Sidharth PK
Kerala: India as the Vedas, Upanishads and the classic epics foretells a glimpse of the civilization, that flourished through thousands of centuries and beyond description. The formidability and forces of action and reaction as Newton’s law of Physics opines, India too is the master-force that was once a treasure of unimaginable wealth. The history unfolds the true mystery of India, as ancient writers like Megasthens, Strabo, Pliny all had provided with an odd, vivid glimmer of an old despotic reins of empires.
The ancient horizon of India comprises lands up to modern day Afghanistan. Looking into her annals, delving deep within India, the land during early years was known for its consummative forms of mystery and the ever-prevailing superstitions that includes human sacrifice. And when the ships of first colonial expedition arrived at the bay of Kozhikode on 1498, they saw India as the fittest destination of plunder and looting dreams. The Mughals ruled India as a foreign despots and the sultans of Delhi from Aibak, administrated for over 400yrs.The Indian view of Philosophy nearly brings some worldly thoughts and life, such as Dharma, Moksha and SatyamaveJayatha.
The British reaching at the scenes by early 17th century and expanding the empire by the early 18th century. The political consolidation and making India submissive to the colonial perfidy of interest, came later in 1820s. This systematic exploitative looting of Indian wealth crunched the economy to a dwindling numbers and a massive turnover of setbacks to the masses alone. They waged endless wars, toppling many small principalities and kingdoms with mastery tactics.
India is not past, nor present and the future, the Mauryas fell, British equally fell, all empires and their might will tumble down to dust and into history’s own dustbin.
The writer is a widely published author from Kerala
