#modernmythmaking

Ithasa As Propaganda By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author If one travels to ancient Egypt, one sees gigantic monuments of Rameses II. These celebrate his victory against the Hittites, in Syria, in 1300 BCE, in the first real use of horse-driven war chariots in the world. However, if one checks with historical records and does a bit more research, one realises that this is clear, political propaganda. The war was anything but decisive. In other words, the Rameses monuments we find in Egypt, reveal royal propaganda done 2300 years ago. Such a rewriting of history by story-tellers and artists is not uncommon. The western world has tried very hard to project ancient Greece as the centre of democracy, equality and justice. Whereas all things that are sensual and debauched are said to originate in the East. So, the Persian Emperor was seen as authoritarian, sensual and a despot. This theme of masculine upright egalitarian West and feminine authoritarian East recurs in the conflict between Romans and Egyp... https://human-engineers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GA-Devdutt-7.jpg https://human-engineers.com/ithasa-as-propaganda/?feed_id=9350&_unique_id=60d5bb8e31c29 https://human-engineers.com/ithasa-as-propaganda/?feed_id=9350&_unique_id=60d5bb8e31c29

Ithasa As Propaganda By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author If one travels to ancient Egypt, one sees gigantic monuments of Rameses II. These celebrate his victory against the Hittites, in Syria, in 1300 BCE, in the first real use of horse-driven war chariots in the world. However, if one checks with historical records and does a bit more research, one realises that this is clear, political propaganda. The war was anything but decisive. In other words, the Rameses monuments we find in Egypt, reveal royal propaganda done 2300 years ago. Such a rewriting of history by story-tellers and artists is not uncommon. The western world has tried very hard to project ancient Greece as the centre of democracy, equality and justice. Whereas all things that are sensual and debauched are said to originate in the East. So, the Persian Emperor was seen as authoritarian, sensual and a despot. This theme of masculine upright egalitarian West and feminine authoritarian East recurs in the conflict between Romans and Egyp... https://humanengineers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GA-Devdutt-7.jpg https://humanengineers.com/ithasa-as-propaganda/?feed_id=9439&_unique_id=60d5b9209b03d https://humanengineers.com/ithasa-as-propaganda/?feed_id=9439&_unique_id=60d5b9209b03d

The Geography of Gods By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author Hinduism is typically taught through a historical lens. We are told that there was a Harappan period 4,000 years ago, followed by Vedic Period 3,000 years ago, followed by the Puranic Age, which began 2,000 years ago, which was then followed by the Bhakti Age 1,000 years ago. This was followed by the Reform Movement in colonial times, which happened 200 years ago. However, none of these happened uniformly across India. India is a very large subcontinent. Hinduism did not appear fully formed across the subcontinent, one fine day, like Draupadi appearing fully formed from the sacrificial fire. We know that the Rig Veda, in its current form, was consolidated in the Kuru-Panchala region around Haryana about 3,000 years ago. The Upanishads evolved 2,500 years ago in the eastern Gangetic plains in what is today Bihar. The early Dharma Shastras, which are over 2,000 years old, refer only to North India as Aryavarta. Manusmriti, which is less than 2... https://human-engineers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GA-Devdutt-8.jpg https://human-engineers.com/the-geography-of-gods/?feed_id=9018&_unique_id=60d07437031f4 https://human-engineers.com/the-geography-of-gods/?feed_id=9018&_unique_id=60d07437031f4

The Geography of Gods By | Devdutt Pattanaik | Indian Author Hinduism is typically taught through a historical lens. We are told that there was a Harappan period 4,000 years ago, followed by Vedic Period 3,000 years ago, followed by the Puranic Age, which began 2,000 years ago, which was then followed by the Bhakti Age 1,000 years ago. This was followed by the Reform Movement in colonial times, which happened 200 years ago. However, none of these happened uniformly across India. India is a very large subcontinent. Hinduism did not appear fully formed across the subcontinent, one fine day, like Draupadi appearing fully formed from the sacrificial fire. We know that the Rig Veda, in its current form, was consolidated in the Kuru-Panchala region around Haryana about 3,000 years ago. The Upanishads evolved 2,500 years ago in the eastern Gangetic plains in what is today Bihar. The early Dharma Shastras, which are over 2,000 years old, refer only to North India as Aryavarta. Manusmriti, which is less than 2... https://humanengineers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/GA-Devdutt-8.jpg https://humanengineers.com/the-geography-of-gods/?feed_id=9074&_unique_id=60d0729cd4bd2 https://humanengineers.com/the-geography-of-gods/?feed_id=9074&_unique_id=60d0729cd4bd2