Bøger af N Ramkumar

Originally viewed as a religious text, the Rig Veda is found to throw light on the affinity between the Aryans and proto-Europeans. A common terminology Indo-European has emerged to trace and identify the common ancestral homeland of these communities. The main factor that links these communities together is their language. Until some decades before it was thought that Vedic language was the mother of all Indo-European languages. However with further research in the field of linguistics and philology, it is found that the Vedic language is one of the sister languages of the Indo-European family of languages. Now it is found that Hittite is the oldest in that family. Nevertheless this Veda is the oldest living literature of the world which throws light on the culture of the Aryans. The book discusses about twenty themes that are found to occupy great space in the Rig Veda. The book approaches the topics in a direct probing manner but not with the sole aim of praising every word of the Veda.

Tamil literature talk of three Sangams, Academies in the pre-historic past which were established to study and cultivate Tamil language.However some doubt the existence of these academies and consider literary evidences as inflated glory.The author approaches the subject without any pre-conceived notions and brings out his points of view.Similarly the personage of Agattiyan is put to test -if he really were there in the Tamil country or if he were a myth created to glorify the the Indo-Aryans a role in the creation of Tamil Language. Tolkappiyam the earliest grammar book of the Tamils evokes a mixed reaction from scholars for its date.The author fixes its date. The conclusions arrived at by the author would spur further discussions on these topics

The book is about Islam, what it speaks of or what it stands for vis a vis people of other faiths. And what it portends for the peace and stability of nations. Its antagonism to and hatred of other faiths. To know all of Islam, we should peruse through their foundational texts and Islam`s history. Islam has been around there for 1400 years, yet we know very little of its basic and true preachings. An attempt is made and the horrors of Islam are outlined.

Perhaps the most ancient passion is love which have been recorded in literature in some cultures only.This collection of translation of love lyrics written in Tamil is one of the oldest collections written in the first century BC. This collection of poems universalize personal experiences which cannot be different in respect of emotions and longings but only the backdrop, the landscape and the cultural values differ. But these differences in no way pose obstacles to the reader to empathize with the lovers you find here.

Civilizations did not arise without the participation of peoples. Identifying them poses many hurdles not necessarily because of lack of historical, linguistic, ethnic or archaeological evidences but because of lack of efforts in collating and analyzing all the available data. The changing geographical frontiers, changing governments and changing political climates obscure the findings of historians, linguists and archaeologists. This book aims at unraveling the identity of the people behind Harappa Civilization. The author, a freelancer brings in all the available evidences to substantiate his contention. The result is that you would find yourself flooded with data after data, evidences after evidences and arguments for and against to find the outcome of the discussion unassailable.