my+story+of+india+notes

My notes from the Movie

Incantations from father to son Whole tracts that had no meaning…based upon birdsong Can’t be written down, just sung
 * 1. Kerala** rain forests: Brahmin priests teach sounds from beginning of human time

2**. Tamil Nadu** M130 gene unchanging roots of india DNA of people in Tamil Nadu are out of Africa 70,000 years ago Marrying first cousins so earliest genes are handed down Language is only 10,000 years old

Oldest religion: the female goddess and the power of the natural world and multiplicity of the universe. The divine is not onefold but millionfold. Unity in diversity
 * 3. Temple of Madurai**

Invention of Agriculture then Cities Law, writing, large-scale architecture Discovered in 1920 when Britain’s ruled India Like Iraq, China, Egypt, Indus built on a river Contemporary with pyramids Hey day 2000 BC another site in Indus Valley An ancient manhattan The whole Indus valley biggest population Then decline?? The Himalayas created the monsoons which made Indus valley Environment and climate shape the human story 3,500 years ago a decrease in the strength of monsoons then a major shift eastward into Ganges of civilizations
 * 4. 5,000 BC Indus Valley Civilization**
 * Harappa: Punjab**
 * Mehenjo Daro**

1500 BC an Indian language and literature Sanskrit Sanskrit root of a billion people Where did Sanskrit come from? Braham boys learn Sanskrit to recite Veda scripture (Hindu) Orally transmitted 1000 hymms called the RigVeda (praise knowledge) of Bronze Age What is the secret code of the Rigveda Aryan texts are basis of Latin, Greek, English Where did Aryans come from? (the socialized people) Rig Veda clues Gods: Indra god of thunder and sky and chariots and horses, migration from west from the Kubal river in Afganistan.
 * 5. Varanasi**
 * Plain of the river Ganges**

Aryans came from Peshewa Sacred drink: Soma: honey, ephedra, poppy, cannibis enlivens the senses, composed their songs Ephedra Not an Indian plant comes from beyond afghan mountains into Turkmenistan, along ancient silk road Climate change destroyed the cities in Turkmenistan along with Indus Valley Soma prepared here: poppy, cannibis ephedra & horses & carts not chariots 9000 out of turkey 2000 bc iran, afganistan, India imposing their culture on the native Indians
 * 6. Gunar Tepe (ancient Iranian zororastrian site)**

7. **Mahabharat** Great warfare among Aryans Like troy, a story of war, family feud, and human conditoin Men and gods walked the earth together during Krisna time Composed at birth of Christ Everything was incorporated into it Create a shared past making an allegiance to the idea of India, Hastinapur beside the ancient river Ganges Great flood washed away Hastinpur Name, flood, pottery links Mabharat to Hastinpur Everyone invaded it after that