The time has come to address the historical truth of who the dalits are and what forced them into the situation they found themselves in before independence and after independence.
If we start out in the year 1000 BC, we can try and trace out the history of India.
-There are two situations. One is that the entire population that lives now was also living in 1000 BC. The other is that migrations have been happening from 1000 BC to the present time.
-It is obvious that only the latter situation is possible.
-From 600 BC to 500 BC, Mahavir and Buddha were born.
-In 320 BC, Alexander invaded North India.
-In 260 BC, Ashoka fought with Kalinga
-In 180 BC, Ashoka's descendant Brihadrata faced an invasion by another Greek king.
-In 187 BC, Brihadrata was assasinated by his General Pushyamitra Sunga.
It was during the rule of Pushyamitra Sunga that buddhism started to decline.
-After ten kings of the Sunga dynasty, the Kanva dynasty took over in 78 BC
-The period from 187 BC to 78 BC is when the Brahminic concepts became prominent.
-All of these kings and kingdoms are based in Bihar.
-Then, the Satavahanas, an Andhra/Maharashtra Dynasty took control. During the early years of the Satavahanas, the Saka people from Iran attacked northern India.
-The greatest of the Satavahanas was Gautamiputra Satakarni. He ruled from 100 AD to 130 AD. he defeated both the Iranian Sakas and the Greeks. The Satavahanas ruled till 250 AD when the kingdom divided into five.
-Another Iranian-origin group also ruled during this period. They were the Kushans. Their greatest King was Kanishka who ruled from 127 to 140 AD. The Kushans had their base in Afghanistan. They brought buddhism back to prominence.
-While the Sungas and the Kanvas removed Buddhism from prominence, Buddhism was brought back into prominence by the Greek Kings and the Kushan(Iranian) KIngs.
-The Iranian Sakas ruled over Gujarat and Rajastan. While they controlled the western sea, the eastern sea was dominated by the Satavahanas.
-Then come the Guptas in 250 AD. The power center moved back to Bihar from Afghanistan.
-The practice of Aswamedha Yagna was begun by the Sungas and was brought back by the Guptas. During this time, buddhism, jainism and brahminism were all given equal importance.
-The Gupta empire lasted for 250 years. In 480 AD, another group from Afghanistan/Iran called the Huns invaded India. The Guptas were weakened due to internal disputes.
After 550 AD, there was no single large empire in India.
-From 606 AD to 650 AD, Harsha from U.P ruled and brought Buddhism back to prominence.
-There were three main dynasties after that. They were based in U.P., Maharashtra and Bengal. They ruled for around three hundred years till the year 1000 AD. The Gurjaras were the ones based in U.P and they had many battles with the Arabs.
-In 1000 AD, power swung back to Afghanistan with Mahmud of Ghazni becoming powerful. In 1150 AD, the rule shifted to Delhi.
Through this entire history, we see that Greek kings and Iranian-origin kings have played a major role in North India.
In between, there was a period around the changeover from BC to AD when Buddhism was removed from prominence. After the period of Harsha, Buddhism declined in India.
Mohammed lived from 570 to 630 AD.
Adi Sankara lived from 788 to 820 AD.
After the time of Shankara, we see that there is no great power in India and the Arabs/Turks move in again.
The dalits seem to be the people who went against the teachings of Adi Sankara.
If we start out in the year 1000 BC, we can try and trace out the history of India.
-There are two situations. One is that the entire population that lives now was also living in 1000 BC. The other is that migrations have been happening from 1000 BC to the present time.
-It is obvious that only the latter situation is possible.
-From 600 BC to 500 BC, Mahavir and Buddha were born.
-In 320 BC, Alexander invaded North India.
-In 260 BC, Ashoka fought with Kalinga
-In 180 BC, Ashoka's descendant Brihadrata faced an invasion by another Greek king.
-In 187 BC, Brihadrata was assasinated by his General Pushyamitra Sunga.
It was during the rule of Pushyamitra Sunga that buddhism started to decline.
-After ten kings of the Sunga dynasty, the Kanva dynasty took over in 78 BC
-The period from 187 BC to 78 BC is when the Brahminic concepts became prominent.
-All of these kings and kingdoms are based in Bihar.
-Then, the Satavahanas, an Andhra/Maharashtra Dynasty took control. During the early years of the Satavahanas, the Saka people from Iran attacked northern India.
-The greatest of the Satavahanas was Gautamiputra Satakarni. He ruled from 100 AD to 130 AD. he defeated both the Iranian Sakas and the Greeks. The Satavahanas ruled till 250 AD when the kingdom divided into five.
-Another Iranian-origin group also ruled during this period. They were the Kushans. Their greatest King was Kanishka who ruled from 127 to 140 AD. The Kushans had their base in Afghanistan. They brought buddhism back to prominence.
-While the Sungas and the Kanvas removed Buddhism from prominence, Buddhism was brought back into prominence by the Greek Kings and the Kushan(Iranian) KIngs.
-The Iranian Sakas ruled over Gujarat and Rajastan. While they controlled the western sea, the eastern sea was dominated by the Satavahanas.
-Then come the Guptas in 250 AD. The power center moved back to Bihar from Afghanistan.
-The practice of Aswamedha Yagna was begun by the Sungas and was brought back by the Guptas. During this time, buddhism, jainism and brahminism were all given equal importance.
-The Gupta empire lasted for 250 years. In 480 AD, another group from Afghanistan/Iran called the Huns invaded India. The Guptas were weakened due to internal disputes.
After 550 AD, there was no single large empire in India.
-From 606 AD to 650 AD, Harsha from U.P ruled and brought Buddhism back to prominence.
-There were three main dynasties after that. They were based in U.P., Maharashtra and Bengal. They ruled for around three hundred years till the year 1000 AD. The Gurjaras were the ones based in U.P and they had many battles with the Arabs.
-In 1000 AD, power swung back to Afghanistan with Mahmud of Ghazni becoming powerful. In 1150 AD, the rule shifted to Delhi.
Through this entire history, we see that Greek kings and Iranian-origin kings have played a major role in North India.
In between, there was a period around the changeover from BC to AD when Buddhism was removed from prominence. After the period of Harsha, Buddhism declined in India.
Mohammed lived from 570 to 630 AD.
Adi Sankara lived from 788 to 820 AD.
After the time of Shankara, we see that there is no great power in India and the Arabs/Turks move in again.
The dalits seem to be the people who went against the teachings of Adi Sankara.
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