Umesh:
It seems that the facts are
very clear. The Vedas recorded that the ancient Hindus used to eat Beef.
Now why the Hindus should have any problem in believing this to be true, and why
the Hindus try to hide this fact by distorting the record. Is that what Hindusim
teach: To compromise with the truth if found not to one'e liking?
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] India's Government
Strikes Mention of Beef Eaters From New History Books on Ancient India
If Hindus do not believe the Vedas then who does --but lets not mix
religious beliefs with historical facts and reasoning --as many of the
Net say:))
Od do you want the history txtbooks to write as follows:
"Hindus believe that the ancient Hindus used to eat Holy cow - who is
their mother -as per their belief," --that makes no sense.
What do you propose?
The question is do the Hindus believe the
Vedas? Why you have to rely on what others believe?
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 10:26
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] India's
Government Strikes Mention of Beef Eaters From New History Books on
Ancient India
I wonder what proof we have (besides mention in Vedas [Rig Veda])
about Indians eating beef? As you know most Western historians would not
believe Hindu scriptures are historiucally true -then why quote from them
for beef eating?
1. India's Government Strikes Mention of
Beef Eaters From New History Books on Ancient India
NEW DELHI, INDIA, June 12, 2006: (HPI note: The irony
of this NCERT action is that the previous BJP government met with
vigorous opposition from the now ruling Congress party and allies when
it attempted to make the same change, considered an affront to Hinduism,
in the text books.)
References to ancient India's beef-eaters
have been done away with in NCERT's newly-introduced history textbooks.
NCERT, National Council of Educational Research and Training, is the
national commission responsible for the textbooks in India's schools.
NCERT changed the syllabus for Classes I, III, VI, IX and XI from this
year in accordance with the national curriculum framework (NCF) 2005, to
prescribe broad guidelines for an ideal course curriculum. Till last
year, Class VI and XI textbooks had references to beef-eating habits.
"These references were there in ancient Indian history books for Classes
VI and IX till last year. Those textbooks have been replaced and the new
ones have no mention of beef-eating," NCERT spokesman Ashish Bahad said.
The reference had raised objections from several quarters last year and
a Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Supreme Court. NCERT had
also formed a three-member expert committee to look into the matter.
"Following the NCF 2005, NCERT developed new history textbooks that
attempt to arouse the curiosity of schoolchildren. The books encourage
students to find out historical facts on their own," Bahad
added.
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