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Naturally,
much of the effort of Sindhi organizations has
been directed to advancement of Sindhi community
in various economics and educational fields. However,
very little has been said of ancient Sindhi culture,
traditions and heritage. The few references to
Sindhi culture revolve largely around some great
poets of recent past, such as Shah Abdul Latif
Bhittai, Sachal 'Sarmast' , Sami and Kanwar Bhagat;
but there, unfortunately, our cultural reference
rests. This is so because no serious effort has
been made to discover and analyze the roots of
Sindhi civilization.
It gives
me pleasure therefore to invite attention to Bhagwan
S. Gidwani's Return of the Aryans - published
in India and Canada by Penguin Books (book number:
0-14-024053-5). This highly researched book, written
in form of a novel, brings out the glory and greatness
of Sindhi culture and heritage from pre-ancient
times, even prior to the advent of the Vedic era.
Mainly, Return
of the Aryans is concerned with telling the story
of the birth & beginning of Hinduism, along
with the dramatic account of how Aryans originated
from Sind and India (and from nowhere else); their
exploits and adventures in west Asia and Europe,
including Iran, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Turkey, Russian
lands, Finland, Italy, Greece, Norway, Sweden,
Lithuania & Baltic States and Germany; and
finally their triumphal return to the home town
and heritage of Sind & India. Even so, here
are some of the main facts about ancient Sind,
emerging from the book:
1: BIRTH
& beginning of Hinduism took place in Sind,
along Sindhu River, prior to 8000 B.C.
2: It was a man from Sind who
first uttered the auspicious 'OM' Mantra, and
devised the salutation of NAMASTE, (to highlight
"TAT TVAM ASI" - THAT THOU ART - or
to acknowledge that "there is God in you,
and to Him and to you we salute"). MORE
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