Autobiography of India It is about a land and its people, fashioned by Nature and their knowledge of it. It is about a civilization that has surfed through time with ethos and tradition. It is a Series, for; it is an endless story of a timeless civilization. It is a living story of a living civilization. Breaking The Myths Which is real? You or your mirror image? A mirror only shows what “It” sees. A mirror flips the real. A crooked mirror even distorts. A mirror in the path also blocks the view ahead. Myths too are like that. India’s image today is an aberration created by the myths thrust upon her in the last few centuries based on what others saw, thought, wrote and made of India. Would you not like to know about the real India, the real you? For that, these myths have to first be broken. We will be “Breaking the Myths” in 4 steps through 4 volumes. 1. About Identity 2. About Society 3. About Prosperity 4. About Ability Breaking the Myths is a multi- volume book in the Autobiography of India Series from Bharath Gyan. Identity is beyond Id. Identity lies in our roots. Also is the root of our strength. Little wonder, people crave for identity. Learn of the biggest identity theft in all history. Accomplished by a heap of lies, a mountain of myths.
Many of us know that Aryan Invasion Theory is a myth. But did you know the following myths:
1) Alexander defeated Porus is a myth. It was Porus (Pururava) who defeated Alexander (Sikander). Greek historians from Alexander time also write that Alexander was defeated by Porus. This myth was fabricated by British historians similar to Aryan Invasion Theory.
2) India never invaded any other country in last 5000 years is a myth. Cholas (Raja Raja Chola and Rajendra Chola) around 1000 CE had invaded and conquered South East Asian countries of Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
3) Jana Gana Mana was composed in honour of King George V is a myth. In fact, there was another song 'Badshah Hamara' composed by Pandit Rambhuj Dutt Choudhary which was sung to welcome King George V. The 'Bhagya vidhata' (destiny guide of Bharatha) in Jana Gana Mana refers only to the Bhagavan - the Supreme One.