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India and Israel. Hindus and Jews.

This thread is about the history of the mutual interaction and relation between two of the oldest extent civilizations of the world.

We will also look at how appeasement politics alienated our ally and affected our own international position

 The earliest trade contact between Hebrews and Hindus could have dated back to the era of David and Solomon.

"The king had trading ships at sea along with ships of Hiram. Every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons"

Bible( Kings 10.22)
According to the Old Testament, Ophir was the name of the place famous for its wealth. Solomon traded gold, silver, sandalwood, pearls, ivory, apes, and peacocks

Modern scholars have identified Ophir with Abhira kingdom of western India

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But the first large scale migration of Jewish refugees to India was after Roman destruction of Jerusalem.

Indian Jewish tradition says first wave of Jewish refugees landed on Kerala coast at Kodungallur in 70 CE.

Painting from Paradesi Synagogue(Mattanchery) depicts the scene
The Hindu Maharaja of Kodungallur cordially received the Jewish refugees.

He granted them land, freedom of life & freedom to practice religion.

Painting from Paradesi Synagogue depicts the king welcoming Jewish refugees.

The king is with full entourage bearing colored parasols
This cordial sanctuary offered by the Hindu Maharajas encouraged other Jews to migrate to Kerala for centuries when they faced persecution in the west.

Jewish tradition says their leader Joseph Rabban received many privileges from Hindu Maharaja including tax free land & guild.
There is also an inscription which substantiates this tradition.

Cochin plates of Bhaskara Ravi Varman record a grant to Jewish merchant Joseph Rabban.

He was exempted from tax payment & granted hereditary succession

Inscription's dated by historians from 8th to 11th century
What was special about the inscription?

It granted Jews rights that were the preserve of the royal family alone, including firing three salutes
at daybreak and on the day of a marriage.

It virtually gave Rabban status of a king, and Kerala Jewish songs call him "King of Jews"
Thus, the Jews were not only accepted by Hindus with open arms, they were also granted special privileges and they happily thrived

Soon, they began dominating trade on western coast.

This is the only instance in Jewish history where the Jews were not religiously persecuted
Hindu India became such a welcoming home for Jews that thousands of Sephardic Jews of Spain fled to Kerala in 15th/16th century during inquisition

Today their descendants are known as "Paradesi Jews" (whites).

They have a song which reads- "Hindus are our true brothers"
Unfortunately, Antisemitism also followed Jews to India.

In 1524, the Jewish settlement of Kodungallur was destroyed by a Mμslim army over a pepper feud. The Jewish houses and Synagogues were burnt.

The last Jewish prince swam to Kochi. Kochi then became the town of Jews.
The Hindu Raja of Kochi not only welcomed the Jewish refugees, but he also allowed them to build a Synagogue next to the Royal Palace and Royal temple.

The painting depicts construction of Synagogue.
The Indian Jews were also persecuted by Portuguese during Vatican Inquisition.

This led to migration of Jews to Kochi.

The Maharaja allowed them to construct many Synagogues.

The Paradesi Synagogue of Kochi was constructed in 1568 under the auspices of the Maharaja.
Even today, the Paradesi Synagogue and the Royal fort temple of Kochi stand next to each other
Further, it was a tradition among the Maharajas of Kochi to gift golden crowns to the Paradesi Synagogue.

These are still preserved and put in display at the Synagogue
After the Balfour Declaration of 1917 confirmed British intention to create a Jewish homeland, many Kerala Jews expressed desire to go to British Palestine.

Maharaja Rama Varma XVII of Kochi helped 8000 Jews migrate to the Jewish Holy land. He personally bore their expenses
This "Tolerance" shown by Maharaja was striking.

According to scholar Nathan Hatz, he would not fight battles on Sabbath considering sentiments of his Jewish subjects.

He would also not offer prayer to family goddess on Sabbath because of Jewish reservations on "idolatry!"
The Hindus and Jews have a history of long cultural and intellectual exchange.

The Jewish astronomer Sanad Ibn Al Yahudi ( 9th century CE) translated Surya Siddhanta into Arabic and wrote a treatise on it.
Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra (12th Century) was a Jewish scholar of Astronomy and Astrology.

He was very much influenced by Indian sciences.

In his book Sefer ha-mispar, he gives credit to Hindus for the origin of Numerals.

He traveled to India and collected several Sanskrit books
The Rabbi was also among the earliest outsiders to acknowledge that Indians invented zero
Ibn Ezra also denied that science had exclusively European origins.

He categorically that Indian science was inferior to no other civilization in terms of antiquity.

He freely used the "Rashi" charts in his astrological treatises
Indian Jews who left India to migrated to Israel in 1948 faced many hardships and racism.

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Today is the founding day of Gita Press.

This thread tells the story of Gita Press. Their mission, their founding members and their unrelenting resistance against left-liberal & Congress Govt censorship of their organization.

Gita Press was established in 1923 by JD Goyanka.


Hanuman Prasad Poddar was the founding editor of Gita Press.

Its first journal Kalyan was published in 1927. While most journals of this period are confined to libraries and archives, Gita Press and Kalyan still exist with millions of copies


Unlike other publications, Gita Press publishes its books at a very reasonable price.

For example, a Bhagavad Gita can be procured at Rs.30. A copy of Hanuman Chalisa costs just Rs. 2 (50 lakh copies printed every year). Yet, the printing, cover and content quality is FANTASTIC


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The answer to this question is that Gita Press was not founded to be a profit making enterprise.

Its goals were something very different


Gita Press was founded at a time when Christian Missionaries were making rapid progress in converting Hindus.

They were making all out attacks on Hinduism.

Missionaries distributed copies of Bible to anyone who showed slightest inclination to accept it. Bibles were flowing in
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FAKE quote!

Such a verse is NOT FOUND in any authentic Ravidas Bani.

Nowhere in his poems does Sant Ravidas say "I proclaim all Vedas as worthless".

This is a new scam in the market. Appropriation of Hindu history and Hindu saints by anti Hindus to boost their own legacy.


What Sant Ravidas actually said (when he was asked to convert to Islam by Lodhi):

"The religion of the Vedas is the greatest. It is the treasure trove of matchless knowledge.Why then will I abandon the Vedic Dharmic and read the untrue Quran?"

From Ravidas Ramayana(16th cent):


False quotes denigrating Hinduism are circulated in the name of Sant Ravidas as he was a great Hindu Sant from Dalit background.

This represents a challenge to people who want to spin the caste narrative of opposition of Dalits to Hinduism. They want to break this connection
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On women's day, remember our queen Ahilyabai Holkar.

A widow who became Malwa's queen. Defended our country & personally led armies into battle.Never plundered anyone. Developed Malwa into a prosperous kingdom. Rebuilt temples destroyed by Mughals. Built Dharmashalas at Tirthas


This map shows temples built by Ahilyabai Holkar.

Excepting territories ruled by Afghans, Nawabs & British, she built temples everywhere. Without her, almost ALL Tirthas would have been in ruins & there wouldn't be any standing temple. Built numerous tanks for people's welfare


Ahilyabai who built temples, orphanages, residences and irrigation tanks all over India led a modest personal life. She used to live in this small residence in Maheshwar. Never built anything for herself. The Saint Queen used to sleep on floor. Her lips always uttered "Shiva"


Ahilyabai never issued capital punishment. Took personal oath from prisoners & released them. Many adopted honest life. She Introduced 7/12 scheme. Farmers prospered. No trader tax beyond custom. Her subjects weren't afraid to display wealth. She rebuilt Kashi Vishvanath!


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Yogi ji vowed to rename Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar, and BJP pulled a stunning performance in subsequent Hyderabad GHMC elections this week.

This is a thread about the hidden history of Bhagyanagar, Bhagmati, Hyderabad and the Bhagyalakshmi temple at Charminar.

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From a long time, Secularist-Islαmist historians and Media have been on a relentless campaign to hide and deface the Hindu history and heritage of Hyderabad.

They say "Hyderabad was never Bhagyanagar. Bhagmati never existed".

Here is a

It is shocking that such campaign of lies is carried out in face of direct evidence.

Here is a contemporary Qutub Shahi painting of wedding procession of Qutub Shah & his Hindu wife Bhagmati. Hyderabad is named after her.

It was commissioned by their grandson in 1650 CE.


Source of the painting: Ashmolean Museum

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Notice the Hindu style wedding with women carrying Aartis. I explain its significance below & demolish the secularist claims.

Let me start with a brief background.

Qutub Shahi dynasty was established by Sultan Quli Qutb Mulk (1470 CE-1543 CE). He came to India from Iran.

India was then a land of fabled wealth and limitless opportunities (pic of Sultan Quli).
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Taliban has hoisted its flag on Hazrat Ali mosque of Mazar I Sharif.

This mosque is especially venerated by Shia Hazaras of Afghanistan.

This development is of extreme significance in the light of history and has implications on the very definition of Afghanistan

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The Afghanistan we see on the map today was created by Afghan King Emir Abdur Rahman in 1900.

Before 1880, the entire central region of Afghanistan constituted a different country that was known by the name Hazaristan or Hazarajat

It was NOT considered a part of Afghanistan


That Afghanistan is nation of Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, etc is just a modern notion created 50 years ago.

Consider this Afghan idiom of the famous Pashtun poet Khushal Khattak(c. 1613 -1689 CE)

"An Afghan is a Pashtun and a Pashtun is an Afghan. Bεhead him who says otherwise"

Who are Hazaras?

Hazaras are considered by historians to be descendants of Genghis Khan's army.

This is supported by their Asiatic features.

Although a majority of Hazaras adopted Persian with their own Hazaragi dialect, some still speak a Turkic language known as "Moghul"


An overwhelming majority of Hazaras are Shia by faith, in contrast to their Sunni Pashtun neighbors.

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