Punjab and Aryavarta

[Lakshmi Srinivas]

--- Vishal Agarwal  wrote:
> The list members might be interested in learning
> how  the different  communities of Punjab view
> each other in modern times..
<snip>

> The Muslims of these regions were called
 > 'Jumglees'(barbarians) by the Hindus/Sikhs.
> Even the Hindu minority of Jhang, Campbellpur
>  and adjoining regions was looked down upon by
> the Hindus of the Doaba. These
> districts no longer have Hindus
> left (about 16000 lost their lives in 1947 and those
> who could flee were
> settled at Rohtak--including some relatives of my In
> laws)but even today,
> old Punjabi ladies say--"She is bound to be
> quarrlesome since she is from
> Jhang."

I don't suppose they say the same of Abdus Salaam, the
Nobel Prize winner in Physics and arguably the most
prominent son of Jhang in the 20th century ; - )

There do not seem to be any Pakistanis in Indology, so
let me defend Jhang as best as I can ; - ). Perhaps
you're aware of the Punjabi proverb

rAvi kIrAn di, chenAb fakIrAn di

(Loosely translated as "Ravi waters breed grasping
tendencies whereas Chenab waters breed world
renouncers").

Also, you may want to remember that the heroine Heer
of the ballad Heer Raanjha was from Jhang.

The reason for this bad press for Jhang is not very
clear to me unless it be from the Rigveda, Puranas or
other historical texts ; - )

Thanks and Warm Regards,

Lakshmi Srinivas









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