Source: – True Indology / Twitter.
1) A personal friend of mine sent me this link and claimed that Ramayana took place in Afghanistan.
He said there is no need to build Rammandir in Ayodhya since the original Ayodhya was in Afghanistan.
This is dangerous brainwashing. In this thread, I will verify these claims https://t.co/iZMjqv82OS
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
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Claim 1: This article claims there were no axes in Gangetic valley before the Iron age
Fact: As many as 150 pre-Iron age copper axes have been discovered in Gangetic plain. They have been found at Lucknow, Kanpur, Amroha etc.
They were used as Agricultural implements. pic.twitter.com/QrgqAJhZ3d— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
3) Here are sample axes from Uttar Pradesh.They belong to pre-Iron age in early second millenium BC(c. 1800 BC) and are made of copper.
Also, it is called as “Gangetic plain” and not “Ganges valley” since UP-Bihar region is not a “valley”.These are schoolboy geography errors. pic.twitter.com/9hoUk2AroF
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Claim 2: Article makes a shocking claim that “civilized man did not live in Ganges valley before Iron age”
Fact: Settlements of civilized men dating before Iron age have been found on banks of Ganges near Allahabad. People cultivated rice and made handsome pottery. C. 7500 BC pic.twitter.com/81wtiFJi4W
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Claim 3: Article makes a shocking claim that "No swords were mentioned in Ramayana"
Fact:Ramayana mentions sword 118 times. Most frequently word for sword is खड्ग
which is its name in most indian languages even today. Other words used for sword were निस्त्रिंश and असि pic.twitter.com/GyJjHdZ3A4— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
An example to debunk the fake claim. In bālakāṇḍa(1.48.4), Rama and Lakshmana are described as wielders of sword,quiver,and bow (खड्ग तूणी धनुर्).
The context leaves no doubt sword was an important weapon in Rāmāyaṇa. These false claims made to Push Rāmāyaṇa. out of India pic.twitter.com/juGio81oSK
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Claim 4: The article makes another fake claim that “Ganga and Yamuna are completely missing from Ramayana”
Fact: In Ayodhya Kanda,there is an entire Sarga dedicated to Rama’s crossing of Ganga and meeting Guha at Shringaverpur near Allahabad with a complete description of Ganga. pic.twitter.com/gfh9maJJnH
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
It is a shameless lie to claim that “Ganges and Yamuna are missing from Ramayana” with an intention of throwing Ramayana out of India
Ganges is mentioned 90 times in the Ramayana. The famous episode of Ganga and Bhagiratha is told in Ramayana 1.42
Yamuna is mentioned 7 times.
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Claim 5: “Ganga and Yamuna are never mentioned together in Ramayana”
Fact: This is yet another completely fake claim. Ganga and Yamuna are mentioned together at Ramayana 2.54(गन्गा यमुनाम्) in relation to sage Bharadwaja’s hermitage which was at the confluence of both the rivers pic.twitter.com/qYMIkm27hz
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Claim 6: Agni, Varun and Pavan are found as trinity in Ramayana
Fact: “Agni, Varun and Pavan” are NEVER found together as trinity in Ramyana. They appear either individually or along other gods. pic.twitter.com/wNQJvnbRZP
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Claim 7: Hindus do not worship Agni, Parsis worship Agni
Most laughable claim. Rigveda starts with a hymn to Agni.The author should visit houses of traditional brahmanas who keep Agnihotra
Parsis do not even use the word “Agni”.They worship “Athar”.Agni is not found in Avesta pic.twitter.com/Ix6Fja7CGI
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Claim 8: Soma is Ephredra. Ephedra does not grow in India.
Fact: Whether or not Soma is Ephedra is very debatable. But it is factually wrong to claim that Ephedra does not grow in India. Ephedra Foliata grows in Punjab, Sindh and Rajasthan. pic.twitter.com/JfJ7lEYWxc
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Claim 9:River Harirud is 650 Km long.
Fact: Harirud is 1100 km long.Once again, the scroll author betrays his complete lack of geographical knowledge.There are schoolboy errors.The author has no knowledge of geography and history.He simply wants to locate Ramayana outside India pic.twitter.com/oBPlhIf6b3
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Claim 10: The author once again betrays his interest of placing Ramayana in Afghanistan.
He identifies Sarasvati with Avestan Harahvaiti river in one passage and Haetumant river in the very next passage. Does not realise he is contradicting himself. pic.twitter.com/2xsiKrYACI
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Once again, the author betrays utter lack of knowledge of what he is talking about. He cannot even get the spellings of the rivers right.
The river's name is Arghandab, NOT Arghandar. The vedic river's name is Drshadvati, NOT Drijadbati. It is Harahvaiti, NOT Harahaiti pic.twitter.com/sxKeuqxaGj
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
The author's funniest statement is "enters Iran along the combined basin of the river Arghandar on the Afghan-Iran border"
Fact: RIVER Arghandab neither enters Iran nor is it anywhere near Afghan-Iran border. It drains into Helmand river at Lashkargah in central Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/qz4kNZr6ub
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
After making such Himalayan blunders, the author concludes that "Hamun-e-Sabri on Iran-Afghan border is the Lanka mentioned in the Ramayana"
The author concludes his article with the claim that Ravana's Lanka is somewhere on Iran-Afghan border. Let us see why this claim is wrong pic.twitter.com/9FtXAJhwoj
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
Valmiki Ramayana (4.52) mentions that Vanaras search for Sita and end up in Vindhya mountains, where they find Sampati.
Sampati tells them Sita's whereabouts. Then they travelled in "southern direction"(4.63) and reached the ocean. Lanka was located just across this ocean. pic.twitter.com/0MTnBS5KnS
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
What does the above information tell us? It tell us that Lanka was located to the South of Vindhyas. It was definitely NOT located somewhere on Iran-Afghan border to the North of Vindhyas.
This also tell us the author had not even bothered to do a basic reading of Ramayana.
— True Indology (@TrueIndology) February 9, 2019
