Posted on: 06-01-09 16:08:41
.... didn't allow for Urban settings... the forts of Patna to the sacred epics and where they were set can't be in urban India. I thought that for a change, the rural life was shown in a good light instead of the mockery in some other shows; there was one where the host (an indian on an indian tv show) was mocking the temple where RATS roam around freely and people drink milk infested with Rat Feaces... I found it hard to explain that one to my colleagues!
-B
True, the rural India was shown in good light only... But when all the roads, rail stations, vehicles, buildings, topography etc. are shown, it was kind of strange that none of the 'modern' stuff was shown. Since the episodes were covering time before 200 BCE, neither urban, nor rural India is going to be the correct 'set'. To some one who did not live in India, it gives the impression that, that ruralness is all what India is.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hindu-group-in-us-objects-to-the-story-of-india/410235/
New York: A US-based Hindu advocacy group has taken strong objection to historian Michael Wood's documentary ‘The Story of India,’ being telecast on public television, describing its presentation of the Aryan Migration Theory (AMT) as ‘agenda driven.’
Rejecting the theory, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) said India has always been the cradle of Hindu civilization and there is no debate about it.
"Michael Wood clearly admires India and its people, and this shows through in his passionate depiction of India," said Sheetal Shah, HAF's Director of Development and Outreach.
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This is super cool. Thanks! I am going to download the entire series...
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