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The article was unexpectedly heart wrenching to read. India takes its very name from the Indus valley that lies in Pakistan, while the most famous example of Is
by jkic47 15y ago
The article was unexpectedly heart wrenching to read. India takes its very name from the Indus valley that lies in Pakistan, while the most famous example of Islamic architecture is the Taj Mahal in India. It is sad watching the two countries' governments waste time, energy and lives in a conflict that is essentially at a stalemate.
- sliverstorm 15y agoPerhaps a stalemate has simply been deemed better than losing? After all, it is far better to throw away endless lives than let your neighbor have what you can't have.
- kloncks 15y agoAbsolutely agree. Too many conflicts come from sides that focus on their few differences rather than their many similarities. This is coming from an Egyptian who realizes that Israelis (and Jews) aren't so different from my Arab Muslim self. Now, if only more people agreed.
- 4J7z0Fgt63dTZbs 15y agoThey are agitated by the difference not because it's vast and deterring, but it's subtle, persistent and it slaps them in their face when they let their guards down.
- netcan 15y agoIt's interesting that you bring us (Israelis) up in this context. About ten years ago I was talking to a Pakistani who proudly said to me that Israel and Pakistan are the two "homeland states." I had never thought about that. Anyway, if you want agreement, I can offer one vote.
- drats 15y agoIt's worth noting the Taj Mahal and other Mughal architecture is not just Islamic though.[1] [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_architecture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_architecture
- yxhuvud 15y agoPart of the Indus valley is in India as well.
- deepGem 15y agoIndia's original name was 'Bharata'. It still is one of the legal names of the country as per the constitution. The name India has it's roots in Latin and not in Sanskrit, the original language of Bharata. Details here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_India http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_India
- w1ntermute 15y agoYeah, only the English language name uses "India". All the Indian language names are something like "भारत गणराज्य"/"Bhārat Gaṇarājya" (Hindi). > The name India has it's roots in Latin and not in Sanskrit Actually, the Latinate name originates from the Sanskrit name "Sindhu" for the Indus river, as it says in the Wikipedia article you linked.
- kubrickslair 15y agoBut for all practical purposes, most of North and Middle India do not use Bharat, but Hindustan- which was also derived from river Indus.
- deepGem 15y agoAah..didn't notice that. Thanks.
- rrrazdan 15y agoIts not very clear if a hindu is a person who lived beyond the indus valley or indus is the river that demarcates the border of the hindu dominion. What I am trying to say is that, its still not clear if indus derives from the word for hindus or the word hindu is derived from the word indus.