05-25-2004, 10:19 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->headline=No~communalisation~of~education:~CMP<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The blighters have gotten bold. It is ok to lie about history but not to communalize it (what does that mean ?).
The following passages are about babar, Note the contrast between the eminent historian and Guru Nanak. Who would you rather believe Guru Nanakji or the NCERT textbooks;
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Ncert textbooks,Moghuls and Guru Nanak
NCERT Text Book on Medieval India and Guru Nanak
Guru Nanakji lived during the beginning of the Moghul empire(1469 CE-
1539 CE). Babar had just conquered Delhi in 1526 CE and died within a
few years in Kabul. But even during this short period, great
destruction was wrought by the Moghul. Let us see first what Indian
children are taught in the Class XI textbook on Medieval India
written by our own eminent historian Satish Chandra.(page 223,
Medieval India, NCERT,1996)
"Thus there was no atmosphere of confrontation between the Sikhs and
the Moghul rulers during this period.Nor was there any systematic
persecution of the Hindus, and hence no occasion for the Sikhs or any
group or sect to stand forth as the champion of the Hindus against
religious persecution. The occasional conflict between the Gurus and
the Moghul rulers was personal and political ([I]oh really , and what
does that mean [I]) rather than religious . Despite some display of
orthodoxy by Shah Jahan at the beginning of his reign and a few acts
of inolterance, such as the demolition of `new' temples, he was not
narrow in his outlook, which was further tempered towards the end of
his reign by the ifluence of his liberal son, Dara".
Now let us see what Guru Nanak has to say about this golden age of
amity between the Moghul and the Hindu.
"Khurasan khasmana kiya Hindusthanu daraiya,
Aapae dosu na deyi karta jamu kari mughlu chadhaiya,
Aiti mar payei karlande tain ko drdu na ayiya,
Karta tu sabna ka soi,
Je sakta sakte kayu mare taa mani rosu na hoyi,
Sakta sihu, mare paye vagaye khasme sa parsai,
Ratan vigadi vigoye kuttin muiya saar na koyi â¦Mahla 1.360
Translation â Having lifted Islam to the head, you have engulfed
Hindustan in dread,
Such cruelties have they inflicted, and yet Your mercy remains
unmoved,
Should the strong attack the strong, the heart does not burn,
But when the strong attack the helpless , surely the One who was to
protect them has to be called into account,
O' Lord , these dogs have destroyed this diamond like Hindustan, (so
great is their terror that).
No one asks after those who have been killed, and yet You do not pay
heedâ¦
And what of Guru Nanak's account of the young brides whose youth,
jewels, honour, have been snatched away by the invaders on the orders
of the Moghul babar ? We share in his anguish,
Ikhna vakhat khuvai ahi iknaha pooja jayi'
Chauke vinu hindvandiyan kiyu tike kadhayi nayi,
Ramu na kahhu chetiyo huni kahni na mile khudai⦠Mahla 1.417
Translation,
Hindus have been forbidden to pray at the Muslim namaz, Hindu society
has been left wthout a bath without a tilak,
Even those who never uttered `Ram' , even they can get no respite,
not even by shouting `Khuda ,Khuda',
The few who have survived Babar's jails wailâ¦The desolation which has
come over the land,
The entire races which have been exterminated, which have been
humiliatedâ¦
Now I am not a Punjabi and I cannot verify the authenticity of these
translations, so if somebody who is knowledgeable notices any
discrepancy, I beg their forgiveness and I have certainly intended no
disrespect to the great Guru.
There are many such passages in Guru Nanakji `s writings. These are
merely cited for illustrative purposes. Now if you had to choose
between Guru Nanak and eminent historian Satish Chandra , I ask you
who would you believe ?
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The blighters have gotten bold. It is ok to lie about history but not to communalize it (what does that mean ?).
The following passages are about babar, Note the contrast between the eminent historian and Guru Nanak. Who would you rather believe Guru Nanakji or the NCERT textbooks;
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Ncert textbooks,Moghuls and Guru Nanak
NCERT Text Book on Medieval India and Guru Nanak
Guru Nanakji lived during the beginning of the Moghul empire(1469 CE-
1539 CE). Babar had just conquered Delhi in 1526 CE and died within a
few years in Kabul. But even during this short period, great
destruction was wrought by the Moghul. Let us see first what Indian
children are taught in the Class XI textbook on Medieval India
written by our own eminent historian Satish Chandra.(page 223,
Medieval India, NCERT,1996)
"Thus there was no atmosphere of confrontation between the Sikhs and
the Moghul rulers during this period.Nor was there any systematic
persecution of the Hindus, and hence no occasion for the Sikhs or any
group or sect to stand forth as the champion of the Hindus against
religious persecution. The occasional conflict between the Gurus and
the Moghul rulers was personal and political ([I]oh really , and what
does that mean [I]) rather than religious . Despite some display of
orthodoxy by Shah Jahan at the beginning of his reign and a few acts
of inolterance, such as the demolition of `new' temples, he was not
narrow in his outlook, which was further tempered towards the end of
his reign by the ifluence of his liberal son, Dara".
Now let us see what Guru Nanak has to say about this golden age of
amity between the Moghul and the Hindu.
"Khurasan khasmana kiya Hindusthanu daraiya,
Aapae dosu na deyi karta jamu kari mughlu chadhaiya,
Aiti mar payei karlande tain ko drdu na ayiya,
Karta tu sabna ka soi,
Je sakta sakte kayu mare taa mani rosu na hoyi,
Sakta sihu, mare paye vagaye khasme sa parsai,
Ratan vigadi vigoye kuttin muiya saar na koyi â¦Mahla 1.360
Translation â Having lifted Islam to the head, you have engulfed
Hindustan in dread,
Such cruelties have they inflicted, and yet Your mercy remains
unmoved,
Should the strong attack the strong, the heart does not burn,
But when the strong attack the helpless , surely the One who was to
protect them has to be called into account,
O' Lord , these dogs have destroyed this diamond like Hindustan, (so
great is their terror that).
No one asks after those who have been killed, and yet You do not pay
heedâ¦
And what of Guru Nanak's account of the young brides whose youth,
jewels, honour, have been snatched away by the invaders on the orders
of the Moghul babar ? We share in his anguish,
Ikhna vakhat khuvai ahi iknaha pooja jayi'
Chauke vinu hindvandiyan kiyu tike kadhayi nayi,
Ramu na kahhu chetiyo huni kahni na mile khudai⦠Mahla 1.417
Translation,
Hindus have been forbidden to pray at the Muslim namaz, Hindu society
has been left wthout a bath without a tilak,
Even those who never uttered `Ram' , even they can get no respite,
not even by shouting `Khuda ,Khuda',
The few who have survived Babar's jails wailâ¦The desolation which has
come over the land,
The entire races which have been exterminated, which have been
humiliatedâ¦
Now I am not a Punjabi and I cannot verify the authenticity of these
translations, so if somebody who is knowledgeable notices any
discrepancy, I beg their forgiveness and I have certainly intended no
disrespect to the great Guru.
There are many such passages in Guru Nanakji `s writings. These are
merely cited for illustrative purposes. Now if you had to choose
between Guru Nanak and eminent historian Satish Chandra , I ask you
who would you believe ?
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->