Ohh I just forgot to mention, mythical Ashoka was not a emperor or even a king, he was just an invader and I am not saying this, your own Delhi University professor, himself a Maithil Brahmin, has written this on his book. Yes the book, titled Ancient India in Historical Outline, has been published by Manohar Publishers & Publishers, 4753/23 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 110 002. The name of the author, is Professor DN Jha and he was president of the ancient Indian history section of the Indian History Congress in 1979 and its General Secretary from 1985 to 1988. He has also lectured at universities and other centers of education in India and abroad and was National Lecturer in History, UGC, during 1984-1985. Aur kuchh batana parega?
The Mauryan peroid is in chapter 7, and title of the chapter is Invasions, Trade and Culture, c 200 BC -- AD 300, pp 111. You can guess after noticing the title where the word 'Invasions' has been used.
And the Gupta rulers were the worst kind of rulers, Professor Jha says this. The imperialist Gupta period is in chapter 8, and the name of the chapter is The Myth of the Golden Age. And Professor Jha concludes at the end of the Chapter 8, "Some Indian historians have been so enamored of the Guptas as to tirelessly speak of their rule as representing a golden age in Indian history. Yet it was during that time that in certain parts of the country serfdom appeared, leading eventually to the economic bondage of the peasantry. Women became an item of property and came to live in the perpetual tutelage of men... Caste distinction and caste rigidity became sharper than ever before, las and justice showed a definite bias in favor of the higher castes. ... the upper castes were happy and prosperous and lived in comfort and ease, as can be judged from contemporary art and literature, but this could hardly have been true of the lower orders. The Chinese pilgrim (Fa-hsien) speaks of the plight of the Chandalas, (now known as Namashudras of Bengal region belonging to the scheduled caste). The untouchable castes as a whole came to be degraded further in the social scale. Social tensions continued. But religion (Hinduism) was used as an instrument for maintaining the varna-divided society.... pp 173.
How much education have you got? And from where? From shakha school? Well, if you want to know saffron history, go to your Narendra Modi Phd and get teaching from him....
Do you people know Pakistan's History books have more authenticity than your Indian saffron History text books....??
Jago beta Jago, bahut so chuke ho, abhi jago...
And the professor is not a politician...
