Autobiography of India: Brand Bharat (5 Vol. Set) Made In India, Roots In India, Unique To India, Lead From India & Future From India

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Why this name for a book? How can a country write an autobiography? How can one person or in this case, two individuals write the autobiography of a nation? To clarify, we all know that a biography of a person is written by another, after studying the activities, experiences and the turning events in the life of this person. In the case of a person’s autobiography, one pens one’s own thoughts, views and experiences. Now, in the case of a nation, a country, a civilization, they are looked at, as living entities too. Don’t we refer to India as a mother and don’t the Germans refer to their land as a fatherland? A nation lives, experiences and grows through its people. The people of a nation, form the family of the nation, its children. In that sense, when we, the children of this nation, this country, this civilization, write about our family, our ancestors, our society, our nation, our country, our civilization, we are but, writing our own Autobiography, as well as that of our nation, India. Autobiography of India is not separate from our legacy. And, we are fortunate to have such a long legacy. But, it is so long and continuous, that we are going to have to narrate it in themes, to keep the continuity going across ethos and time. Autobiography of India thus, is developing into a series of themes and a wonderful experience. Further, each of the themes in this series too, has had to be arranged as a multi-volume book, keeping in mind the ease of handling and reading, by one and all. Autobiography of India, as a series, is thus an endless endeavour. For, we are narrating the story of how we have come to be what we are today, going as far back in time as our collective knowledge will allow us to, in order to see what our ancestors had done, to see us safely into, thus far in time – i.e. their future. But, what is the value of this journey, if we cannot bring back leads from them, on how to live in our future so that, someday our progeny too will proudly travel down memory lane to reach upto us. Autobiography of India, the story of this living civilization, will continue beyond our lives, as the next generation starts to live and write, from where we leave off. Hopefully what they add to the story then, will be success stories based on our learnings and from where we would have left off. Table of Contents:- Vol. 1: Made In India Dedication Benedictory Note About Bharath Gyan About the Authors About Autobiography of India Preface Made in India Acknowledgements Part 1: Once Upon A Time – A Golden Age Bharat, A Brand of Splendour For Millennia Olden Golden Days - 5100 Years Ago and Before A Land of Prosperity Prosperous Merchants Measure of Wealth Golden Olden Days Highest Degree of Prosperity 300 BCE Greek Statement, English Affirmation Greek Records of 300 BCE What Hiuen Tsang Sang in 600 CE Records from the East Corroborations on Ground Today Endowed with Wealth and Knowledge The Ruthless Plunders from 1000 CE Attracting Plunderers and Marauders Description of Mathura and Raid on Mathura Wealth of Delhi Noteworthy A Brand Worth Millions in 1200 CE A Land of Millions Image Prosperity Beyond Belief India Before the British Rule in 1600 CE World’s Richest, Most Urbanized Country Land of Abundance Richer Than Egypt Plenty were in Plenty Golden Age Under the Mahratta Charting India’s Progress in 1980s A Stirring Remark The Stunning Report About India Further Independent Affirmation Consistent Performance Over More Than 2 Millennia Softly Wielding Power Part 2: Bharat - A Brand Brand Bharat Brand India King of Wisdom Jawabe Hind – The Cutting Edge of India Hindsa – Strength in Indian Numbers Al Hend – Precious India Hindus and Hindustan Hindian Hinduan Hindu, Hinduism Came To Be Hindustan Europe’s Tryst With India Arabs, the Face of India to Europe Europe’s Direct Contact With India From Trade to Raid Part 3: Made In India Wootz Steel Wootz - New Name, But Old Steel Popularity of Indian Wootz Steel Old Was Not Gold But Steel Old Town With A Steely Past Kodumanal – Old Town, New Finds A Mature Town, A Mature Industry Corroborating Steel Ideally Located Large Sized Richly Endowed A Connect, Strong as Steel Monopoly – The Secret in Tutty Cotton and Textiles 0100 BCE – Attractive Indian Cotton 1300s CE – Covered with Indian Cotton Shawl 1580s CE – Addiction to Indian Cotton 1680s – Still Unable to Desist Indian Cotton 1800s – Preferred by the East Too 1980s – Still weaving its magic over the World Caught up with Cotton Discovery of Cotton First to Grow Cotton Herodotus on Cotton, in Historia World’s Earliest Cotton Cotton Country The Cotton Brand Indigo – The Royal Blue Indigo – That which came from India Stages in the Indigo Extraction Process A Simple Process But Compounded Results First Chemical Synthesis Mad after Madder – The Red Dye Anti Bacterial Red Coat The Dying Red Dye Slaves Coromandel Red or Colcothar Colcothar From Kolkotta Colours and Dyes Land of Colours Festival of Colours Obsessed with Incense Agarbatti – India’s Obsession With Incense Many A Intrigue Surrounding Oud Curry to the West Curry to the East Curry from the South Curry, The Hot Brand of India Cheroot Rolling times with Suruttu Dindy Cheroot Ode to Cheroot Top Prizes A Fiery Style Diamonds, A Forever Brand No Diamonds in Europe During 1st Century CE Pearls Precious Till 1600s Precious Diamonds Heera Panna Journey of Diamonds to Europe Diamonds Outshine All Diamond, Vajra - Hard Core Wealth The Golcondas Golconda – Source of Wealth Carat from Ratti-The Small Measure The Big Stones of India Plunder of Diamonds Travel of The Regent Koh-i-Noor – Ruling the Destiny of Rulers India’s Adamant Diamonds In Greek Records Too Diamonds Used In India From Who Knows When Formalized Diamond Trade In India A Crystal Clear Evidence Of An Advanced Civilization Dazzled by Diamonds Diamond, an offering of India Diamonds Are Forever – An Indian Brand Just a Spoon Full Of Sugar India’s Sugarcane History Farming Sugarcane with a Brand Crystalizing India’s Sugar History Extracting the Sugar From the Cane India’s Long Link With This Cane Home of Sugarcane Acknowledged From Sweet Salt to Sugar Condensed Story of The Sugar Crystal Baharat – Old Spice Bharat – The Spice Land Turkey – World’s Exchange Node Turkey – The Gateway to Spice India – Hot and Spicy History of Spices Common Man’s Common Spices in India Dhaniya, Coriander Jeera, Cumin Saunf, Fennel Methi, Fenugreek Adrak, Ginger Haldi, Turmeric Spicy Names, Juicy Brains Spices – Food and Medicine Indian Trade and Navigation Trade Facts and Artifacts Indian Ship Sizes Archaeological Ratifications Lothal – A Model Port Dwaraka – a Gateway of India Unparalleled Indian Sea Farers India’s Naval Activity Exporting Ships Besides Exporting Using Ships Trade and Navigation Navigation and Shipbuilding The British Naval Advantage Seaworthy and Noteworthy Indian ships Indian Ship Yards – Excelling by all yardsticks Indian Craftsmanship in Ship Building Growth of Sea Power Power Behind Sea Power Sea Battles from 1600s Masterstroke of the British The Great Indian Advantage Indian Naval Prowess – A Double Edged Sword for India Four IS Formidable America or India? – Not a Hard Choice Indian Ships Steered World History HMS Drake HMS Minden HMS Cornwallis Seaworthy and Noteworthy The East Indiamen – Who or What Were They? A Sound Course? Shipping, The Flagship Brand of Bharat Part 4: The Winds of Change History of Shipping, Ship building and Trade A 5000 year old Indian Practice A Towering Similarity Dhows from India – Lifeline of Arabia The Changeover from Need to Greed Lordship for Britain Indian Shipping - Better for the British A Windfall For Britain Necessity – The Mother Of Inventions Capital – The Nourisher of Inventions A Game Changing Era Indian Sea Power - The Anchor for British Naval Power Hardship for Indians Indian ships – A  competition for British ships Overseas Trade Destroyed Mariners Destroyed Yards Destroyed Industry Destroyed Deliberate Destruction The Indian Sea Scape Elegy on the Death of Indian Shipping Industry Revival of Indian Shipping Many Ripples The First Wave The Wave of Success Courage, Enterprise and Forethought Wave After Wave Of Indian Shipping Industry Direction from Bharat Sea the Route to India’s Prosperity Trade Secrets A Brand Leader Epilogue Vol. 2: Roots In India Dedication Benedictory Note About Bharath Gyan About the Authors About Autobiography of India Preface Roots in India Foreword-1 Acknowledgements Part 1: Rooted In India Buddhism Bamiyan – Gateway to the Land of the Buddha Buddhism in South and East Asia Zen Buddhism Zero Due To Zero No Zero in Roman Numerals Introduction of Zero into Europe The Incomprehensible Zero Zero – A Sign of Confusion Profound Sign of zero No Zero in Roman Calendar Early Evidences Of A Written Zero The Journey of Zero Zero, A Place Holder For Everything Nothing went from India Infinity – The Unfathomable Endlessness Source of Infinity Representing Infinity Infinity – A Wholesome, Poorna Definition Infinity – A Wholesome Appreciation Journey of Infinity Staal’s Stark Statement Numerals – India’s Counting Contribution The Great Indian Impact Of Indian Origin Numerals Come Back a Full Circle A Land of Measures and Metrics Decimal – The Scale of 10 Expression from Units to Highest Unique Expressions Metric System Nothing, but a Contrasting Image Algebra Bija Ganitham Bija Ganitham to Algebra Algorithm Geometry 360 Degrees - Going Around in Circles! Chakra and Circle 360 Degrees from 1 x 360 days 360 Degrees from 360 pairs of Offsprings 360 Degrees from 4 x 90 names 360 Degrees from 12x30 days 360 Degrees from 360 Sunrises Summing All the Angles The Story of Pi (∏) The Most Valuable Ratio PI - The Paridhi-Vyasa Sambandhana Circular Shapes For Usage Circular Structures that Towered Circular Sky to Map Circular Seas to Navigate The Formulation of Pi Birth of Pi Birth of the notion of Pi Birth of the name Pi Journey of Pi Pi – A Perimeter Around the World Trigonometry Trijya, The Basis for Trigonometry From Jya to Sine Sine – A Good Sign Calculus – Its Origins Calculus – The Science of Calculating Another Dimension to Calculus – Challenges to Calculating Calculus – The Indian Answer Calculus From Indian Theology Study of Calculus in India Calculus - the Basis Meru – Mathematical Pyramids A Common Name The Indian base to Pyramids Indian Pyramids, Meru Meru in Literature and Culture Meru, Joining Body and Mind in Yoga Meru in Worship The Golden Triangle of Meru Meru Prastara in Sastra Fibonacci’s Sequence in Maths A Golden Ratio Yantra – The Zenith of Pyramids, The Meru Golden Ratio – Basis of Divine Art A Geometric Progression of Divine Art A Common Pattern Meru Prastara - A Divine Arrangement Yantra – The Geomtery in Nature Understanding Pyramids Missing the Connect Joining the Worlds Meru, The Summit of Human Thought Maths - Securing Communication & Civilization Modern Cryptography – Science of Encoding Encoding Love Encoding War Encoding Worship Encoding Knowledge Encoding Harmony / Music Encoded Metres Encoding Immortality An Expression of Mathematics From Mathematics to Ethics Maths, Ganitham - A Heavy Subject Travel of Mathematics from India to Europe Need for Indian Mathematics An Underestimated Contribution An Untraced Contribution A Witness Even After 400 Centuries Mathematics – A Resounding Contribution from India Intellect and Imagination A Designated Space for Intellect Indian “Math” and Greek “Mathematica” Phonetic and Semantic Similarity in Mathematics Crest of the Peacock – Intellect In Sway Music – A Mix of Maths, Mood and Melody A Song In The Lips Thus Evolved Prose Soon Came Poetry Evolution of Music Similar Music, Similar Notes Do Re Mi – The European Notes A Noteworthy Question India’s Music Tradition Saptaswara – Origins in Nature An Age Old Structuring The Influence of Sama Gana Saman to Psalm The Profundity in the Indian Notes An Undeniable Inference The Concluding Note IST – Indian Standard Time / Prime Meridian GMT - Greenwich Meridian Time Keeping Time With Meridians Meridian – The Midday Why Greenwich? Past Prime Meridians Ujjain – Prime Meridian of The Ancient World Maha Kaleshwara Temple – An ancient Observatory? Significance of Ujjain The Cardinal Points on Earth Implications of a Prime Meridian Tracing Ujjain’s History Ujjain – The Timekeeper Tracing the Timeline for World’s Timeline The Ancient Date Line Knowledge Share A Joke An Irony Khaki Pyjama Dressing Tips from Tipu A Pyjama Wardrobe Pyjama Fashion Umbrella A Shady Contraption Shampoo Rocketry From where, when, how? Rocket Force The Rocket Centre The Rocket Havoc A Crashing Defeat British Interest Father and Son Duo Congreve Rockets Fireworks -  Works for Display Tips from Tipu Resounding Voices Rockets Go Way Back in India A Scathing Acknowledgement A Long Trail Part 2: Started In India Chess A Sindhi Legend Arabic Acknowledgement The Persian Connect Losing Limbs in Chess Than In War Chess Travels Further West to Europe Chess In a Cipher by Vedanta Desika Antiquity of Chess Games of War Strategy Games of Chance The Croatian Coat Of Truth Chess Goes to China The Black and White Fact Spread of Chess From India Board Games Pachisi – A Precursor to Ludo Vice from Dice Morals Through Dice Board Games Travel Board Games - Etched in Time Club Sports Snooker Carrom – A Precursor To Snooker And Billiards Cards Shuttlecock – Badminton Polo History of Polo Invention of Polo 1400 BCE - Pana 34 BCE 1210 CE 1500s CE Brits take to Polo Polo develops Team Spirit Polo Pierces A Hole Into Aryan Myth Contact Sports Karate Jujutsu The Roots Parent Form Still Alive Martial Arts in India India’s Hand In Martial Arts Stadium Indian Stadia – Rangabhoomi Sports Stadia of Dholavira Convergence of literature, tradition and archaeology Precursor to Greek and Roman stadia Sports - A Long Time Entertainer Epilogue Vol. 3: Unique To India Dedication Benedictory Note About Bharath Gyan About the Authors About Autobiography of India Preface Icons of India unique to India Acknowledgements Part 1: Style Namaste A Heart Felt Salutation A Yogic Expression Namaste – a Human as well as Divine Expression “Such” A Sign of Homage Variations in Levels Variations in the Word Variations in Style Athithi Devo Bhava – A Welcoming Smile Atithi – A Divine Guest Atithi - An Unannounced Guest Welcomed the Africans Europeans A Land That Welcomes Visitors India - A Safe Haven Brand The Welcoming Signs of India Poorna Kumbha – A Harbinger of Prosperity and Purity Mango Leaves - Transmitting Auspiciousness A Reception or A Receptacle? Toran – Welcoming Good Energies Symbolic Torans in Art Bindi - The Identifying Mark Pooja Mark and Beyond Bindi Seen All Around India A Dot, But a Wide Spread Culture Sari, Dhoti, Angavastram The Uncut and the Unstitched Angavastram Cotton and Culture in a Cloth Vegetarianism 1/3rd Indians - Vegetarians by Choice Dharma A Unique Concept and Word Meaning of Dharma Dharma – Not Just for Humans Dharma – Not Just for Earthlings Dharma – The Innate Character of Character Dharma – A Relationship, A Role Karma Indian Sense of Karma Overlooked Side of Karma Karma, A Binding Act Part 2: Sights God and Idols Temples Need of the Divine or Need for the Divine? Temples And The Art of Preserving Arts Temples And The Spring of Fertility The Not So Obvious Ratio – Constant Across Times, Across India For us to divine Temples - Convergence Of the Divergent Part 3: Symbols National Symbols of India Emblem of India National Flag Lotus – The National Flower Lotus – Life Bond Lotus – Knowledge Connect Lotus’ Profound Message Mango – The National Fruit Tiger – The National Animal Peacock – National Bird Veena – The National Musical Instrument National Anthem Jai Hind – The Nation’s Cry Jai Hind, A Firm Call Symbolic Representation of India OM Swastika Good or Evil? World Wide Usage In S.E.Asia Unravelling the Swastika Plane of Swastika The Swirling Universe Swirling Swastika – A Universal Symbol Swastika and Auspiciousness Part 4: Features Tanks of Prosperity 1017 CE – Al Biruni writes about India 326 BCE – Megasthenes writes about India 1600 CE – British write about India 200 Years Ago - 9 Lakh Water Bodies A Unique Feat A Unique Brand The Brand Steps Down Ganga From Ganga Sagar to Bay of Bengal Krishna Brands Ganga In Rome’s Fountain On Maps Monsoon Rains -  Varsha, Varsha, Varsha Monsoon - Indian Rains Varsha – Varsha - Varsha Rains Every Year Rains During Ramayana times Rains And Battle Bharathvarsha - The Land Branded By Rains The Himalayas The Dividing Range The Abode of Snow That Bodes Well Home to Yathis and Yetis Towering Peaks Mt.Everest - From 8848 Metres Tall to a Mere 6 Feet Height The Peaks Speak Himalaya – The Sibling of India Epilogue Vol. 4: Leads From India Dedication Benedictory Note About Bharath Gyan About the Authors About Autobiography of India Preface Thought Leadership From India Seeking Seers Many Migrants Slaves and Scholars Travelling Monks Tireless Traders Slain Soldiers Planted Peasants Persevering Pioneers Proficient Professionals Guiding Gurus All Men Great and Small Leads From India Foreword Acknowledgements Part 1: Led To India A Land of Learning The Arabic Quest The Chinese Quest The Greek Quest Takshasila- The 1st International University of the World Nalanda – Another International University Other International Universities Knowledge Centre The Robust Education System Part 2: Led By India Samskrt – A Basis for Western Thought Samskrt Studies in Europe An Element of Wonder Veda, the Fountainhead Samskrt thought a foundation Dara Shikoh – Du Perron Route Samskrt – A Basis for World Tongue Vocabulary Idioms and Phrases Modern System of Education from Madras Taken from Madras Egmore Goes to England Key Take Aways By Bell Universities in England Non Violent System of India Acknowledgement Due Lancasterian System of Instruction Given Back to India Rhyme and Reason Avvaiyar’s Aathichudi – Tamil classic rhymes Hindi Rhymes Veda – Source of Rhyme and Rhythm Land of Morals and Rhymes Fables and Values Children’s Fascination for Animals Pasu Pakshi Katha – Animal Fables of India The Journey of Fables from India Fables – A Fabulous Brand of India Kamasutra Kissing – A Secret On the Lips A Blame Game Kissing – Not a World Affair Tracing the First Kiss Historical Kisses Technique of Kissing Etymology of Kiss Speaking the Language of Love Kiss - A Single Act With Many Messages Kiss – A Brand Not to Be Missed Rhinoplasty -  India’s Answer to Shaming Surpanaka’s Shaming Sepoys’ Shaming The First Rhinoplasty Of The West Ayurveda – The Lifeline of India Surgeon - Practicing Medicine With Knife Physician - Practicing Medicine With Plants Counsellors - Practicing Medicine With Words Varieties Of Ayurveda Tracing The Legacy Of Ayurveda A Subtle But Gross Contrast Ayurveda – The Knowledge Of Life Many Firsts Breathing Hridayam – A Heart Stopper Twin birth Medicine along with Buddhism Ayurveda to China Ayurveda in Thailand Ayurveda in Central Asia Ayurveda – Treated as a Brand of India Inoculation In India Inoculation in India Invocation with Inoculation The Western Invention Inoculation Seen as Intervention Inoculation Indoctrinated Into Medicine Horse Breeding Salihotra – A Horse Poet Salihotra’s Legacy Horses in India 5100 years ago Topsy Turvy Ahimsa – Might is Not Right The British Might In Early 1900s Turning Topsy Turvy The Ironic Weapon What is this Ahimsa? Ahimsa Rahasya – Secret of Ahimsa Solidarity Movement, Poland Non Co-operation in South Africa Martin Luther King in America A Place for the Oppressed to Express Statue of Mahatma Gandhi – 21st Century Global Icon for Ahimsa Recurrent effectiveness of Ahimsa Isms Ahimsa for Future? Soft Power, the New Age Paradigm Ahimsa, where Right is Left Ahimsa  – Non violent, Not Passive Khadi – A Soft Tool of Ahimsa To Bear and Brand in Our Mind Yoga, A Universal Brand From Bharat The Roots The Practice Yoga Travels World Over World Yoga Day Philosophy Spirituality The Essence of Spirituality Striking A Balance From the Land of Thinkers, Guru and Masters An Unbalanced War Spiritual Weapons Ever Relevant – An Art, A Practice, A Technology The Transcending Spirit Part 3: Who Led India? Guru A Long Lineage Untraceable Knowledge Why did India Need Gurus? Famous Personages, Famous Guru Guru – The Conscience Keepers of Society Heavy with Benevolence and Wisdom The Guiding Gurus Foremost Guru Fine Levels in Guru Guru Parampara – An Over 7100 Year Old Tradition India’s Beautiful Tree The Brand Called Bharat A Wave of Brands In Medieval Ages Otherwise Epilogue Vol. 5: Future From India Dedication Benedictory Note About Bharath Gyan About the Authors About Autobiography of India Preface A Giving Civilization A Mindful, Mind Exercise Future From India Foreword Acknowledgements Part 1: Divergent Images Upto 1800s CE – A Land of Many Treasures A Land By Many Images But One Identity 1900 CE – A Mystical India 2000 CE – A Slum India How India Lost Its Shining Brand Accounts of Witnesses To The Loss Poverty stereotyped 3 Waves of Plunder Part 2: Focus, India India - A Brand of Resilience Land of Inexhaustible Wealth Land With Inherent Capacity Internal Mobilization Of Resources Resilient India Unbranding The Slum India Image Making, The Indian Way Make In India The Scaled Up, Hyped Up Models of Today Caught in a Swirl Looking Back to Re-learn We Must Have Done Something Good Something Good To EMULATE The ECO-ECO Mindset Ethos of the Indigenous ECO-ECO Mindset of India Economically Viable, Ecologically Friendly Ecologically Viable, Economically Friendly Which Eco to Choose? Why not both, Economically and Ecologically Viable? or even better Making Contrasts The Killing Dyeing Industry Ironing out Differences in Iron and Steel Making BIG Vs Small A Lopsided Global Model The BIG Message in Small Measures Intensive Vs Extensive Footprint and Foodprint of Elephants The Voracious Greed of Humans Extensive Instead of Intensive Small Yet Elephantine A Small But Widespread Secret A Cue from the Indian Q & Q Brand Actually Small But Virtually Big Bigger And Bigger For Smaller And Smaller Blending Big and Small Rebranding Small Scale As Extensive Moving from Centralism to Decentralism Decentralism Extensive Manufacture Vs Intensive Manufacture Aggregation for trade Vs Aggregation for production Local End to End Production Vs Global Linear Assembly Horizontal Range Vs Vertical Scale Mitigating Risk to Industry Priority to Ecology over Economy Success Records From The Past The Indian Way- The Way Forward EXIIM – Extensive, Indigenous, Industrial Model A Convergence Of Economy And Ecology Roots Of India’s Exiim 5Ts India’s Millennia Old Norms The 5T Principles Tradition Technology Trade Talent Truth Essence of Brand Bharat - A “Leading” Brand A Thought Leader Giving What Is Sought Brand Rebuilding Part 3: Awaken The Mind Race Of The World Renaissance Post Renaissance Travel Era – A Reconnaissance Era Trade Era – A Raid Era Navigation Era – A Colonizing Era Industrialization Era – An Automation Era Investment Era – A Capitalizing Era Computational Era – A Crunching Era Communication Era – A Far Reaching Era Information Era – A Socializing Era Knowledge Era – An Aggregating Era Mind Era – A Transcending Era Steering Mind In Futuristic Science Futuristic Science A Cornucopia of Mind based Knowledgebase A Long Understanding of the mind Concept of a Mind Leader Indian View of Evolution – Mind and Form On Mind Powers Of Ancient Indians Veda – A Mind Engineering Marvel By Itself Balanced Use Of Gross And Subtle Power Availability of Literature Power To Develop Mind Power So Much Scope Age of Indian Ideas - Now Sandhi, A Window of Transition At a Cusp, Sandhi Contributions Thus Far ToMorrow – What Will It Be? An Open Book With An Open Mind Offering Indian Thought To Shape Thinking India’s Thinking Process De Bono’s Lateral Thinking With 6 Hats India’s Thinking In 6 Ways The 39 Thinking Tools By The Mind, In The Mind, For The Mind From Mind Era To Space Era A Space Age Calendar A Space Age Teleportation System A Space Age, Age Defier Mind Matters A Jumping Mind Taming The Monkey With An Elephant Power Of The Elephant Mati, The Mind Power Mind Vs Matter An Eternal Fight The Mind Continuum - Brahman 2 Modes Of Existence - Dvidha 5 Levels Of Needs  - Motivational Theory 5 Layers Of Existence – Panchakosha Model Scaling The Peak – Layer By Layer Mental or Fundamental Physiological And Psychological Closed Vs Open True Vs Perceived Mind Vs Space – Brahma And Brahman Brahman And Braahmanaa Jnana And Karma Science Vs Technology The Mind Science Triad Body And Mind – A Tango Fundamental Difference Between West and East Difference in Mindset West Consumes East Mind Science Vs Physical Science Modern Vs Western The Trend The Reverse Flow Steadfastness A Remix A Lead To Follow Part 4: Know Your Strength Offer Based On Own Strengths Than Other’s Constraints Putting into Perspective In Retrospect An Introspection A Prospect Becoming Mindful Rebrand from Inquisitive To Innovative Historical Inquisitive Nature Need For Indigenized Innovativeness Never Dull, Only A Lull Part 5: Shift Your Stand Bharat – Built On A Different Paradigm The Striking Difference Indian Paradigms The Integrated View One World Family The Brief Message Need for Paradigm Shift Bharat Paradigms Bharat – To Lead Paradigm Shifts Break Stereotype of Old is Outdated Shift Paradigms To Shift Leadership Shifting Paradigms, Layer By Layer Paradigm Shifts At Ground Level From Artificially Synthesized To Nature Given – The Next Natural Step From Non-Vegetarianism To Vegetarianism – The Next Meal From Chemical To Natural Farming – The Next Field From Take All To Share 1/3 rd - The Next Ratio From Damming To Diverting Waters – The Next Path To Follow From Raw Materials To Finished Product – The Next Set Of Exports From Power Shortage To Surplus – The Next In Empowering From Curbing To Cleansing Pollution – The Next Clean Act From Intensive To Extensive – The Next In Making Fundamentals Of The Fundamental Level Boldly Go Where No Machine Can Go For Goodness Sake Shifting Paradigms At A Social Level A Cascading Effect From Centralism To Decentralism – The Next Core Philosophy From Centralized To Decentralized – The Next Governing Decision From Gender Equality To Gender Complementary – The Next Balance From Man To Woman Centric Society – The Next Pivot From Nuclear To Joint Family – The Next Family Circle From Population Burden To Capital – The Next Capital Asset From Borrowing To Saving Society – The Next Fine Nuance Of Finance From Poverty Eradication To Prosperity Generation – The Next Strategy From Urban To Rural Centric Planning – The Next Outreach Plan Paradigm Shifts To Align The Mind From Exercise To Yoga – The Next Work In From Hard Skills To Soft Skills – The Next Skillset From English To Samskrt – The Next Language Of Science From Global To Local And Seasonal – The Next Menu From Fast Food To Fine Food - The Next Dining Style From Globally Western To Indigenously Modern – The Next Trend Paradigm Shifts In Science, Knowledge and Awareness From Gross To Subtle – The Next Leap In Science From AFTER To BEFORE Creation - The Next Beginning From Puranics To Genetics - The Next Application To Stem Forth From Ritual To Spiritual – The Next Act From Closed Ip To Open Mind – The Next Door To Be Opened Culmination of All Paradigm Shifts Need For A Silicon - Silica Connect From Existence To Ecosistence – The Next Stable State From Taking To Giving – A Shift We Owe Brand Offerings From India For Future Setting Direction Offering Solace To Humanity Sky Is The Limit Rising Above Earth Rising Minds The Brand Wagon Of India - Then And Future Part 6: Lead Again, India Bharat – A Sustaining Brand Bharata – Relishers Of “Bha” Lead Through Leadership India of the Future India Of The Past – A Green And Grey Matter Bharat was Hard as Metal and Soft as Petal A Mature Civilization Then A Ripening India Now India’s Soft Power India Of The Future - A Steel and Gold Matter Epilogue India, A Giving Civilization No Ill-Will Give She Will, Again

Author(s): D. K. Hari, Hema Hari
Series: Autobiography of India: Brand Bharat
Edition: 1
Publisher: Sri Sri Publications Trust
Year: 2018

Language: English
Pages: 1807
Tags: Autobiography of India, Aryavarta, India, Bharat, Indian History

Vol. 1: Made In India
Dedication
Benedictory Note
About Bharath Gyan
About the Authors
About Autobiography of India
Preface
Made in India
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Once Upon A Time – A Golden Age
Bharat, A Brand of Splendour For Millennia
Olden Golden Days - 5100 Years Ago and Before
A Land of Prosperity
Prosperous Merchants
Measure of Wealth
Golden Olden Days
Highest Degree of Prosperity 300 BCE
Greek Statement, English Affirmation
Greek Records of 300 BCE
What Hiuen Tsang Sang in 600 CE
Records from the East
Corroborations on Ground Today
Endowed with Wealth and Knowledge
The Ruthless Plunders from 1000 CE
Attracting Plunderers and Marauders
Description of Mathura and Raid on Mathura
Wealth of Delhi
Noteworthy
A Brand Worth Millions in 1200 CE
A Land of Millions Image
Prosperity Beyond Belief
India Before the British Rule in 1600 CE
World’s Richest, Most Urbanized Country
Land of Abundance
Richer Than Egypt
Plenty were in Plenty
Golden Age Under the Mahratta
Charting India’s Progress in 1980s
A Stirring Remark
The Stunning Report About India
Further Independent Affirmation
Consistent Performance Over More Than 2 Millennia
Softly Wielding Power
Part 2: Bharat - A Brand
Brand Bharat
Brand India
King of Wisdom
Jawabe Hind – The Cutting Edge of India
Hindsa – Strength in Indian Numbers
Al Hend – Precious India
Hindus and Hindustan
Hindian
Hinduan
Hindu, Hinduism Came To Be
Hindustan
Europe’s Tryst With India
Arabs, the Face of India to Europe
Europe’s Direct Contact With India
From Trade to Raid
Part 3: Made In India
Wootz Steel
Wootz - New Name, But Old Steel
Popularity of Indian Wootz Steel
Old Was Not Gold But Steel
Old Town With A Steely Past
Kodumanal – Old Town, New Finds
A Mature Town, A Mature Industry
Corroborating Steel
Ideally Located
Large Sized
Richly Endowed
A Connect, Strong as Steel
Monopoly – The Secret in Tutty
Cotton and Textiles
0100 BCE – Attractive Indian Cotton
1300s CE – Covered with Indian Cotton Shawl
1580s CE – Addiction to Indian Cotton
1680s – Still Unable to Desist Indian Cotton
1800s – Preferred by the East Too
1980s – Still weaving its magic over the World
Caught up with Cotton
Discovery of Cotton
First to Grow Cotton
Herodotus on Cotton, in Historia
World’s Earliest Cotton
Cotton Country
The Cotton Brand
Indigo – The Royal Blue
Indigo – That which came from India
Stages in the Indigo Extraction Process
A Simple Process But Compounded Results
First Chemical Synthesis
Mad after Madder – The Red Dye
Anti Bacterial
Red Coat
The Dying Red Dye Slaves
Coromandel Red or Colcothar
Colcothar From Kolkotta
Colours and Dyes
Land of Colours
Festival of Colours
Obsessed with Incense
Agarbatti – India’s Obsession With Incense
Many A Intrigue Surrounding Oud
Curry to the West
Curry to the East
Curry from the South
Curry, The Hot Brand of India
Cheroot
Rolling times with Suruttu
Dindy Cheroot
Ode to Cheroot
Top Prizes
A Fiery Style
Diamonds, A Forever Brand
No Diamonds in Europe During 1st Century CE
Pearls Precious Till 1600s
Precious Diamonds
Heera Panna
Journey of Diamonds to Europe
Diamonds Outshine All
Diamond, Vajra - Hard Core Wealth
The Golcondas
Golconda – Source of Wealth
Carat from Ratti-The Small Measure
The Big Stones of India
Plunder of Diamonds
Travel of The Regent
Koh-i-Noor – Ruling the Destiny of Rulers
India’s Adamant Diamonds In Greek Records Too
Diamonds Used In India From Who Knows When
Formalized Diamond Trade In India
A Crystal Clear Evidence Of An Advanced Civilization
Dazzled by Diamonds
Diamond, an offering of India
Diamonds Are Forever – An Indian Brand
Just a Spoon Full Of Sugar
India’s Sugarcane History
Farming Sugarcane with a Brand
Crystalizing India’s Sugar History
Extracting the Sugar From the Cane
India’s Long Link With This Cane
Home of Sugarcane Acknowledged
From Sweet Salt to Sugar
Condensed Story of The Sugar Crystal
Baharat – Old Spice
Bharat – The Spice Land
Turkey – World’s Exchange Node
Turkey – The Gateway to Spice
India – Hot and Spicy
History of Spices
Common Man’s Common Spices in India
Dhaniya, Coriander
Jeera, Cumin
Saunf, Fennel
Methi, Fenugreek
Adrak, Ginger
Haldi, Turmeric
Spicy Names, Juicy Brains
Spices – Food and Medicine
Indian Trade and Navigation
Trade Facts and Artifacts
Indian Ship Sizes
Archaeological Ratifications
Lothal – A Model Port
Dwaraka – a Gateway of India
Unparalleled Indian Sea Farers
India’s Naval Activity
Exporting Ships Besides Exporting Using Ships
Trade and Navigation
Navigation and Shipbuilding
The British Naval Advantage
Seaworthy and Noteworthy Indian ships
Indian Ship Yards – Excelling by all yardsticks
Indian Craftsmanship in Ship Building
Growth of Sea Power
Power Behind Sea Power
Sea Battles from 1600s
Masterstroke of the British
The Great Indian Advantage
Indian Naval Prowess – A Double Edged Sword for India
Four IS Formidable
America or India? – Not a Hard Choice
Indian Ships Steered World History
HMS Drake
HMS Minden
HMS Cornwallis
Seaworthy and Noteworthy
The East Indiamen – Who or What Were They?
A Sound Course?
Shipping, The Flagship Brand of Bharat
Part 4: The Winds of Change
History of Shipping, Ship building and Trade
A 5000 year old Indian Practice
A Towering Similarity
Dhows from India – Lifeline of Arabia
The Changeover from Need to Greed
Lordship for Britain
Indian Shipping - Better for the British
A Windfall For Britain
Necessity – The Mother Of Inventions
Capital – The Nourisher of Inventions
A Game Changing Era
Indian Sea Power - The Anchor for British Naval Power
Hardship for Indians
Indian ships – A  competition for British ships
Overseas Trade Destroyed
Mariners Destroyed
Yards Destroyed
Industry Destroyed
Deliberate Destruction
The Indian Sea Scape
Elegy on the Death of Indian Shipping Industry
Revival of Indian Shipping
Many Ripples
The First Wave
The Wave of Success
Courage, Enterprise and Forethought
Wave After Wave Of Indian Shipping Industry
Direction from Bharat
Sea the Route to India’s Prosperity
Trade Secrets
A Brand Leader
Epilogue
Vol. 2: Roots In India
Dedication
Benedictory Note
About Bharath Gyan
About the Authors
About Autobiography of India
Preface
Roots in India
Foreword-1
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Rooted In India
Buddhism
Bamiyan – Gateway to the Land of the Buddha
Buddhism in South and East Asia
Zen Buddhism
Zero
Due To Zero
No Zero in Roman Numerals
Introduction of Zero into Europe
The Incomprehensible Zero
Zero – A Sign of Confusion
Profound Sign of zero
No Zero in Roman Calendar
Early Evidences Of A Written Zero
The Journey of Zero
Zero, A Place Holder For Everything
Nothing went from India
Infinity – The Unfathomable Endlessness
Source of Infinity
Representing Infinity
Infinity – A Wholesome, Poorna Definition
Infinity – A Wholesome Appreciation
Journey of Infinity
Staal’s Stark Statement
Numerals – India’s Counting Contribution
The Great Indian Impact
Of Indian Origin
Numerals Come Back a Full Circle
A Land of Measures and Metrics
Decimal – The Scale of 10
Expression from Units to Highest
Unique Expressions
Metric System
Nothing, but a Contrasting Image
Algebra
Bija Ganitham
Bija Ganitham to Algebra
Algorithm
Geometry
360 Degrees - Going Around in Circles!
Chakra and Circle
360 Degrees from 1 x 360 days
360 Degrees from 360 pairs of Offsprings
360 Degrees from 4 x 90 names
360 Degrees from 12x30 days
360 Degrees from 360 Sunrises
Summing All the Angles
The Story of Pi (∏)
The Most Valuable Ratio
PI - The Paridhi-Vyasa Sambandhana
Circular Shapes For Usage
Circular Structures that Towered
Circular Sky to Map
Circular Seas to Navigate
The Formulation of Pi
Birth of Pi
Birth of the notion of Pi
Birth of the name Pi
Journey of Pi
Pi – A Perimeter Around the World
Trigonometry
Trijya, The Basis for Trigonometry
From Jya to Sine
Sine – A Good Sign
Calculus – Its Origins
Calculus – The Science of Calculating
Another Dimension to Calculus – Challenges to Calculating
Calculus – The Indian Answer
Calculus From Indian Theology
Study of Calculus in India
Calculus - the Basis
Meru – Mathematical Pyramids
A Common Name
The Indian base to Pyramids
Indian Pyramids, Meru
Meru in Literature and Culture
Meru, Joining Body and Mind in Yoga
Meru in Worship
The Golden Triangle of Meru
Meru Prastara in Sastra
Fibonacci’s Sequence in Maths
A Golden Ratio
Yantra – The Zenith of Pyramids, The Meru
Golden Ratio – Basis of Divine Art
A Geometric Progression of Divine Art
A Common Pattern
Meru Prastara - A Divine Arrangement
Yantra – The Geomtery in Nature
Understanding Pyramids
Missing the Connect
Joining the Worlds
Meru, The Summit of Human Thought
Maths - Securing Communication & Civilization
Modern Cryptography – Science of Encoding
Encoding Love
Encoding War
Encoding Worship
Encoding Knowledge
Encoding Harmony / Music
Encoded Metres
Encoding Immortality
An Expression of Mathematics
From Mathematics to Ethics
Maths, Ganitham - A Heavy Subject
Travel of Mathematics from India to Europe
Need for Indian Mathematics
An Underestimated Contribution
An Untraced Contribution
A Witness Even After 400 Centuries
Mathematics – A Resounding Contribution from India
Intellect and Imagination
A Designated Space for Intellect
Indian “Math” and Greek “Mathematica”
Phonetic and Semantic Similarity in Mathematics
Crest of the Peacock – Intellect In Sway
Music – A Mix of Maths, Mood and Melody
A Song In The Lips
Thus Evolved Prose
Soon Came Poetry
Evolution of Music
Similar Music, Similar Notes
Do Re Mi – The European Notes
A Noteworthy Question
India’s Music Tradition
Saptaswara – Origins in Nature
An Age Old Structuring
The Influence of Sama Gana
Saman to Psalm
The Profundity in the Indian Notes
An Undeniable Inference
The Concluding Note
IST – Indian Standard Time / Prime Meridian
GMT - Greenwich Meridian Time
Keeping Time With Meridians
Meridian – The Midday
Why Greenwich?
Past Prime Meridians
Ujjain – Prime Meridian of The Ancient World
Maha Kaleshwara Temple – An ancient Observatory?
Significance of Ujjain
The Cardinal Points on Earth
Implications of a Prime Meridian
Tracing Ujjain’s History
Ujjain – The Timekeeper
Tracing the Timeline for World’s Timeline
The Ancient Date Line
Knowledge Share
A Joke
An Irony
Khaki
Pyjama
Dressing Tips from Tipu
A Pyjama Wardrobe
Pyjama Fashion
Umbrella
A Shady Contraption
Shampoo
Rocketry
From where, when, how?
Rocket Force
The Rocket Centre
The Rocket Havoc
A Crashing Defeat
British Interest
Father and Son Duo
Congreve Rockets
Fireworks -  Works for Display
Tips from Tipu
Resounding Voices
Rockets Go Way Back in India
A Scathing Acknowledgement
A Long Trail
Part 2: Started In India
Chess
A Sindhi Legend
Arabic Acknowledgement
The Persian Connect
Losing Limbs in Chess Than In War
Chess Travels Further West to Europe
Chess In a Cipher by Vedanta Desika
Antiquity of Chess
Games of War Strategy
Games of Chance
The Croatian Coat Of Truth
Chess Goes to China
The Black and White Fact
Spread of Chess From India
Board Games
Pachisi – A Precursor to Ludo
Vice from Dice
Morals Through Dice
Board Games Travel
Board Games - Etched in Time
Club Sports
Snooker
Carrom – A Precursor To Snooker And Billiards
Cards
Shuttlecock – Badminton
Polo
History of Polo
Invention of Polo
1400 BCE - Pana
34 BCE
1210 CE
1500s CE
Brits take to Polo
Polo develops Team Spirit
Polo Pierces A Hole Into Aryan Myth
Contact Sports
Karate
Jujutsu
The Roots
Parent Form Still Alive
Martial Arts in India
India’s Hand In Martial Arts
Stadium
Indian Stadia – Rangabhoomi
Sports Stadia of Dholavira
Convergence of literature, tradition and archaeology
Precursor to Greek and Roman stadia
Sports - A Long Time Entertainer
Epilogue
Vol. 3: Unique To India
Dedication
Benedictory Note
About Bharath Gyan
About the Authors
About Autobiography of India
Preface
Icons of India
unique to India
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Style
Namaste
A Heart Felt Salutation
A Yogic Expression
Namaste – a Human as well as Divine Expression
“Such” A Sign of Homage
Variations in Levels
Variations in the Word
Variations in Style
Athithi Devo Bhava – A Welcoming Smile
Atithi – A Divine Guest
Atithi - An Unannounced Guest
Welcomed the Africans
Europeans
A Land That Welcomes Visitors
India - A Safe Haven Brand
The Welcoming Signs of India
Poorna Kumbha – A Harbinger of Prosperity and Purity
Mango Leaves - Transmitting Auspiciousness
A Reception or A Receptacle?
Toran – Welcoming Good Energies
Symbolic Torans in Art
Bindi - The Identifying Mark
Pooja Mark and Beyond
Bindi Seen All Around India
A Dot, But a Wide Spread Culture
Sari, Dhoti, Angavastram
The Uncut and the Unstitched
Angavastram
Cotton and Culture in a Cloth
Vegetarianism
1/3rd Indians - Vegetarians by Choice
Dharma
A Unique Concept and Word
Meaning of Dharma
Dharma – Not Just for Humans
Dharma – Not Just for Earthlings
Dharma – The Innate Character of Character
Dharma – A Relationship, A Role
Karma
Indian Sense of Karma
Overlooked Side of Karma
Karma, A Binding Act
Part 2: Sights
God and Idols
Temples
Need of the Divine or Need for the Divine?
Temples And The Art of Preserving Arts
Temples And The Spring of Fertility
The Not So Obvious
Ratio – Constant Across Times, Across India
For us to divine
Temples - Convergence Of the Divergent
Part 3: Symbols
National Symbols of India
Emblem of India
National Flag
Lotus – The National Flower
Lotus – Life Bond
Lotus – Knowledge Connect
Lotus’ Profound Message
Mango – The National Fruit
Tiger – The National Animal
Peacock – National Bird
Veena – The National Musical Instrument
National Anthem
Jai Hind – The Nation’s Cry
Jai Hind, A Firm Call
Symbolic Representation of India
OM
Swastika
Good or Evil?
World Wide Usage
In S.E.Asia
Unravelling the Swastika
Plane of Swastika
The Swirling Universe
Swirling Swastika – A Universal Symbol
Swastika and Auspiciousness
Part 4: Features
Tanks of Prosperity
1017 CE – Al Biruni writes about India
326 BCE – Megasthenes writes about India
1600 CE – British write about India
200 Years Ago - 9 Lakh Water Bodies
A Unique Feat
A Unique Brand
The Brand Steps Down
Ganga
From Ganga Sagar to Bay of Bengal
Krishna Brands Ganga
In Rome’s Fountain
On Maps
Monsoon Rains -  Varsha, Varsha, Varsha
Monsoon - Indian Rains
Varsha – Varsha - Varsha
Rains Every Year
Rains During Ramayana times
Rains And Battle
Bharathvarsha - The Land Branded By Rains
The Himalayas
The Dividing Range
The Abode of Snow That Bodes Well
Home to Yathis and Yetis
Towering Peaks
Mt.Everest - From 8848 Metres Tall to a Mere 6 Feet Height
The Peaks Speak
Himalaya – The Sibling of India
Epilogue
Vol. 4: Leads From India
Dedication
Benedictory Note
About Bharath Gyan
About the Authors
About Autobiography of India
Preface
Thought Leadership From India
Seeking Seers
Many Migrants
Slaves and Scholars
Travelling Monks
Tireless Traders
Slain Soldiers
Planted Peasants
Persevering Pioneers
Proficient Professionals
Guiding Gurus
All Men Great and Small
Leads From India
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Led To India
A Land of Learning
The Arabic Quest
The Chinese Quest
The Greek Quest
Takshasila- The 1st International University of the World
Nalanda – Another International University
Other International Universities
Knowledge Centre
The Robust Education System
Part 2: Led By India
Samskrt – A Basis for Western Thought
Samskrt Studies in Europe
An Element of Wonder
Veda, the Fountainhead
Samskrt thought a foundation
Dara Shikoh – Du Perron Route
Samskrt – A Basis for World Tongue
Vocabulary
Idioms and Phrases
Modern System of Education from Madras
Taken from Madras
Egmore Goes to England
Key Take Aways By Bell
Universities in England
Non Violent System of India
Acknowledgement Due
Lancasterian System of Instruction
Given Back to India
Rhyme and Reason
Avvaiyar’s Aathichudi – Tamil classic rhymes
Hindi Rhymes
Veda – Source of Rhyme and Rhythm
Land of Morals and Rhymes
Fables and Values
Children’s Fascination for Animals
Pasu Pakshi Katha – Animal Fables of India
The Journey of Fables from India
Fables – A Fabulous Brand of India
Kamasutra
Kissing – A Secret On the Lips
A Blame Game
Kissing – Not a World Affair
Tracing the First Kiss
Historical Kisses
Technique of Kissing
Etymology of Kiss
Speaking the Language of Love
Kiss - A Single Act With Many Messages
Kiss – A Brand Not to Be Missed
Rhinoplasty -  India’s Answer to Shaming
Surpanaka’s Shaming
Sepoys’ Shaming
The First Rhinoplasty Of The West
Ayurveda – The Lifeline of India
Surgeon - Practicing Medicine With Knife
Physician - Practicing Medicine With Plants
Counsellors - Practicing Medicine With Words
Varieties Of Ayurveda
Tracing The Legacy Of Ayurveda
A Subtle But Gross Contrast
Ayurveda – The Knowledge Of Life
Many Firsts
Breathing
Hridayam – A Heart Stopper
Twin birth
Medicine along with Buddhism
Ayurveda to China
Ayurveda in Thailand
Ayurveda in Central Asia
Ayurveda – Treated as a Brand of India
Inoculation In India
Inoculation in India
Invocation with Inoculation
The Western Invention
Inoculation Seen as Intervention
Inoculation Indoctrinated Into Medicine
Horse Breeding
Salihotra – A Horse Poet
Salihotra’s Legacy
Horses in India 5100 years ago
Topsy Turvy
Ahimsa – Might is Not Right
The British Might In Early 1900s
Turning Topsy Turvy
The Ironic Weapon
What is this Ahimsa?
Ahimsa Rahasya – Secret of Ahimsa
Solidarity Movement, Poland
Non Co-operation in South Africa
Martin Luther King in America
A Place for the Oppressed to Express
Statue of Mahatma Gandhi – 21st Century Global Icon for Ahimsa
Recurrent effectiveness of Ahimsa
Isms
Ahimsa for Future?
Soft Power, the New Age Paradigm
Ahimsa, where Right is Left
Ahimsa  – Non violent, Not Passive
Khadi – A Soft Tool of Ahimsa
To Bear and Brand in Our Mind
Yoga, A Universal Brand From Bharat
The Roots
The Practice
Yoga Travels World Over
World Yoga Day
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Essence of Spirituality
Striking A Balance
From the Land of Thinkers, Guru and Masters
An Unbalanced War
Spiritual Weapons
Ever Relevant – An Art, A Practice, A Technology
The Transcending Spirit
Part 3: Who Led India?
Guru
A Long Lineage
Untraceable Knowledge
Why did India Need Gurus?
Famous Personages, Famous Guru
Guru – The Conscience Keepers of Society
Heavy with Benevolence and Wisdom
The Guiding Gurus
Foremost Guru
Fine Levels in Guru
Guru Parampara – An Over 7100 Year Old Tradition
India’s Beautiful Tree
The Brand Called Bharat
A Wave of Brands
In Medieval Ages Otherwise
Epilogue
Vol. 5: Future From India
Dedication
Benedictory Note
About Bharath Gyan
About the Authors
About Autobiography of India
Preface
A Giving Civilization
A Mindful, Mind Exercise
Future From India
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Divergent Images
Upto 1800s CE – A Land of Many Treasures
A Land By Many Images
But One Identity
1900 CE – A Mystical India
2000 CE – A Slum India
How India Lost Its Shining Brand
Accounts of Witnesses To The Loss
Poverty stereotyped
3 Waves of Plunder
Part 2: Focus, India
India - A Brand of Resilience
Land of Inexhaustible Wealth
Land With Inherent Capacity
Internal Mobilization Of Resources
Resilient India
Unbranding The Slum India Image
Making, The Indian Way
Make In India
The Scaled Up, Hyped Up Models of Today
Caught in a Swirl
Looking Back to Re-learn
We Must Have Done Something Good
Something Good To EMULATE
The ECO-ECO Mindset
Ethos of the Indigenous ECO-ECO Mindset of India
Economically Viable, Ecologically Friendly
Ecologically Viable, Economically Friendly
Which Eco to Choose?
Why not both, Economically and Ecologically Viable?
or even better
Making Contrasts
The Killing Dyeing Industry
Ironing out Differences in Iron and Steel Making
BIG Vs Small
A Lopsided Global Model
The BIG Message in Small Measures
Intensive Vs Extensive
Footprint and Foodprint of Elephants
The Voracious Greed of Humans
Extensive Instead of Intensive
Small Yet Elephantine
A Small But Widespread Secret
A Cue from the Indian Q & Q Brand
Actually Small But Virtually Big
Bigger And Bigger For Smaller And Smaller
Blending Big and Small
Rebranding Small Scale As Extensive
Moving from Centralism to Decentralism
Decentralism
Extensive Manufacture Vs Intensive Manufacture
Aggregation for trade Vs Aggregation for production
Local End to End Production Vs Global Linear Assembly
Horizontal Range Vs Vertical Scale
Mitigating Risk to Industry
Priority to Ecology over Economy
Success Records From The Past
The Indian Way- The Way Forward
EXIIM – Extensive, Indigenous, Industrial Model
A Convergence Of Economy And Ecology
Roots Of India’s Exiim
5Ts
India’s Millennia Old Norms
The 5T Principles
Tradition
Technology
Trade
Talent
Truth
Essence of Brand Bharat - A “Leading” Brand
A Thought Leader
Giving What Is Sought
Brand Rebuilding
Part 3: Awaken The Mind
Race Of The World
Renaissance
Post Renaissance
Travel Era – A Reconnaissance Era
Trade Era – A Raid Era
Navigation Era – A Colonizing Era
Industrialization Era – An Automation Era
Investment Era – A Capitalizing Era
Computational Era – A Crunching Era
Communication Era – A Far Reaching Era
Information Era – A Socializing Era
Knowledge Era – An Aggregating Era
Mind Era – A Transcending Era
Steering Mind In Futuristic Science
Futuristic Science
A Cornucopia of Mind based Knowledgebase
A Long Understanding of the mind
Concept of a Mind Leader
Indian View of Evolution – Mind and Form
On Mind Powers Of Ancient Indians
Veda – A Mind Engineering Marvel By Itself
Balanced Use Of Gross And Subtle Power
Availability of Literature
Power To Develop Mind Power
So Much Scope
Age of Indian Ideas - Now
Sandhi, A Window of Transition
At a Cusp, Sandhi
Contributions Thus Far
ToMorrow – What Will It Be?
An Open Book With An Open Mind
Offering Indian Thought To Shape Thinking
India’s Thinking Process
De Bono’s Lateral Thinking With 6 Hats
India’s Thinking In 6 Ways
The 39 Thinking Tools
By The Mind, In The Mind, For The Mind
From Mind Era To Space Era
A Space Age Calendar
A Space Age Teleportation System
A Space Age, Age Defier
Mind Matters
A Jumping Mind
Taming The Monkey With An Elephant
Power Of The Elephant
Mati, The Mind Power
Mind Vs Matter
An Eternal Fight
The Mind Continuum - Brahman
2 Modes Of Existence - Dvidha
5 Levels Of Needs  - Motivational Theory
5 Layers Of Existence – Panchakosha Model
Scaling The Peak – Layer By Layer
Mental or Fundamental
Physiological And Psychological
Closed Vs Open
True Vs Perceived
Mind Vs Space – Brahma And Brahman
Brahman And Braahmanaa
Jnana And Karma
Science Vs Technology
The Mind Science Triad
Body And Mind – A Tango
Fundamental Difference Between West and East
Difference in Mindset
West Consumes East
Mind Science Vs Physical Science
Modern Vs Western
The Trend
The Reverse Flow
Steadfastness
A Remix
A Lead To Follow
Part 4: Know Your Strength
Offer Based On Own Strengths Than Other’s Constraints
Putting into Perspective
In Retrospect
An Introspection
A Prospect
Becoming Mindful
Rebrand from Inquisitive To Innovative
Historical Inquisitive Nature
Need For Indigenized Innovativeness
Never Dull, Only A Lull
Part 5: Shift Your Stand
Bharat – Built On A Different Paradigm
The Striking Difference
Indian Paradigms
The Integrated View
One World Family
The Brief Message
Need for Paradigm Shift
Bharat Paradigms
Bharat – To Lead Paradigm Shifts
Break Stereotype of Old is Outdated
Shift Paradigms To Shift Leadership
Shifting Paradigms, Layer By Layer
Paradigm Shifts At Ground Level
From Artificially Synthesized To Nature Given – The Next Natural Step
From Non-Vegetarianism To Vegetarianism – The Next Meal
From Chemical To Natural Farming – The Next Field
From Take All To Share 1/3 rd - The Next Ratio
From Damming To Diverting Waters – The Next Path To Follow
From Raw Materials To Finished Product – The Next Set Of Exports
From Power Shortage To Surplus – The Next In Empowering
From Curbing To Cleansing Pollution – The Next Clean Act
From Intensive To Extensive – The Next In Making
Fundamentals Of The Fundamental Level
Boldly Go Where No Machine Can Go
For Goodness Sake
Shifting Paradigms At A Social Level
A Cascading Effect
From Centralism To Decentralism – The Next Core Philosophy
From Centralized To Decentralized – The Next Governing Decision
From Gender Equality To Gender Complementary – The Next Balance
From Man To Woman Centric Society – The Next Pivot
From Nuclear To Joint Family – The Next Family Circle
From Population Burden To Capital – The Next Capital Asset
From Borrowing To Saving Society – The Next Fine Nuance Of Finance
From Poverty Eradication To Prosperity Generation – The Next Strategy
From Urban To Rural Centric Planning – The Next Outreach Plan
Paradigm Shifts To Align The Mind
From Exercise To Yoga – The Next Work In
From Hard Skills To Soft Skills – The Next Skillset
From English To Samskrt – The Next Language Of Science
From Global To Local And Seasonal – The Next Menu
From Fast Food To Fine Food - The Next Dining Style
From Globally Western To Indigenously Modern – The Next Trend
Paradigm Shifts In Science, Knowledge and Awareness
From Gross To Subtle – The Next Leap In Science
From AFTER To BEFORE Creation - The Next Beginning
From Puranics To Genetics - The Next Application To Stem Forth
From Ritual To Spiritual – The Next Act
From Closed Ip To Open Mind – The Next Door To Be Opened
Culmination of All Paradigm Shifts
Need For A Silicon - Silica Connect
From Existence To Ecosistence – The Next Stable State
From Taking To Giving – A Shift We Owe
Brand Offerings From India For Future
Setting Direction
Offering Solace To Humanity
Sky Is The Limit
Rising Above Earth
Rising Minds
The Brand Wagon Of India - Then And Future
Part 6: Lead Again, India
Bharat – A Sustaining Brand
Bharata – Relishers Of “Bha”
Lead Through Leadership
India of the Future
India Of The Past – A Green And Grey Matter
Bharat was Hard as Metal and Soft as Petal
A Mature Civilization Then
A Ripening India Now
India’s Soft Power
India Of The Future - A Steel and Gold Matter
Epilogue
India, A Giving Civilization
No Ill-Will
Give She Will, Again