Re: India first

1. Try this link..

This is written by a famous scientist of India . He is certainly not a Hindutva.

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/physics/pdf/0101/0101076v1.pdf

2. I have no access to JSTOR articles. If some one is good enough to send me this article, I will be grateful:

A Possible Hindu Influence at Teotihuacan
Emily H. Vokes
American Antiquity, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Jul., 1963), pp. 94-95
doi:10.2307/278638
This article consists of 2 page(s).

Abstract

The conch shell figured on the Temple of Quetzalcoatl at Teotihuacan, is Turbinella angulata, the West Indian Chank. This species is closely related to the "Sacred Chank" of India, a shell which figures prominently in Hindu mythology, religion, and art. This finding may be interpreted as one more bit of evidence for transpacific influences on prehistoric Mesoamerican culture.

kishore patnaik

On Jan 23, 2008 10:47 PM, Francesco Brighenti <frabrig@...> wrote:

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "kishore patnaik"
<kishorepatnaik09@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Francesco Brighenti"
> <frabrig@...> wrote:
>
> > Here are some among the "scholarly sources" hinted at by Kishore
> > when he refers to "archaeological proofs" of ancient Indian-Mayan
> > connections:
> >
> > http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1995/11/1995-11-08.shtml
> >
> > http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1995/6/1995-6-01.shtml
> >
> > Both articles are taken from Hinduism Today, a Hawaii-based
> > Hindutva (= Hindu nationalist) magazine which is also published
> > online.
>
> KP: I have seen only one article (ie "My Turn") and not the
> other. Would you like to condemn these articles?

I have found the whole damn "Indian-Amerindian" thang at last.
That's astounding! Spent some hours in reading all those articles
and opening the links to their sources (represented by older
articles and books, some of which can be accessed online through
those links). The funny historical, archaeological, artistic and
etymological arguments made by the authors of this compilation can
be easily debunked one by one, but this linguistic big enterprise.
Moreover, the latter would take a lot of time and efforts!

Here's the link (N.B. The page is part of a well-known Hindutva
website):

http://www.hinduwisdom.info/Pacific.htm

Have a nice reading... :^)

Cheers,
Francesco