Did colonization ruin India's image?

[asad71]

The reverse is true, the Arabs learned from Indians from use of spices in the food to learning sophisticated ancient Indian knowledge. Indians books were translated into Arabic and kept in Baghdad. Chess or Shatranj was also invented by Indians.

Without Arabic translation of Indians books there would be no Golden Age in the middle East.

Haye Ram! Please talk some sense. It was the great library at Cordoba where Hispanic and Muslim scholars worked to learn from each other. Moreover, Muslim scholars were already in touch with the Chinese,central Asian and European scholars. The great civilizations like the Egyptian,Spanish,Greek-Byzantine, Assyrian-Mesopotamian,Nubian,Persian were already under the Muslims before we arrived in Hindustan.

 

[INDIC]

Haye Ram! Please talk some sense. It was the great library at Cordoba where Hispanic and Muslim scholars worked to learn from each other. Moreover, Muslim scholars were already in touch with the Chinese,central Asian and European scholars. The great civilizations like the Egyptian,Spanish,Greek-Byzantine, Assyrian-Mesopotamian,Nubian,Persian were already under the Muslims before we arrived in Hindustan.

Ancient Indian contribution played a big role in Golden Age of middle East, Caliphs invited lots of Indian scholars to teach them Indian knowledge, Indians were miles ahead of these middle Eastern in ancient knowledge until these Turks came took us back into dark ages.

Brahmagupta's work in Algebra was translated into Arabic as SindHind and later Al Khwarizmi studied it along with Indian numerals become one of the greatest mathematician from the Middle East. Brahmagupta was from Marwar in Rajasthan. Arabs didn't invent Algebra, they just studies earlier Indian and Greek inventions in Algebra.

 

[scorpionx]

Muslim rule had brought civilization, light,enlightenment and glory to Hindustan. They were not colonials. The British were colonial imperialists who had come to loot and exploit treating the locals as servants/slaves/serfs.

This is just one point of vantage.Both Islamic and Hindu civilizations learnt from each other since Islam's arrival in India.According to its geographical and social circumstances Islam had adapted itself with the Hindu environment in this country. There was striking dissimilarities in the court culture and social fabric of Muslims between Mughal India and Safavid Iran and Arab. While their sisters in the Middle East were not much opened in public sphere,Indian Muslim women did not suffered much by the notion of purdah,seclusion from outer world,thanks to the influence of Hinduism on Islam. So,it sounds bit harsh when you say Muslim rule brought enlightenment and glory to Hindustan while the much wide difference between Indianized Islam with their Arab counterpart is so visible in Indian History.

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Indian civilization encompassing India, Pakistan and Bangladesh was much more prosperous than contemporary world hence the barbarians from central asia continued attacks for centuries to exploit the richness of Indian kings and temples.

Lets hope India reaches its height once again...

 

[INDIC]

Haye Ram! Please talk some sense. It was the great library at Cordoba where Hispanic and Muslim scholars worked to learn from each other. Moreover, Muslim scholars were already in touch with the Chinese,central Asian and European scholars. The great civilizations like the Egyptian,Spanish,Greek-Byzantine, Assyrian-Mesopotamian,Nubian,Persian were already under the Muslims before we arrived in Hindustan.

Indian knowledge also influenced the Persians which later influenced the Golden age of Middle East.
Academy of Gondishapur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Anushiravan also turned towards the east, and sent the physician Borzouye to invite Indian and Chinese scholars to Gondeshapur. These visitors translated Indian texts on astronomy, astrology, mathematics and medicine and Chinese texts on herbal medicine and religion. Borzouye is said to have himself translated the Pañcatantra from Sanskrit into Persian as Kalila u Dimana.

In 832 AD, Caliph al-Ma'mūn founded the famous House of Wisdom. There the methods of Gundishapur were emulated; indeed, the House of Wisdom was staffed with graduates of the older Academy of Gondeshapur.

 

[faithfulguy]

India is the only country in the world to have an Ocean named on a country's name.

India is created and named by the west. So its the Ocean. So you should thanks the western organization that give the name.

India has nothing to offer to the world therefore people don't talk about India or India's history.

Indian civilization has a lot to offer. But India was not a country and these independent kingdoms were never India. Just like kingdoms in European history were never a country called "Europe"

 

[INDIC]

India is created and named by the west. So its the Ocean. So you should thanks the western organization that give the name.

The name China was invented by Portuguese, so is the Chinese identity, the word "Middle Kingdom" don't sound like the name of a country.

 

[faithfulguy]

How can colonization ruin the image of a country that never existed before? It's like asking "did colonization ruin Mexico's image?"

True, colonization never ruin America's image. It should not rule India's.

 

[INDIC]

Indian civilization has a lot to offer. But India was not a country and these independent kingdoms were never India. Just like kingdoms in European history were never a country called "Europe"

History of so called United China of 221BC. I read that Qin Shi Huang the unifier of so called united China got his concubines buried alive with his dead body to serve him in afterlife and killed all the intellectuals of China.

 

[faithfulguy]

The name China was invented by Portuguese, so is the Chinese identity, the word "Middle Kingdom" don't sound like the name of a country.

You should learn about history. China is a foreign name for a country. But middle kingdom is the direct translation of China for itself.

India was a geographical expression for a subcontinent and also an ocean as well. That is why the term "Indian subcontinent" and Indian Ocean. India as a country was created by Britain.

 

[INDIC]

You should learn about history. China is a foreign name for a country. But middle kingdom is the direct translation of China for itself.

India was a geographical expression for a subcontinent and also an ocean as well. That is why the term "Indian subcontinent" and Indian Ocean. India as a country was created by Britain.

Our ancestors gave our land a proper name called Bharat while Middle Kingdom even don't sound like a name of a country. What are the people of 'middle kingdom' called 'Middle Kingdomese'.

 

[--,-'{@]

Haye Ram! Please talk some sense. It was the great library at Cordoba where Hispanic and Muslim scholars worked to learn from each other. Moreover, Muslim scholars were already in touch with the Chinese,central Asian and European scholars. The great civilizations like the Egyptian,Spanish,Greek-Byzantine, Assyrian-Mesopotamian,Nubian,Persian were already under the Muslims before we arrived in Hindustan.

muhammad was an illiterate so are many muslims worldwide. cordoba n other conqured areas gave access to muslim invaders immense knowledge which they imbibed slowly cuz of their thick brains later justified their holy qur'an with those scientific achievements of that time. lol if u see al hadis (deleted part of al qur'an) the sun sets in a muddy pool of hot water n the misinterpretation goes beyond the very universe itself.

 

[faithfulguy]

Our ancestors gave our land a proper name called Bharat while Middle Kingdom even don't sound like a name of a country. What are the people of 'middle kingdom' called 'Middle Kingdomese'.

If you need English to understand everything, that just show you are a product of English colonialism. Next time when you watch cricket, remember that its part of British invasion. Americans at least created baseball out of it.

 

[--,-'{@]

Be in your dream land and stop your B.S. You people are brainwashed by CCP. Do not try to tell those typical CCP B.S to us.

fcuk all man these pipo hav become so frikkin mean nw tht they think of having a kid atleast 10 times over making money. its money n just money on their minds. china is a sensibe bcuz of Buddhism nt bcz of anything else. anything else came frm china is nt fit fr the world. EVER.

 

[Contrarian]

Muslim rule had brought civilization, light,enlightenment and glory to Hindustan. They were not colonials. The British were colonial imperialists who had come to loot and exploit treating the locals as servants/slaves/serfs.

India had far greater rule, civilization and and light before the Muslims/Mughals.
Mughals were next in terms of what India got under their rule.
British were least beneficial and most exploitative.