly better still a long way to go |
Chantabbai
Yavvanam Kaatesina Bewarse
Username: Chantabbai
Post Number: 1796
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 65.194.140.2
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:17 pm: | |
aa yehova vellani kaapadu gaaka...
aamen |
J2ee
Mudiripoyina Bewarse
Username: J2ee
Post Number: 4973
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 198.203.175.175
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:16 pm: | |
yes octopussy indian jones lo kooda chaala comedies unaayi.
but ee octopussy lo maathram eedi comedy choosi anukunaa chinappudu ee cinemani thega enjoy chesaama ani |
Kalki
Yavvanam Kaatesina Bewarse
Username: Kalki
Post Number: 2183
Registered: 04-2005
Posted From: 129.33.49.251
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:16 pm: | |
vomerica koncham better anukunta ittanti matters o europe maree worstuuuu
east europe unde tokkalo desallooo ade ia to end ayye lapoot desallu romania bulagria lantivi, hindus multple marraiges sesukuntaru etc etc ani saala unnayi
gattiga mana AP state anta economy undadu kodukulaki tella tolu ani phose |
Chalam
Celebrity Bewarse
Username: Chalam
Post Number: 8270
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 12.24.47.10
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kalki, fundamentally hinduism ni denguthunnaru ikkada classrooms lo
basic ga imperfect understanding and the media keeps putting in the stereotypes .. aa rakanga ee outsourcing stereotype is a bit better |
Kalki
Yavvanam Kaatesina Bewarse
Username: Kalki
Post Number: 2182
Registered: 04-2005
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Anirvesh
Pilla Bewarse
Username: Anirvesh
Post Number: 76
Registered: 08-2005
Posted From: 202.141.43.24
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history ye leni vaallu history gurinchi maattaadithe ittaage untaadi |
Kalki
Yavvanam Kaatesina Bewarse
Username: Kalki
Post Number: 2181
Registered: 04-2005
Posted From: 129.33.49.251
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:11 pm: | |
octopussy lona??adi koncham better indian jones lo mari neecham ga soospinchadu sacchinodu |
J2ee
Mudiripoyina Bewarse
Username: J2ee
Post Number: 4970
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 198.203.175.175
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:10 pm: | |
monna bond movie lo kooda veelu vichitranga choopinchaadu india ni  |
Kalki
Yavvanam Kaatesina Bewarse
Username: Kalki
Post Number: 2180
Registered: 04-2005
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:09 pm: | |
okka mukka ardham kaalle koncham telugu lo seppocchuga |
Chalam
Celebrity Bewarse
Username: Chalam
Post Number: 8265
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 12.24.47.10
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:07 pm: | |
>> velladi edo hidden agenda undi
adokati and general looking down upon pagan cultures
economic power is the only answer |
Tifosi
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Username: Tifosi
Post Number: 5617
Registered: 03-2004
Posted From: 208.37.228.208
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Inaccuracies in Textbooks
Below are a few examples of factually inaccurate and demeaning quotations taken directly from the textbooks that are currently being considered for adoption in California for use in 6th grade history-social studies classes. Such gross inaccuracies span multiple topics on Hinduism and India and are widespread among all of the textbooks considered for adoption. The textbook quotations are followed by a brief statement that corrects the quotes and gives an accurate description.
Hinduism and Description of “gods” in Hinduism
• “Hindus worship many gods and goddesses. Unlike Vishnu, Shiva is not concerned with human matters. (Shakti) is both kind and cruel.”
Textbook: History Alive! Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, p. 115-116.
• “Durga and Kali are terrible and extremely bloodthirsty forms of this goddess.”
Textbook: The Ancient South Asian World, Oxford University Press, p. 92.
• “Hindus believe yoga exercises help free the soul from the cares of the world.”
Textbook: History of Our World, Prentice Hall, p. 118.
God in Hindu scriptures is described as eternal, omnipresent, all-Blissful, all-Gracious, all-kind and all loving Divine personality. There is one single God Who represents the various aspects of His unlimited Blissful charm through many forms. “God is one. He Himself is within everything that exists. He is omnipresent.” (Shvetashvatar Upnishad – 1/10). Humble, loving and wholehearted self-submission to any personal form of God evokes the Grace of God and frees the soul from the bondage of the material world. “Those who self-submittedly, selflessly and continuously worship God and adore Him with unfailing faith, they cross the mayic realm.” (Mundakopnishad – 3/2/1)
Hindu Scriptures
• “According to the Vedas, Agni the fire god enjoyed sacrifices of horses, bulls, male buffalo, goats, sheep and sometimes even human beings ...”
Textbook: The Ancient South Asian World, Oxford University Press, p. 81.
• “Historians think several different authors wrote it (the Mahabharata) and that it was written down around 100 B.C. ... Like adventure movies of today, the Mahabharata tells thrilling stories about great heroes.”
Textbook: Discovering Our Past – Ancient Civilizations, Glencoe-McGraw Hill, p. 265-266.
Katyayan Sutra specifically says that the materials used in the Vedic yagyas must be purely vegetarian. References from the scriptures – “The evil person who kills or eats the meat of a horse or a cow deserves to be terminated.” (Rig Ved – 10/87/16); “In the Vedic yagya, killing of an animal or eating meat is totally prohibited.” (Poorv Mimansa – 12/2/2). The Mahabharat reaffirms this fact – “It is only the evil-minded hypocrites who started telling that Vedic yagyas involve intoxicants and meat eating; it is not in the Vedas.” (Mahabharat Shanti Parv – 265/9)
The Mahabharat was produced by Sage Ved Vyas soon after the Mahabharat War that took place in 3139 BC between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Besides numerous astronomical references that are given within the epic itself, other geological, inscriptional, scriptural, circumstantial and documentary evidences unquestionably prove the date of the Mahabharat and that of the epic (“The True History and the Religion of India,” H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati, 2003 edition).
Sanskrit and Early Indian Civilization
• “Sanskrit belongs to a language group called the Indo-European languages ... The languages listed – and many others – developed from a lost language called Proto-Indo-European.”
Textbook: World History - Ancient Civilizations, Holts, p. 148.
• “500 B.C.E. – Sanskrit language is first written down.”
Textbook: History Alive!, Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, p. 179.
• “In about 1500 B.C., a group of Indo-Europeans called the Aryans traveled east into India. In contrast to city-dwelling Harappans, the Aryans were herders.”
Textbook: World History – Ancient Civilizations, McDougal Littell, p. 228.
Sanskrit, the language in which the Vedas, Upnishads, and hundreads of Hindu scriptures are produced, the language which exhibits six unique features that cannot be found in any other language of the world is undoubtedly the world’s first language. The word “Arya” in Sanskrit refers to noble characteristics of an individual and is not a reference to a group of people. To introduce the idea that Sanskrit was an outside language, Sir William Jones and other European orientalists, created a fiction of Aryan invasion in the 1800s and extensively promoted it during the British rule over India. None of the thousands of Hindu scriptures even once mention any such invasion or migration. If there is any mention of migration in the scriptures it is an outward migration from India. “Ambitious chatriyas (kings) of Bharatvarsh (India) went abroad to the neighboring countries to establish their new kingdoms ...” (Manu Smriti – 10/43)
velladi edo hidden agenda undi |
Chalam
Celebrity Bewarse
Username: Chalam
Post Number: 8263
Registered: 04-2004
Posted From: 12.24.47.10
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 3:01 pm: | |
>> So look around--see any monkeys?
Student: yes right in front of us |
Esscuseme
Kurra Bewarse
Username: Esscuseme
Post Number: 806
Registered: 03-2005
Posted From: 208.51.197.126
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Votes: 0(Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 - 2:56 pm: | |
Dear Friends:
Namaste. This fall the California State Board of Education will be voting on the adoption of 12 social studies textbooks to be used in schools throughout California.
The Vedic Foundation has reviewed the sections of the texts on Hinduism and Indian history and culture. Gross inaccuracies have been identified in the information presented in all 12 books including:
* Factual errors and demeaning descriptions of Hinduism that contradict the beliefs of practicing Hindus.
* Material presented is not important or illuminating, often emphasizing stereotypes.
* A biased treatment of Hinduism when compared to other religions.
Below is one example which illustrates the problem:
"The monkey king Hanuman loved Rama so much that it is said that he is present every time the Ramayan is told. So look around--see any monkeys?"
The Ancient South Asian World - page 87 - Oxford University Press
Teachings such as these promote the rejection of a valuable spiritual and cultural tradition by Hindu youth. Other students build a negative perception of India, her culture and her people.
You can help voice the concerns of the U.S. Hindu community by signing the petition to the State Board of Education members:
CLICK HERE TO READ AND SIGN THE PETITION
http://www.thevedicfoundation.org/petition/
Please circulate this petition among your friends, coworkers, concerned parents and students.
We appreciate your support of this important Textbook Reform Initiative and will keep you updated on our progress.
Visit the new Textbook Reform Initiative section of our website at http://thevedicfoundation.org
for further information.
Regards,
The Team at The Vedic Foundation
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