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Dear Visitor,

This guestbook has been closed to new entries. I'd like to sincerely thank all of you for your generous input, appreciation, and encouragement over the years. If you would like, please send your suggestions, requests and queries, via e-mail.

Warm regards.

Date:	12/11/07 - 7:18 AM
Name:	Rusty McLeod
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Location:	Vancouver, BC. Canada.
Comments:	Knowing very little of the Hindu culture except that I fall in love with most every Hindu I meet, your site will serve me well in learning more of your culture. Looks like your hard work will pay off! I sympathize with the past commenter, Rashmi Sahu who is experiencing venomous attacks on the Hindu faith. I will add my prayers to her wish that Hinduism be fully understood. I will also reply that the Christian belief is that only God is worthy of worship. It is not right that churches or any other faith, including those who denounce faith, demoralize and materialize your culture. It is for this reason that Christ came... to lead us away from materialism and self interest. Thank you for this site and as I have only discovered it today, I'm sure I will be back for more! Russ. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for visiting this website and for sharing your personal thoughts on the tragic conditions of Hindu temples in India. Today, India is under the sway of cultural imperialism unleased by Western interest and their missionaries all in the name of globalization. An American brand of Viagra spamming, gun toting, materialistic capitalism will surely destroy ancient Hindu culture and values just as in the past Christianity destroyed carefully nurtured indigenous religious ecological systems across the globe. Refer to chapter on Conversion for more details. A gentle, meek and poor Christ did not instruct his follower to annihilate and brutalize and rob other ancient cultures. Yet one glance at the vast panorama of world history show how it is littered with civilizational graveyards caused by an aggressive and intolerant Christianity. From the Americas to Iraq to Africa and far flung Australia it is the same sad story repeated over and over again for decades. Warm regards).

Date:	12/10/07 - 3:56 AM
Name:	Rashmi Sahu
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Location:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Dear Sushma ji, regards. I truly congratulate you on spreading the eternal truth about the Indian culture and Vedic heritage of this country which is not at all represented in the curriculum of history/school books in Indian School Education System. I congratulate all those people of other faith who have reverted to the religion of there ancestors. Madam, I would like to inform you and all the visitors about the gross apathy in which our ancient temples and Hindu monuments are lying especially in the state of Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh by chief ministers Mr. Karunanidhi (Hindu hating) and Mr.YSR Reddy (a Christian convert). The money we donate to these lands/siddha yogis and temples is utilized and diverted for other projects other then the renovation of these temples and welfare of Hindu society. Recently I have visited 1400 years old temple in Trikalkundalam, near Chennai. This temple is dedicated to Great siddha yogi Lord Shiva, it is lying in abject neglect with dirty surroundings but any money donated to temple is usurped greedily by the state Govt. We should really do something for this. Further in both these places a church is dedicatedly standing next to a famous temple or pilgrimage place spreading venom against native culture and faith. This is more evident at tsunami sites in Chennai,Tamilnadu. Further people of other faith in India were passing venomous remarks on rediff and other sites when debate on Lord Rama's Bridge was there. One such remark was that Hindus worship 330 Million Gods and Goddess. I would like to share with you all that in the light of Vedas all 330 Million Gods and Goddess are the human beings who have realized the Formless Omnipresent Creator the Glory of which Vedas speak. They have followed the path of Vedas and astanga yoga, realized God and till Mahabharat period all such siddha souls following Vedas were called Devi and Devta. We worship all such souls as they are brahmaleen and who have realized this formless Creator. We do not read Vedas that's why we are not able to answer such questions. All the Gods worshipped today are realized Siddha yogis Like Lord Rama, Shiva, Krishna, Ganapati etc. The ancient temples where our wishes gets full filled is due to the hard penance done by these yogis and there power because of asta siddhis and God realization. My requests to all friends are that please read Vedas and learn about your dharma to counter false propaganda. (Editor’s Note: Once again thank you very much for your kind words of appreciation for this website and for sharing the sad plight of Hindu temples in Tamil nadu and Andhra Pradesh. It is indeed appalling to see such a state of affairs in the ancient holy land of Bharat – Land of Rishis and Sages. This lopsided ‘Indian brand of secularism’ is slowly but surely being detrimental to the survival of Vedic religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Tragically, today most Indians in India are caught up in the mad rush for Materialism, and aping spiritually and philosophically bankrupt Westernization that they do not appreciate their own spiritual heritage until it will be too late. Speaking from experience NRI Indians who have lived and experienced life in the West for decades have now started to value and merit the worthiness of their own religious traditions. Warm regards).

Date:	12/7/07 - 2:01 PM
Name:	Tushar Joglekar
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Location:	Konkan, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Hello everyone - you might recall me, Tushar Joglekar, aka Tabrez. First of all, I would like to thank everyone at Hinduwisdom, who have supported me and my "homecoming". I would also like to thank my erstwhile Muslim sister, Zainab Kulkarni, who has also extended her helping hand. Friends, I am extremely glad to announce my engagement to Asma (daughter of a family friend). Asma knows I am a born-again Hindu; I have explained to her the background behind my conversion and also how she too needs to follow my path (she's also a Konkani Muslim, i.e. with a Hindu ancestorage. Asma is a BSc and has a fantastically open mind - she, unlike many Muslims, is open to criticism of Islam and can put forth the pros and cons quite easily. In one such debate, I seemed to have impressed upon her about our Hindu heritage and the skeptic in her seems to have agreed to the logic behind my arguments. I am quite hopeful, like Zainab, Muqqaram (where's he?) and myself, Asma too will see light soon and hopefully before we get married. Requesting all your best wishes. (Editor’s Note: Thank you once again for sharing your thoughts and news about your life with the visitors to this website. Congratulations and best wishes on your engagement to Asma and a fervent hope that she too will follow in the same courageous path as Zainab Kulkarni of Mumbai, Muqqaram Rana of Pakistan and yourself from Konkan in recognizing and becoming a part of the lofty spiritual legacy of your most ancient ancestors. Warm regards).

Date:	12/5/07 - 7:52 PM
Name:	Dr J V Telang
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Location:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Good web site on Hinduism and India. (Editor's Note: Thank you very much for your kind words of appreciation for this website. Warm regards).

Date:	12/4/07 - 6:30 AM
Name:	Kamla
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Location:	United States of America.
Comments:	I appreciate your effort in creating this splendid website. Hindus need to unite in order to preserve our great cultural and religious heritage. The truth about Islamic invasion and destruction in India must be told through sites like this one. Our religious heritage is truly magnificent, and deserving of every effort to praise, promote and preserve its greatness. May more of us find the courage and boldness to guard the beauty and wisdom of Sanatan Dharma. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your sincere words of appreciation for this website as well as your wise observations regarding the destructive nature of Islamic invasion. Indeed ‘History Forgotten Is History Repeated’ with this in mind we need to preserve our most precious cultural heritage – our 'spiritual legacy' and thus our identity. Warm regards).

Date:	12/2/07 - 3:51 PM
Name:	Alok Singh
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Location:	Houston, Texas, USA.
Comments:	Dear Sushmaji, Namaskar and Congratulations for this divine work. I was searching for some sites in Hindu culture when I came through this site. I could not resist commenting this is the greatest work for Hindu culture I have ever seen in MY LIFE. Although I am just 26 yrs. I am very much interested in getting roots of eternal life, Vedic aspects and Hindu culture. Once again congratulations!! Great work. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your fine and sincere sentiments of appreciation for this website. It is words such as yours that has kept this research going for more than a decade. They are truly appreciated. Warm regards).

Date:	11/27/07 - 3:01 PM
Name:	Nithin
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Location:	India.
Comments:	I have been regular visitor of the site for last 2 years and has many times posted my comments here too.. The website is awesome.. Ananda Coomarswamy had extensively written on Hindu art, architecture, iconography and culture.. if contents from his books are involved in the site, it would be useful for general user.. Some of his books are: History of Indian and Indonesian Art, Hinduism and Buddhism, The Dance of Shiva and Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art and others. (Editor’s Note: Once again thank you very much for your kind words of appreciation for the website and for recommending books by Dr Ananda Coomarswamy who has done great authoritative discussion of Indian history and art. I will try to include more information about them in the next update. Warm regards).

Date:	11/26/07 - 1:31 AM
Name:	Anjali
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Location:	Singapore.
Comments:	Respected Sushmaji, Namaskar and Congratulations for this Divine work. There is little doubt that your efforts for preserving our Rich Vedic heritage are just too great. But we should also encourage selflessly working organizations to open more Vedic schools which will keep this knowledge alive. This is the need of Kaliyug. For this each one of us must donate a part of his earnings for this Divine Work. Just reading and appreciating the greatness of our DIVINE KNOWLEDGE is not enough. This is a sincere request to all the readers. Vedant vidyapitham of Ahmednagar is a great example. Please visit website dattadevasthan.org. Congratulations and keep up the great work. Shri Gurudev Dutt. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your beautiful sentiments regarding this website as well as sharing the link to the Vedant website. I will include it in the chapter on Links shortly. Warm regards).

Date:	11/25/07 - 7:13 AM
Name:	Prakash Kurpe
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Location:	Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Namaskar, Born as a Hindu, still I didn't know that it is called as "SANATANA DHARMA" until I came in contact with your Website. I think 'I was born intelligent but English Education ruined me'. Giving regards will not be enough so I would like to tell you that Now I Sign my Signature in Marathi (Devanagari Script). A Tribute to Hinduism. "JAI HIND". (Editor’s Note: Thank you for your much for your fine words of appreciation for this website. Warm regards).

Date:	11/21/07 - 7:36 AM
Name:	Zainab Kulkarni
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Location:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Thanks to Pabitra Mohan Swain for bucking up Tushar Joglekar and me in our quest to seek salvation through Sanatan Dharma. I have experienced nothing but pure bliss and extreme peace by turning Hindu - my carnivorous diet has given way to vegetarianism, the tranquility I experience while reading the Geeta is so serene compared to the artificial bliss I experienced when the muezzin called azaan. Hinduism is so balanced, so just, so temperate - there are absolutely no compulsions and best of all, there's no rat race to increase numbers, like that in Islam and Christianity. With the continued support of all your visitors of Hinduwisdom.com, my parents-in-law, Rohan and little Agastya, I feel that my journey towards moksha will be a path laden with flowers. (Editor’s Note: Thank you once again for sharing your beautiful and insightful sentiments in your quest for salvation through Hinduism (Sanatan Dharma). People of dogmatic faiths (like Islam and Christianity) are generally intolerant and insecure and hence seek solace in increasing their numbers to justify their belief system. Indeed, Hinduism has no such compulsion or insecurity since it is an very ancient and mature way of life and is very confident of its all inclusiveness to reach the Divine. I am sure visitors to this website will continue to extend their moral support to you and your family as well as to Tushar Joglekar in their quest towards moksha. Warm regards).

Date:	11/17/07 - 6:15 PM
Name:	Kaushik Bhatt
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Location:	Toronto, Canada.
Comments:	Sushmaji...Great wishes. Great dedication... A Great learning website. I wrote to you before around 4-5 years ago from Vadodara, India and also told so many students about your website...for increasing their vision and aim development. I am interested to buy your DVD version of your website if you have it otherwise a book for reading and keeping forever. Kind regards, Kaushik Bhatt. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your fine sentiments of appreciation for this website as well as recommending it to students. Currently I do not have a DVD version of the website however, a new book "A Tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and Wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her culture" has just been released. You can obtain a copy by following this link www.atributetohinduism.com Warm regards).

Date:	11/9/07 - 4:47 PM
Name:	K. Saikumar
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Location:	India.
Comments:	Your service to those who want to know about Sanathana Dharma is simply Superb. Keep it up. My Best Wishes…. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your kind and sincere words of appreciation for this website. Happy Diwali and warm regards).

Date:	11/8/07 - 10:23 PM
Name:	Ikshwaku Oza
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Location:	Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Comments:	The information data collected from various sources are excellent, you must have put tremendous effort and thinking behind this process it is not an easy job. I salute you and pray for continuous contribution for this cause it must be spread around the world. If I can be of any help please let me know. May God gives you tremendous energy to work for our culture and tradition of Vedantic Philosophy. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your fine sentiments and offer of help for this website. I would deeply appreciate if you could spread the word about this website as well as the new book – A Tribute to Hinduism: Thoughts and Wisdom spanning continents and time about India and her Culture. Sale of the book will certainly be an aid towards this noble cause in creating awareness of the myriad facets of ancient Indian culture and traditions. Warm regards).

Date:	11/6/07 - 7:15 AM
Name:	Rashmi Sahu
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Location:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Dear Madam, Regards, Wish you and all the followers of Sanatan Dharma a very happy and prosperous Diwali. Rashmi. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for the Diwali Greetings. A Happy and fun filled Diwali to you and your family. Warm regards).

Date:	11/6/07 - 2: 18 AM
Name:	Akshay
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Location:	India.
Comments:	Thank you very much for this enlightening site, free from both advertisements and hatred for other religions (which plagues most Sikh sites). The site's values are true to our religion's. Happy Diwali! (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your kind and sincere words of appreciation for this website as well as the Diwali Greetings. A Joyous and Festive Diwali to you and your family. Warm regards).

Date:	11/5/07 - 11:30 AM
Name:	Sachin Dahake
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Location:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, Bharat.
Comments:	Namaskar, Wish you very happy Deepavali to all people in the world. May this Deepavali enlighten your & your family's life. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for the Diwali Greetings. A Happy and joy filled Diwali to you and your family. Warm regards).

Date:	11/4/07 - 5:33 AM
Name:	Govind Bhudia
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Location:	London, United Kingdom.
Comments:	Namaskar Sushmaji and all the users of this wonderful site. A happy Diwali and a prosperous New Year to all. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for the gracious greetings and wish you and your family as well as all 'Seekers of the Divine' across the world - A Very Happy Diwali! Warm regards).

Date:	11/1/07 - 6:03 AM
Name:	C S.Pabitra Mohan
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Location:	Pune, Maharashtra, Bharat.
Comments:	Respected Mam, Pranam, Happy Diwail to you and your entire team members. At the same my best wishes to Mr.Tushar Joglekar, Kulkarni madam for taking their daring steps. Many, many wishes for this auspicious day of Diwali to both. Further I have no word how much pain you are taking for the cause of Hindus and Hinduism. May Lord Krishna bless you a lot. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for the Diwali Greetings and the kind words of appreciation for this website. It is indeed going to be an auspicious Diwali for this website and its team members that some of the contents of the website have finally made it into a book! A Happy Diwali to you and your family. Warm regards).

Date:	10/31/07 - 6:10 PM
Name:	Kedar Vandan Ekadanta
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Location:	Dunedin, Florida, USA.
Comments:	Kudos for creating such a wonderful resource for those of us who LOVE Hinduism! Keep up the GREAT work! (Editor's Note: Thank you very much for your kind and sincere words of appreciation for this website. Warm regards).

Date:	10/30/07 - 8:50 AM
Name:	Arul Sood
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Location:	Chandigarh/Chennai, India.
Comments:	With reference to an entry on 10/4/07 by Mr Raj from New Zealand, please follow the given link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics_and_Archaeogenetics_of_South_Asia (Editor's Note: Thank you very much for the interesting link. Warm regards).

Date:	10/23/07 - 3:10 AM
Name:	Arun V
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Location:	Bay Area, California. USA.
Comments:	Your website is an amazing source for great information about Vedanta and Hindu philosophy in general. After going through some of the things on your site I am proud to be born as a Brahmin, and as an Indian! Keep up the great work! (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your sincere words of appreciation for this website. My hope of making this website into a rich and plentiful resource of knowledge will be fulfilled when more Indians around the globe will read it and become proud of their ancient and precious cultural identity. Warm regards).

Date:	10/19/07 - 1:47 AM
Name:	Arul Sood
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Location:	Chandigarh/Chennai, India.
Comments:	Namaskar, Ma’am please get in contact with the author of the Book 'Human Devolution' - Mr. Michael A Cremo. His contact id is: mcremoatcom. I am sure (after going through this book) that our Indian cause will be greatly strengthened & vindicated by the scientific knowledge and facts that Mr. Cremo possesses. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your timely suggestions. I am sure Mr. Cremo’s immense knowledge and research will certainly be useful to our Indian cause. I will try to acquire this book shortly before I contact him. Warm regards).

Date:	10/18/07 - 2:30 PM
Name:	Sarvothama Kinnal
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Location:	Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
Comments:	I am regularly watching your website. Most informative website you have created. Keep it up. (Editor's Note: Thank you very much for visiting my site frequently and for your kind words of appreciation for this website. Warm regards).

Date:	10/16/07 - 2:03 AM
Name:	Jeremy Graham Ellis
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Location:	Turner, Maine, USA.
Comments:	Above and below, and on all sides, there is nothing but the bliss of the Supreme Lord! It is within and without. Whatever your heart burns for, you shall attain. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your heartfelt and beautiful blessings. Words like these are always and most welcome. Warm regards).

Date:	10/15/07 - 10:10 PM
Name:	Vijay Raghav Rao
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Location:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Great stuff.. You can even choose to bring all this information out as books.. There is amazing stuff out here.. You can even serialize these and publish these over months as periodicals. Keep up the momentum.. I have never come across such a comprehensive site on Hinduism.. So painstakingly researched and detailed. Keep up the good work and May God Bless you. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your sincere words of appreciation as well as your astute suggestions for future publication of the materia from this websitel. Warm regards).

Date:	10/14/07 - 3:39 PM
Name:	Monu Anand
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Location:	Dehra dun, Uttranchal, India.
Comments:	Hi, it is great to know that people are working to save our country and our religion - Hinduism. I am also working to save it as well. I also have got great help from this website. Keep it up. Best of Luck. (Editor's Note: Thank you very much for visiting this website and I am glad to know that the information and material from these pages has become beneficial to your needs. Warm regards).

Date:	10/13/07 - 7:41 PM
Name:	Raj
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Location:	New Zealand.
Comments:	Namaskar, I am not sure if in the seafaring chapter there is any mention of New Zealand or Australia. I have seen something about Easter Island and the similarity of the script to Indus Valley. In Australia and New Zealand apparently there is a lot of political opposition to any research or explorations. There is a book called ‘Pre-Tasman Explorers’ which gives us accounts of the political opposition to various finds relating to Phoenician lineage in Australia. The Maoris in New Zealand have really given the White man a tough time. There is a picture of a broken bell in one of New Zealand’s museum with inscriptions in Tamil. Apparently even in New Zealand the archeological research is not funded and is pursued mainly by the Whites who are struggling to prove that Maoris do not necessarily have the right for various entitlements on being the first people to arrive in New Zealand. There is another link - http://www.1421.tv/pages/evidence/content.asp?EvidenceID=28. This proves that the westerners met people (Asians) apart from Amerindians in America when they claimed to have discovered America. Regards Raj. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for sharing the information about the Maoris, the suppression of research in New Zealand as well as the link. Regarding the Tamil broken bell from India that was found in New Zealand this information has been included in the chapter Sacred Angkor 2. Please refer to it. Warm regards).

Date:	10/11/07 - 11:17 PM
Name:	R Venkatrama Sharma
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Location:	Singapore.
Comments:	Dear Mithras (Friends), Authentic/Well Researched digest - my sincere appreciations to all who were involved in building this beautiful and informative web site. I would like to request you to post an article on "Siva Linga" / "Siva Lingam" under "Symbolism in Hinduism" section. I am stressing this because I could infer much research and authenticity is involved in your web site for each and every article. Similarly if you could post an authentic and original idea behind the worship of "Lingam" that would clear much of the "Misconceptions" around "Linga" and its worship, would appreciate if you would like to need any volunteering on posting this article. Best Regards, R Venkatrama Sharma. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your fine words of appreciation for this website as well as your suggestion on adding relevant information on the worship of Siva Linga/Siva Lingam in the chapter “Symbolism in Hinduism.” I do agree that it would help to clear the “enduring and lasting misconceptions” surrounding this worship. I would be delighted if you could volunteer with writing up this information and emailing it to me on the address that appears on the index page. And again thank you and warm regards).

Date:	10/10/07 - 4:23 AM
Name:	Ankita Thakur
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Location:	Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Comments:	Thank you so much for this much-needed and exceptional web-site. I have found the information very valuable indeed. I am eagerly awaiting the publication of your upcoming book ‘A Tribute to Hinduism.’ Thank you and God bless you! (Editor's Note: Thank you very much for your kind and sincere words of appreciation for this website. Warm regards).

Date:	10/4/07 - 8:54 PM
Name:	Raj
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Location:	New Zealand.
Comments:	Namaskar, I would like to draw your attention to one of the articles in American Journal of Human Genetics. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJHG/journal/issues/v78n2/42812/42812.html. I would be grateful to you or anyone who can put this into common mans terms. Regards. (Editor’s Note: Thank you for providing the link to this article. I am sure some visitor with a proper scientific background will help put this into lay man’s term for everybody’s benefit. Warm regards).

Date:	10/4/07 - 1:39 AM
Name:	Vikram
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Location:	Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Dear author, thank you for providing information about the oldest religion on Mother Earth. I must say you have really done a good job in compiling and presenting the information (couldn't have been any better). So far this is the best site I have come across on internet about Hinduism and India. (Editor's Note: Thank you very much for your kind and heartfelt words of appreciation for this website. Warm regards).

Date:	10/3/07 - 10:21 AM
Name:	Achal Verma
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Location:	Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Comments:	After going through the texts, I feel proud of our rich heritage. The only thing that pains me is the thought that this heritage was never passed on to the subsequent generations. Hence the present conditions of the country, which can only read of its glory, but see the poor masses creeping in poor conditions, in our visits to the motherland. It is coming up, but the pace is very slow. I only pray, the providence sends sets of teachers like the ones we had in Takshshila, Nalanda, Vikramshila and Varanasi again, who can revive the masses out and bring us on the top again where we belong. (Editor’s Note: Thank you for your kind words of appreciation for this website and a hope for a brighter future when India will have flourishing universities like Takshshila and others to make us aware of our rich and incomparable heritage. Warm regards).

Date:	9/27/07 - 9:39 AM
Name:	Vibhanshu
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Location:	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Comments:	Respected Madam, I have seen your website. This is different in among all others because of its clarity and high level of information. I am impressed with your website. I like to inform you that I am going to design a website which will be dedicated to Hindus and India but for this I need deep information about these topics so can I use your website as source of my information. I will include source at the end or beginning of the article. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your thoughtful words of appreciation for this website. I am glad to know that you are designing a new website and I give you permission to use the material for educational purpose. Please cite the source and put a link to this website. Good luck and let me know when it is operational so I can put a link to it if you prefer on this website. Warm regards).

Date:	9/25/07 - 9:43 AM
Name:	Saravana Kumar Kanapathy
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Location:	Malaysia.
Comments:	This is a great site to educate Hindus like me in Malaysia. There is close to 1.5 million Hindus in Malaysia and the younger generation here are starved of a good and practical avenue to gain a more in depth understanding of Hinduism. Sometimes it worries me that Hinduism in Malaysia would gradually be sucked in to the oblivion trap. Me and many other third and fourth generation Malaysian Hindus whom I plan to forward this site to would agree that your site, fits perfectly in filling this niche. Thank you and May God bless you. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your fine words of appreciation and valuable support in spreading information about this website. I am glad to know that the information and material from this website will be beneficial to younger generation of Hindus in Malaysia to help in retaining their religious and cultural identity. Warm regards).

Date:	9/23/07 - 8:01 PM
Name:	Premendra Priyadarshi
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Location:	India.
Comments:	Thanks for keeping my article on your site for over six years. Subsequent to my article I further researched the matter further and published a hard-book, "India's Contributions to the West" in 2004 after my return to India. Still later I further researched the matter and wrote another book "Zero is Not the Only Story". This book contains precise references from primary and original sources regarding ancient Indian sciences. Both the books are available from book sellers on the net. You may use extracts from my last book regarding ancient Indian sciences and place them over your web site if you like them. Regards and thanks for pursuing this wonderful project. May God bless you. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your kind words of appreciation for this website as well as sharing information regarding your books. I shall certainly refer to them and will include relevant extracts in the next update. Warm regards).

Date:	9/22/07 - 1:27 AM
Name:	Ritesh Saran
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Location:	United Kingdom.
Comments:	Hi Ma'am. Could you please post valuable information about Ram Setu? With the current plans to destroy the structure in India, a huge controversy has erupted with anti-Hindus lining up for its destruction. The current Indian Government has declared that Shri Ram and Ramayan is a myth. Could they say something similar about Christian/Muslim beliefs? I hope everyone remembers what happened with the 'Cartoon Controversy' last year? Also a huge Anti-Hindu wave has erupted. The structure is been forcibly called Adam's Bridge (as if Adam is real and Lord Rama is a myth). This can be seen on the Wikipedia encyclopedia where Anti-Hindus and pseudo-secularists jump in on the Rama Setu article, changed its name to Adam's bridge and have posted biased material to show that Rama Setu is indeed a myth. Please post some valuable information here about this structure. I would also request proud Hindus to go defend this and other entries on Wikipedia. Wikipedia entries come up FIRST on Google search and convey wrong information if this is not corrected. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for sharing your concern about Ram Setu and the lopsided, double standards and racist behavior that are frequently employed by Wikipedia, the slavish and cowardly Indian media, pseudo-secularist Indians, Western media and academia against Hindus. If Lord Rama is a myth then most definitely Adam and Eve and Jesus are also myths. American bookstores such as Barnes and Noble display the Ramayana and Mahabharata epics under Mythology whereas the Bible is prominently displayed under Religion. Why is that so? If Hanuman could not fly over the sea to Sri Lanka then Jesus could not have possibly walked on water. It would be absurd and patently foolish to insist that Christ did. Even Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, did not believe in the historicity of Jesus Christ. Please refer to the book ‘Dead Sea Scroll Deception’ by Michel Baigent and Richard Leigh as well as http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/ which shed light on the carefully nurtured image of Christ by the Church. Indepth information on the Ram Setu has been included in the chapter Glimpses XIX. Please refer to it. Warm regards).

Date:	9/21/07 - 12:04 AM
Name:	Arun Mehta
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Location:	Vancouver, Canada.
Comments:	Excellent web site and a lot of information. Thank you for all the work you have put in. Keep up the good work. Is there any way to look up (search) a particular topic or word on this site? (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your kind words of appreciation for this website. Due to technical difficulties the ‘search’ option has been taken down but it will be up in the near future. My sincere apologies for the inconvenience to you and all other readers. Warm regards).

Date:	9/20/07 - 12:34 PM
Name:	Vir Gupta
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Location:	India.
Comments:	Chapter on Education in Ancient India I would like to comment on "Education in Ancient India." Your reference to Lalitavistara for number is wrong. The correct reference is Light of Asia by Edwin Arnold who wrote it in around 1860 with the help of a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka. In Lalitavistara, Buddha's teacher is Arjuna, and not Viswamitra. Buddha starts with Koti (crore) and says 100 kotis = 1 Ayuta (Billion), 100 ayutas = 1 niyuta, and so on and so forth till he reaches a number talakshana, which is 10^53 (10 to the power of 53) (Note: Each higher number is 100 times the lower number). After talakshana, Buddha tells number like dvajagravti, dvajagranisamani,sarvaniksepa, and uttara-paramanu-rajah-pravesa. The last number is used to count the atoms of the universe. After talakshana, Buddha does not usually tells multiplication factors in a clear manner, but my rough calculation tells that that highest number might be 10^72. Interestingly, this number is fairly close to modern estimate of the number of atoms in the universe. In the same Lalitavistara, Buddha tells the size of atom, starting with parmanu. But again this is different from what is in the Light of Asia. But interesting thing is that the size of atoms comes fairly close to modern measurement. If you want I can write a full article on size of atom, and concept of atom in Buddhist literature. Buddhists were more advanced in their concept of atom than any one else in the world. Thank you. Vir Gupta (Editor’s Note: Thank you for sharing the information on Education in Ancient India and for the correction to references to Lalitavistara. I will make necessary corrections in the near future. I would be delighted if you can write a full article on size of atom and the concept of atom in Buddhist literature and email it on the address that appears on the index page. Warm regards).

Date:	9/20/07 - 12:14 PM
Name:	Vir Gupta
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Location:	India.
Comments:	Chapter on Education in Ancient India - In Lalitavistara, Buddha tells a series of multiplication factors starting with Parmanu. Names like anu, vatayanaraja, sasaraja, edakaraja, goraja, liksaraja, sarsapa, adyava, and angula (finger joint) are mentioned. When you do all the multiplications, we find: Number of atoms per angula as 282,475,249. Since 1 angula = approx. 20 mm, number of atoms per millimeter come out to be 14.2 millions, as per Lalitavistara. Modern estimate is about 3 to 10 million atoms per mm length. What a beautiful estimate by Lalitavistara! Thank you. Vir Gupta,

Date:	9/18/07 - 10:16 AM
Name:	Anil Tyagi
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Location:	New Delhi, India.
Comments:	I found your website outstanding. This is brilliant effort to educate about the religion with perfection. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your caring sentiments for this website. Warm regards).

Date:	9/18/07 - 7:08 AM
Name:	Vijay Raghav Rao
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Location:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Great work.. Truly yeomen service being rendered by your website. Keep it up.. May God bless you and your site.. (Editor's Note: Thank you very much for your kind and heartfelt words of appreciation for this website. Warm regards).

Date:	9/17/07 - 4:29 AM
Name:	Rashmi Sahu
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Location:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Dear Sushma Ji, Regards. I am writing this regard to Ram Setu controversy in India. If VHP and BJP would not have protested as portrayed by Indian media the Supreme Court would have acted and Govt could not have withdrawn the affidavit on behest of Sonia. The Indian Media was particularly especially NDTV /CNN IBN was ridiculing this. Many people have opined that this is a belief which is mythical and we should go ahead for this project. In this connection I would like to mention that India till Mahabharata was a Vedic India, every body used to follow Vedas in totality and all the key figures like Lord Ram, Krishna all were astanga yogis and philosopher of Vedas, who learned this knowledge from their Gurus. Now if we have to understand India prior to Mahabharata we have to correlate Key figures with vast yogic powers in the light of Veda and yoga. Further this has aroused in me that we should present facts regarding Ramayana /Mahabharata in scientific manner. I have certain facts related to that. When a person systematically do yoga as preached in Vedas and Patanjali yoga sutras with each stage he attains siddhis. In the modern times I can prove this in the light of divine personalities/liberated yogis like Swami Nityanand and Shirdi Sai Baba, Lahiri Mahashay, Trailanga Swami. Further the books like autobiography of a yogi, walking with Himalayan Master highlights this yogic and Vedic science only. It is my suggestion that you should add Vedas, Yoga and divine personalities of India and facts in the scientific manner regarding Ramayanan /Mahabharata section to your website. Vedas are considered self proof further knowledge of yoga which has originated from Vedas proves the divinity of Veda. I have read many biographies of siddha yogis and I am compiling them to put them under one roof which will be helpful for all to understand the divinity of Yoga, Vedas and Vedic India. Further there are researches going on in India and abroad on Yajen /havan/agnihotra. Our seers have havan kund and used to perform daily yagans with Ved mantras. This helped in maintaining temperature of earth, timely rains, and purification of atmosphere, combating pollution and spiritual benefits. One more suggestion Sushma ji in your revivalist section you should add Lord Swaminarayan too. When Britishers were ruling this siddha purush a perfect yogi had changed Gujarat, he guided people not to kill animals for yajnas being against Vedas, united people fighting under different tribes, started programs for educating women and ignorant masses, through his paramhansas he has shown the example of highest purity and discipline in spirituality. Further the divine life of swami nityananda and shirdi saibaba which I have downloaded and I refer frequently to follow the path of Vedas and yoga is worth reading for every body. If you desire so I will send it for all. In the view of the above advice if you desire to delegate me some duty I gladly accept. (Editor’s Note: Thank you once more for sharing your thoughts and knowledge about relevance of Vedic India and the tragic destruction of India's ancient heritage of the Ram Setu. It is deeply disgraceful and disturbing that Indian media such as NDTV /CNN IBN should stoop so low as to ridicule people’s deeply held ancient religious beliefs regarding Ram Setu and the Ramayana. After all modern India’s founding fathers were all deeply religious Hindu men and women who fought for Independence against the oppressive colonial rule of the British. Mahatma Gandhi himself believed in Ram Rajya. Please do send the information to me on the address that appears on the index page. Warm regards).

Date:	9/16/07 - 12:30 AM
Name:	Agni Akasha
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Location:	New York City, USA.
Comments:	Many of my Philipino friends have been greatly interesting in learning more about their Hindu past and I have found no better source of this information that this wonderful site...I need your help please, I can no longer find the page that you had on this site and I can't find any other place on the web that had as much information on Hinduism in the Philippines on the internet, there not even close :( I beg of your help please, if you have taken that info off the site can you put it back on? Thank you for listening and thank you for having so much dedication to the truth... May the Devas smile upon you always. (Editor’s Note: Thank you for your kind words of appreciation for this website. All the chapter and pages are online including two on the Philippines – Suvarnabhumi: Greater India and Glimpses XV. Please let me know which page you are looking for. Warm regards).

Date:	9/11/07 - 7:43 AM
Name:	Pabitra Mohan Swain
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Location:	Pune, Maharastra, India.
Comments:	Dear Vamsi Krishnaji, Congratulation for comment and thought. Indeed conversion is like a cancer. The same thing I also posted through this website. Ms.Londhe Madam, please accept these things. What we have to do, like me you have to take little pain for this. What are you supposed to do? You just inform your relatives, family friends, near and dear and mail as many as possible, about the intension behind by the so called Christian Missionaries and Jehadi forces in India. What happened just 7 days back in Hyderabad? The Corporate world is not ready to come to Hyderabad, because it is an unsafe city. Ms.Ambika Soni (a Christian) and Renuka Choudhry are testing the patience of Hyderabadis by saying “peace of Hyderabad.” Ask the mother, who has lost her educated doctor son, or engineer. The nonsense Congress government, Pseudo Secular, Communist, Mao, Naxalite, and Atheist have no religion. Try warning these so called missionaries, just go away from your state. I know the Andhra.Pradesh is predominantly Hindu state with a Christian Chief Minister and having the support of Congress therefore Christian missionaries are doing what they want by alluring Hindus any method of conversion. Conversion is like a Cancer. If it will stop right now or Hindus will disappear. Missionaries will not spare even the so called ‘secular’. In a nut shell we will have to do by spreading to all like minded people. By this way we can try to stop even if we don’t have man power and other facilities. Don’t be disheartened. There are few people still alive, to help and spread this work. Do what ever possible for the cause of Sanatan Dharma. Hinduism will never vanish. Because nobody knows where and when it started and when it will end. Islam and Christianity both are Dogmas and Myths. Both of them are death cults wrapped up in a deadly embrace across the globe. I challenge the very existence of these religions.. Christianity gave The Inquisition, Slavery, Colonialism, Two World Wars - another is waiting to happen… Islam has given Conquest, Terrorism, and Jihad. Hinduism gives Only Peace...........no conquest. Live and let live. Your Brothers Pabitra Mohan from Pune.

Date:	9/11/07 - 1:32 AM
Name:	Arul Sood
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Location:	Chennai/Chandigarh, India.
Comments:	Hello Madam, Just another update: Two books by Michael Cremo 1). Forbidden Archaeology 2). Human Devolution: A Vedic alternative to Darwin's theory. I hope that these two will throw some more light on the authenticity of the sacred texts of Sanatam Dharam. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for the update on these excellent books. I shall include a few excerpts in the next update. Warm regards).

Date:	9/10/07 - 2:12 AM
Name:	Vamsi Krishna
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Location:	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Comments:	Namaskar Sushama garu (ji), This website is excellent and wonderful. Your site is a boon for this world. I am getting no words to appreciate you. I am very happy by reading your site and I congratulate you for your great effort. You are lucky because Lord Krishna has chosen you for this. The present meaning of secular in India is supporting other religions and criticizing Sanaathana Dharama. What is our mistake for this situation? They may be patience, peace and broad thinking. Through out the world many Christian and Islamic countries are there. With support of these countries, they are converting many Hindus into them. In these conversions there is no faith, only by money and by weapon. If the situation is going like this within few years definitely India will become a war field of Christianity and Islam, and Hindus may disappear. Every Hindu must condemn these activities and aware the people, how great is out SANAATHANA DHARMA. Once they taste the sweet of our Dharma they never try to taste the bitter. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your fine and beautiful words of appreciation for this website. They are truly appreciated. It is indeed tragic, that India, the birthplace of Hinduism and other Vedic religions has allowed rampant conversion to occur on her sacred land and there by willfully destroying the very foundation of this most ancient culture and wisdom. With a singularly lack of Vision of our ‘Secular’ and ‘vote-bank greedy’ corrupt politicians and a Middle class that is so mesmerized by Wealth, Materialism, Westernization and Prosperity, that today there are no towering intellectuals like Adi Shankaracharya, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo, Rabindranath Tagore, Sarvepelli Radhakrishnan, Lokmanya Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi and many others of pre Independence era, to guide this Vedic nation. This has made it easy for India to become a battlefield for imported dogmatic and intolerant religions like Christianity and Islam that stifle Free thought and create spiritual regimentation. This has led to the most dangerous and discriminatory idea in the world today of ‘My god is the only god’ and the rest will go to hell. Hopefully Lord Krishna will duly put in an appearance to save the followers of all traditions in this age of Kali Yug from extinction. “Yadaa yadaa hi dharmasya glanir bhavati Bharat Dharma sansthaapanaarthaaya sambhaavami yuge yuge.” Or Global warming and Mother Nature will do the needful to restore sanity to our world. Warm regards).

Date:	9/6/07 - 8:24 AM
Name:	Pareshkumar Sangani
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Location:	Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Comments:	Namaste, This is an excellent website on Hindu Culture and Concepts. I am doing research on ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ as an energy source. Your website refers to Vimanas but if there is any thing leading to my research which is scientifically in view of present science – it is not possible today. Today Vimanas – Aeroplane exist which was considered impossible during its material period. Here I would like to point out that Dr. William Harvey said in 1628 that heart is working like a pump, but ‘Harday’ is ‘Har’ to collect and ‘Day to give. My good wishes for this website. (Editor's Note: Thank you for your fine sentiments of appreciation for this website and for sharing information regarding your research and Vimanas. Warm regards).

Date:	9/5/07 - 4:19 AM
Name:	Hari
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Location:	Bangalore, India.
Comments:	Hi, This is an excellent website which gives a deep insight on Ancient Hindu Culture and Practices. The references provided here are excellent and it really makes me feel proud to have been born in India. I will share the same information with my friends and looking forward more from this website. Thanks. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your thoughtful words of appreciation and for lending valuable support in spreading the word and information about this website. Warm regards).

Date:	9/4/07 - 9:58 AM
Name:	Sachin Shenvi
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Location:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Comments:	Sab Ko Mera Pranaam. At one point of time I was very much dejected by looking at the state of mind of our fellow Hindu brothers and sisters. First of all they are not Dharm Abhimani secondly they themselves do not fully know Hinduism (A way of life /Sanatan Dharma). The internet is the powerful medium to reach crores of Hindus across the globe. The content of this website is very powerful and hope it will shake the consciousness of our Hindu brothers and sisters. The other great thing in Hindustan is that we are blessed with religious and spiritual Gurus who conduct regular discourses (Sat Sanghs) on our holy scripts and other pious scriptures. The discourses are a very powerful medium to create awareness amongst our brothers and sisters. You all are too doing it from the electronic platform. Try to post wide range of articles and matter covering our Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads, Shreemad Bhagwatam, Shreemad Bhagwatgita and others. I will also regularly post articles in doing my bit towards my Dharma. Garv Se Kaho Hum Hindu Hai. Jai HIND!

Date:	9/3/07 - 11:43 AM
Name:	Nithin
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Location:	India.
Comments:	Dear Madam, I suggest you to add contents from the books - "Living with Himalayan Master" by Swami Rama and another book "Walking with Himalayan Master." Even though both are autobiographical.. they have immense material which Hindus must know.. which humanity must know..Tradition of Yogis and Sages are still existing.. and they still Light the world from their hidden caves.. (Editor’s Note: Thank you very much for your suggestion and for recommending books by Swami Rama. I will include some contents from them in the next update. Warm regards).

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