This blog is the result of 21 years of primary research by Mrs. Saroj Bala on a hugely misrepresented topic 'Ancient Indian History', for which she devised a unique methodology of reading ancient Indian literature and verifying the results with modern sciences. Top research organizations (like ISRO and ASI), scientists and Sanskrit scholars have contributed towards her work and the findings are expected to add new dimensions to the study of ancient history.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Exhibition Invitation
Exhibition Invitation
You are cordially invited to visit this unique exhibition "Cultural Continuity from Rigveda to Robotics" from 17 to 23 September, 2015 (11 AM to 7 PM) in Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhawan, Ferozshah Road, NewDelhi. The Invitation and brochure are attached.
Exhibition also takes you through the eventful journey of remote past revealing how and when Ganga became the most venerated holy river of India in place of Saraswati.
We are looking forward to media coverage of the event. Would be glad if someone can help or provide us the contact. Please call me on 9958008787.
For more details please refer to the link below:
Brochure
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7sc_kCxAb4oN0JWNXFvRWx3TUk/view?usp=sharing
Invitation
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7sc_kCxAb4oc2dOWmpCR2Q3VDA/view?usp=sharing
Brochure
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7sc_kCxAb4oN0JWNXFvRWx3TUk/view?usp=sharing
Invitation
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7sc_kCxAb4oc2dOWmpCR2Q3VDA/view?usp=sharing
Yours sincerely
Saroj Bala, IRS (Retd. Member, CBDT)
Director, I-SERVE Delhi Chapter
Director, I-SERVE Delhi Chapter
Institute of Scientific Research on Vedas
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Harappans were Vedic People – say the deciphered Indus seals
Skyviews of
astronomical references in Rigveda & Ramayan have revealed that these
represent the sky observed between 9000 BP and 7000 BP, whereas those of
Mahabharata could be observed around 5000 BP. The archaeological excavations
along the ancient courses of Saraswati and Indus rivers have reconstructed the
history of Harappan Civilization which flourished in Indian Subcontinent
between 6000 BP to 3500 BP. These have revealed that Harappans represented post
Vedic civilization and there was continuity of culture since the Rigvedic era
besides the other evidences.
In addition to all these evidences
which through light on the continuity of culture during the Holocene and since
Rigvedic Era, a very large number of seals found from Harappan sites have
supported the conclusion that Harappan were Vedic people. Various attempts made
earlier to decipher these seals had failed because attempts were being made to
decipher these in isolation without taking into account the contemporary or
previous language and literature. . In fact the seals could have been
deciphered only after reading the Vedic literature and Rigvedic Sanskrit
because a script cannot be independent of language.
Dr. S.R. Rao & Dr. N. Jha appreciated
the point that a script can’t be deciphered by using a non-existent language.
That is why they made most successful attempt at deciphering the Harappan seals
as they read these in the context of Vedic words & Vedic language. Dr.
N.Jha referred to Nighantu, a concise glossary of key vedic words compiled by
sage Yaska, referred to in Shanti parva in epic Mahabharata and
to Nirukta (Shanti Parva.342.73, 93, 89).
After comprehensive analysis of
script on the seals and its consistency with Vedic wsords and expressions, he concluded
that the language of the seals represented the Vedic Sanskrit while the writing
itself is proto-alphabetical, representing an intermediate stage in the
evolution from a primitive consonantal (syllabic) system to the scientific
alphabetical writing, which is the unique achievement of the Indian civilization.
In Indus writing, a
word consists of a string of consonants, whereas vowels were to be supplied
keeping the context in mind. Where ever the word was to begin with vowel, a ‘U’
shaped symbol was provided. In this way Dr. N. Jha very convincingly deciphered
most of the seals. The details of such decipherment given in his books e.g.
‘VEDIC GLOSSARY ON INDUS SEALS’ reflect that Harappans were Vedic people, who
combined the Aryans an well as the Dravidian culture, which has continued in
India till date. Some of the examples are given below:
Swastika figurines:
The swastika on a Harappan
tablet (left), and on pottery of the early historical era (top right: Rupar;
bottom right: Ahichchhatra). (@ASI)
Seals from Harappa
The Swastika symbol is an apt example of link between Vedic &
Harappan cultures. The word swastika stands for svasti-ka i.e. ‘maker of welfare’. Both of the above signs appeared
in Vedic literature and were also used in many Vedic ceremonies. The right
figurine in particular represents sacred panca-svasti mantra found in Yajurveda (25.18-19), where the word
‘Svasti’ appears five times as:
तमीशानं
जगतस्तस्थुषस्पतिं धीयञ्जिन्वमवसे हुमहे वयम्।
पूषा नो यथा
वेदसामसद् वृधे रक्षिता पायुरदब्ध: स्वस्तये।। यजुर्वेद (25.18)
स्वस्ति नs इन्द्रो
वृद्धश्रवा: स्वस्ति न: पूषा विश्ववेदा:।
स्वस्ति
नस्तार्क्ष्यो अरिष्टनेमि: स्वस्ति नो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु।। (25.19)
We invoke him who may bring
us welfare,
May the respected Indra
guard our welfare,
May the omniscient Pushan
guard our welfare,
May the Universal Creator
guard our welfare,
May the Great Protector
bring us welfare.
Similar invocations are found in
Rigveda as well. It is important to take note of the fact that such Swastika
seals were found during excavations from several Harappan sites including
Harappa, Mohenjodero, Lothal and Kalibangan.
The Pranavakshara / OM & Ashvattha sign:
One look at these seals depicting Om combined
with Ashvattha leaves will bring before our minds eye several references
in Vedas. The maker of these seals obviously was a tremendous designer and had
good knowledge of Vedas
Fig.1 Fig.2
(Mohenjodero “seal with motif of a two
headed Unicon & the pipal tree in OM Shape after S.R. Rao)
Such seals have
been found from several Harappan towns. When viewed from different angles,
these convey different Vedic Expressions. In Fig.1 the seal represents the
couplet of Mundakopanishad (2.2.4)
which says that “Om is the bow, the soul is the arrow, and Brahma is the
target. With full concentration, aim at the target and strike, to become one
with Brahma, just as the arrow becomes one with the target”.
It also represents a stanza (shloka)
of Bhagavadgita (15.1). “The Ashvattha tree has its roots above and branches down;
this symbolizes the Vishva Vriksha
with branches below and God above. One who understands this has understood the
Vedas.
In Fig.2 the Sanskrit/
Devnagari ‘Om’ apparent.
Bull seals representing Indra
Fig.1 Fig.2
Seal from Harappa
In Vedic literature God Indra is associated with
the bull as the symbol of strength. (Rigveda.1.7.8 & 1.139.6). In Fig.1 the
script engraved was decephered as Indra by Dr. N.Jha. Such seals have
been excavated from several Harappan towns, perticularly Harappa and
Mohenjodero.
Pashupati seal and Shivlinga
Mohenjodero ‘seal 420’ after ‘S.R.Rao’
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. The above two
figurines do not need much explanation. Both represent Lord Shiva, who is
worshipped by Vedic Aryans, by Harappans as well as by modern day Indians in
the same shape and form. These should be adequate enough to establish the
connection between Harappan & Vedic civilization and continuity till date.
The inscriptions on 2nd seal need some explanation. To
decipher the inscriptions one need to understand the Niruktas and Nighantus. The
inscription is deciphered by N Jha as ‘ishaadyattah
maaraah’, which means ‘Evil adversaries controlled by Isha (Pashpati Seal)
Seal with a motif of a man holding or keeping apart
two tigers. This seal reminds us of king Bharata, son of Shkuntala
& Dushyant and ancestors of kauravas & pandavas of
Mahabharata.
There are many more such instances
of Indus seals having inscriptions of Vedic expressions. Thus there is no doubt
that Harappans represented the post Vedic civilization and artifacts as well as
the seals found were similar to the descriptions in Rigveda
Bibiliography:-
Saroj Bala, Kulbhushan Mishra. 2012. Historicity
of Vedic and Ramayan Eras
N.S. Rajaram. 2006. Sarasvati River and the Vedic
Civilization
Michel Danino. 2010. The Lost River (on the trail
of the SARASVATI)
Dr. N. Jha. 1996. VEDIC GLOSSARY ON INDUS SEALS
K. S. Valdiya. 2002. SARASWATI (The River that
Disappeared)
Bhagwan Singh. 1995. THE VEDIC HARAPPANS
S. R. RAO. 1991. DAWN AND DEVOLUTION OF THE INDUS
CIVILIZATION
H. H.
WILSON. 2001. RIGVEDA SAMHITA
श्री राम शर्मा. आचार्य. 2003. ऋग्वेद संहिता
M. N. DUTT. 2008. MAHABHARATA
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Genetic affinity of the Bhil, Kol and Gond mentioned in epic Ramayana
Genetic study of Ramayana tribes rejects Aryan invasion
theory and supports indigenous common ancestry of Indian populations
An
international team of researchers consisting of geneticists, anthropologists
and Research Scholars have found that Ramayana, composed around 7,100 years
ago, is a chronicle of events and characters recorded by Sage Valmiki and is
not a work of fiction. They also found that North Indians & Dravidians
share their genetic profile; they have lived in India for more than 12000 years
and there is no evidence of any Gene –inflow.
Normally it is
being taught in schools and colleges in India that Aryans immigrated into Indian
Subcontinent from Central Asia around 1500 BC and that the aboriginal Indians
who were uncivilised at that time were defeated and pushed towards south &
they became Dravidians whereas invading Aryans occupied North India and are
settled there till date. This view was based on linguistic guess work but many
scientific researches like astronomy, archaeology, paleobotany, and space
imagery have been providing evidence that this Aryan Invasion theory is
incorrect, having no scientific basis.
Institute
of Scientific Research on Vedas had earlier reported that skyviews of planetary
references in Ramayana could be seen sequentially 7100 ago and that
several archaeological and paleobotanical evidences had supported these dates
for Ramayana era Latest in the series are the genetic studies. A paper
published in the internationally reputed journal PLOS ONE has thrown light on this
issue by utilizing the data obtained from Valmiki
Ramayan and testing this with the genetic studies carried out by using
advanced genetic research and tools. The research team comprised of:
1. Geneticist,
Dr Gyaneshwer Chaubey, from Estonian Biocentre, Tartu
2. Traditional
Anthropologist, Prof. V.R. Rao, Anthropology Department, Delhi University
3. Ramayana
Scholar, Mrs. Saroj Bala, Director of the Institute of Scientific Research
on Vedas
4. IITian
from Delhi, Mr. Anurag Kadiyan,
The team extracted detailed information
about Indian tribal populations from the oldest epic Valmiki Ramayana and tested their concordance and
discordance with the high resolution genetic data. This was an
interdisciplinary project between the scientists and scholars from India and
from Estonia. It took around three years to complete this research project.
To begin with, the team
selected three main tribal populations, namely: Kol (e.g. Guh Nishad), Bhil
(e.g. Bhilni) and Gond (from Dandakvan area), and extracted references to these
tribes from different chapters of Ramayana, along with their geographic
locations. Then they, particularly Dr. Gyaneshwar Chaubey, scanned hundreds of
thousands of single nucleotide polymorphisms among these three ancient tribes,
and also compared the results with their neighboring populations and other
world populations.
The analysis, conducted using various statistical methods/tools, suggested that:
· These tribes have been living in India for last
more than 12000 years and there are no evidences of any gene inflow.
· The genetic structuring of these ancient tribes
is largely similar to their contemporary tribal and caste populations,
suggesting genetic continuity of Indian population for more than 10000 years.
· Further, extent of genetic component sharing among
different populations reflected their similarity with other Indian populations
establishing that these were primarily founded over indigenous component,
having continuity since last over ten thousand years.
The team
has also concluded that all Indians from North or from South, irrespective of
their caste and tribal affiliations, share a common genetic ancestry, which is
undoubtedly founded over the indigenous ASI component.
Title: Genetic affinity of
the Bhil, Kol and Gond mentioned in epic Ramayana
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