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August 13th, 2007, 01:58 AM
NECERT Text books and Jats
So far we have been complaining about how History in being taught in India. And how the Jats have been totally ignored.
This is now changing, and it is gratifying to note that the Jats are no longer in isolation, and mainstream Indian Historians are giving the Jats their due.
The second Gupta age is described as the Golden Age of India. Long have the Jats been complaining that the these were Jats of the Dharan clan, however Indian Historians chose to ignore our History and teach that the 2nd Gupts were Vaisyas, (traders) anything but Jats.
To one’s pleasant surprise, thanks to Sanjay Mann, who gave me the book, one found , that the National Council for Educational Research and Training ( NCERT) textbook in Hindi, for Class 11,’ Bharat ka Ithihaas- Prachin evam Madhyakalin, by Dr. Kuldeep Raj Deepak, published by Saravasti House Pvt Ltd, Educational Publishers, 3649 Chawri Bazaar Delhi 110 006., 2002 edition, tells us a more balanced story.
The single important point is that Indian Academia has now accepted the probability that the Gupt(a)s were Jats, and this is being taught in the school History text books, as part of the official curriculum.
The book is the prescribed textbook for the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, the premier all India Board of Education and
also in the Provincial Boards including the Haryana School Education Board, Bhivani and Himachal Pradesh School Education Boards
The book is in Hindi, and I have scanned and uploaded the relevant page # 151 to the files section of the Jat history list. See message
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JatHistory/files/%202nd%20Gupta%20%20Dharan%20jats/
Files > 2nd Gupta Dharan Jats
Name Size Creator Created Actions
ncertguptjats.jpg
page 151 Cert. textbook
It tells us:
( my translation)
“ Chapter 12, The rise and spread of the Gupt Empire.
After the Maurya Empire, in the north West The Kushans and in the South The Satvahans brought political stability. However in the third century these two empires ended. Thereafter for a century there were many small kingdoms. There is not much knowledge of the history of this period. This period is known as the dark period of Indian History. In the fourth Century CE the powerful Gupt dynasty established an empire from Magadh ( modern Patna in Bihar) and brought the history of India back into light from darkness.
Who were the Gupts?
Different scholars have different opinions on this subject.
According to Kashi Prakash Jaiswal, they were Jats, and had been residents of the Punjab.[note 1].
Note1- Dr Jaiswal saw in Chandsen, the hero of the play Kohmudi Mahotsava, the representation of Chanrdragupt I ,. He was called a ‘Karaskar’. According to Jaiswal, the Karaskar people lived in the Punjab.
Dr Altekar called them Vaisyas on the basis of the Vishnu Purana.
Dr Ramshankar Tripathi and other scholars also called them Vaishyas on the basis of the word ‘ Gupt’.
However there is no historical basis for this premise.
In History there have been many famous person, to whose name the word Gupt has been joined and they are not Vaishyas.
The prime mister of Chandragupt Maurya, was Vishnugupt, and the famous astrologer and mathematician of the Gupt age- Bhramgupt were Brahmins.( see Ravi’s note1].
Dr Hemchandra Rai Chaudhary called the Gupts to be of the Brahmin caste, but Pundit Har Prasad Shastri calls them Kshatriyas. However until now there has been no certainty about them. ” end
The book : “ Bharat ka Ithihaas- Prachin evam Madhyakalin,” by Dr. Kuldeep Raj Deepak, can be
obtained from any education book shop or from the Publisher - Saravasti House Pvt Ltd, Educational Publishers, 3649 Chawri Bazaar Delhi 110 006., 2002 edition
Telephone: ( 011) 3260253, 3281022,3285568., Fax (011)3285569
People outside India should dial- 91 11 3260253
This is a major step forward, and a vindication and a tribute to our Historians.
All we have really asked for that our Indian History be told in a balanced manner, and the contribution of the Jats be recognized.
It is also a powerful reference to use
Ravi Chaudhary
Thanks you again Sanjay
So far we have been complaining about how History in being taught in India. And how the Jats have been totally ignored.
This is now changing, and it is gratifying to note that the Jats are no longer in isolation, and mainstream Indian Historians are giving the Jats their due.
The second Gupta age is described as the Golden Age of India. Long have the Jats been complaining that the these were Jats of the Dharan clan, however Indian Historians chose to ignore our History and teach that the 2nd Gupts were Vaisyas, (traders) anything but Jats.
To one’s pleasant surprise, thanks to Sanjay Mann, who gave me the book, one found , that the National Council for Educational Research and Training ( NCERT) textbook in Hindi, for Class 11,’ Bharat ka Ithihaas- Prachin evam Madhyakalin, by Dr. Kuldeep Raj Deepak, published by Saravasti House Pvt Ltd, Educational Publishers, 3649 Chawri Bazaar Delhi 110 006., 2002 edition, tells us a more balanced story.
The single important point is that Indian Academia has now accepted the probability that the Gupt(a)s were Jats, and this is being taught in the school History text books, as part of the official curriculum.
The book is the prescribed textbook for the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, the premier all India Board of Education and
also in the Provincial Boards including the Haryana School Education Board, Bhivani and Himachal Pradesh School Education Boards
The book is in Hindi, and I have scanned and uploaded the relevant page # 151 to the files section of the Jat history list. See message
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JatHistory/files/%202nd%20Gupta%20%20Dharan%20jats/
Files > 2nd Gupta Dharan Jats
Name Size Creator Created Actions
ncertguptjats.jpg
page 151 Cert. textbook
It tells us:
( my translation)
“ Chapter 12, The rise and spread of the Gupt Empire.
After the Maurya Empire, in the north West The Kushans and in the South The Satvahans brought political stability. However in the third century these two empires ended. Thereafter for a century there were many small kingdoms. There is not much knowledge of the history of this period. This period is known as the dark period of Indian History. In the fourth Century CE the powerful Gupt dynasty established an empire from Magadh ( modern Patna in Bihar) and brought the history of India back into light from darkness.
Who were the Gupts?
Different scholars have different opinions on this subject.
According to Kashi Prakash Jaiswal, they were Jats, and had been residents of the Punjab.[note 1].
Note1- Dr Jaiswal saw in Chandsen, the hero of the play Kohmudi Mahotsava, the representation of Chanrdragupt I ,. He was called a ‘Karaskar’. According to Jaiswal, the Karaskar people lived in the Punjab.
Dr Altekar called them Vaisyas on the basis of the Vishnu Purana.
Dr Ramshankar Tripathi and other scholars also called them Vaishyas on the basis of the word ‘ Gupt’.
However there is no historical basis for this premise.
In History there have been many famous person, to whose name the word Gupt has been joined and they are not Vaishyas.
The prime mister of Chandragupt Maurya, was Vishnugupt, and the famous astrologer and mathematician of the Gupt age- Bhramgupt were Brahmins.( see Ravi’s note1].
Dr Hemchandra Rai Chaudhary called the Gupts to be of the Brahmin caste, but Pundit Har Prasad Shastri calls them Kshatriyas. However until now there has been no certainty about them. ” end
The book : “ Bharat ka Ithihaas- Prachin evam Madhyakalin,” by Dr. Kuldeep Raj Deepak, can be
obtained from any education book shop or from the Publisher - Saravasti House Pvt Ltd, Educational Publishers, 3649 Chawri Bazaar Delhi 110 006., 2002 edition
Telephone: ( 011) 3260253, 3281022,3285568., Fax (011)3285569
People outside India should dial- 91 11 3260253
This is a major step forward, and a vindication and a tribute to our Historians.
All we have really asked for that our Indian History be told in a balanced manner, and the contribution of the Jats be recognized.
It is also a powerful reference to use
Ravi Chaudhary
Thanks you again Sanjay