Greek Civilization is Indo-European And Not Western | Prof Bharat Gupt |

European Renaissance inspired by Greeks painted them as colonizers, philosophers and scientists. Their art, religion and rituals as Heathen and inferior. The connection with India was downplayed to create a notion of "Western Civilization".

About the Speaker:
Prof. Bharat Gupt, a retired Professor from the University of Delhi, is a classicist, theatre theorist, sitar and surbahar player, musicologist, cultural analyst, and newspaper columnist. Through his books, articles and lectures spanning 35 years, he has shared his immense and extensive knowledge on arts, society and culture.

Sub-Topics:
0:00 Intro to the topic
2:27 The British propaganda that Greek culture is a western culture
5:55 Europe's Renaissance and the distortion of Greek history
9:16 The revival of theatre in England and suppression of Greek literature
13:36 Turkey today was earlier Greece
16:33 English studied Greek history from the viewpoint of colonizers and defamed it
17:24 Alexander was a plunderer and not a 'Great' ruler spreading Greek culture in the world
20:24 Ancient Greece Vs Present day Greece
27:36 Similarities between ancient Greek theatre and ancient Indian theatre
31:12 The Greek concepts of 'Miasma' and Indian concept of 'Ashaucha' and similarly 'Ambrosia' and 'Amrit'
37:35 Similarity between the Greek concepts of ancestor worship and Indian concepts of 'Pitr Paksh'
42:02 Greek burial of the dead and Indian ancient practice of burials
48:10 Protection to the supplicant principle by the Greek and the protection given to the 'Sharanaarthi' by Indians
54:06 Science and art of 'reading omens' / Oracle in ancient Greece and Indian practice of 'Shakun'
55:57 The concept of cosmos in ancient Greece and the Indic concept of 'Dharma' and 'Rta' and 'Brahmn'
Q&A
58:40 The tale of an interaction between Alexander and Indian gymnosophists is a correct narration?
1:00:37 The Greek philosophers/elites were not positively disposed towards the Greek beliefs?
1:01:12 Christianity Vs Julian and Guptas having trade relations with India is mentioned in Greek records?
1:04:40 What is the difference between concepts of 'Imitation' in Greek and Indian understanding?
1:06:33 Any relation between Hercules and Hanuman?
1:08:04 Why the western world is scared of acknowledging ancient practices of the Greeks and Indians?
1:09:20 Introducing Mr. Dimitrios Vassiliadis who is the President of the Hellenic-Indian Society for Culture and Development
1:1:34 The words 'Yavana' and 'Mllecha' refer to whom in Indian ancient texts and vocabulary?
1:24:02 Do our ancient scriptures mention the contribution of Greek knowledge to India?
1:34:28 Did Stoicism draw from ancient Indian thought?
1:36:30 Western concept of Individualism Vs the concept of Non-Individualism of India?
1:43:32 Swami Vivekananda's vision of a Rishi like figure when he was crossing Greece who pointed towards Greece to unearth the origin of Theravada Buddhism
1:48:25 The Greek records and Megasthenes point to Indian antiquity stretching to 7th Millenium BCE and 153 Kings before Alexander's attack on India

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