Thursday, December 11, 2008
Frist century Tamil Brahmi script discovered as far apart as Thailand, Egypt
Although 'North South' stand for just two of the four cardinal directions of the compass, these two words have strong vibrations.
Currently, 'North' is taken to mean the rich nations, - not all of the them white and located in the northern hemisphere - for it includes yellow Japan and formerly all-white Australia and South Africa.
The South stood for the poor nations many of them north of the Equator.
Volumes have been written about the North/South Divide,' some exploring the reasons for the inequality between the two sets of countries, others about ways to bridge the gap.
'North South' is also the title of a 19th century novel about the economic and cultural differences between the north and south of England, and of a 20th century TV serial set against a backdrop of America's North-South civil war.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Currently, 'North' is taken to mean the rich nations, - not all of the them white and located in the northern hemisphere - for it includes yellow Japan and formerly all-white Australia and South Africa.
The South stood for the poor nations many of them north of the Equator.
Volumes have been written about the North/South Divide,' some exploring the reasons for the inequality between the two sets of countries, others about ways to bridge the gap.
'North South' is also the title of a 19th century novel about the economic and cultural differences between the north and south of England, and of a 20th century TV serial set against a backdrop of America's North-South civil war.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: America's North-South civil war, beautiful poetry, colonial distortion of history, egypt, Equator, Frist century Tamil Brahmi script, northern hemisphere, Ramayana of Valmiki, Thailand
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