07-23-2008, 03:23 AM
I had posted the following inthe UPA con vote thread.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Can you tell us more about the sociology centers setup by US power brokers/Rockefellers? I am interested in the period before the First world war. We need to take a look again. Maybe in another thread.
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Google books has a fascinating collection of book swriten by Americans on India. The remarkbale thing is that the books were edited by an elite group of individuals who included US Senators. Even Mark Tawin wrote in is travels book about India.
Another interesting thing is that a number of freedom fighters found shelter in the US like Lala Har Dayal and those who founded the Gaddar party.
Another fascinating thing is that Swami Vivekananda came to the conf on world relgions in Chicago and took it by storm. There was a keen following of the spiritual side of India. Then in the 1930s the Yoga movement took root and their were fears of Hinduiszation viaYoga.
And the first saintification of Mahtama Gandhi was by an American reproter before he became Mahatama. THen there is the Louis Fisher bio of him which made many Americans aware of him.
Also note the role of Col Wilson, Roosevelt's representative who argued for independence.
A whole lot of American engineers worked with Tatas to create Tata steel.
So who sponsered Swamiji's visit? Who was Col Wilson?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Can you tell us more about the sociology centers setup by US power brokers/Rockefellers? I am interested in the period before the First world war. We need to take a look again. Maybe in another thread.
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Google books has a fascinating collection of book swriten by Americans on India. The remarkbale thing is that the books were edited by an elite group of individuals who included US Senators. Even Mark Tawin wrote in is travels book about India.
Another interesting thing is that a number of freedom fighters found shelter in the US like Lala Har Dayal and those who founded the Gaddar party.
Another fascinating thing is that Swami Vivekananda came to the conf on world relgions in Chicago and took it by storm. There was a keen following of the spiritual side of India. Then in the 1930s the Yoga movement took root and their were fears of Hinduiszation viaYoga.
And the first saintification of Mahtama Gandhi was by an American reproter before he became Mahatama. THen there is the Louis Fisher bio of him which made many Americans aware of him.
Also note the role of Col Wilson, Roosevelt's representative who argued for independence.
A whole lot of American engineers worked with Tatas to create Tata steel.
So who sponsered Swamiji's visit? Who was Col Wilson?