Guest guest Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 Dear Friends, I recently got back from another amazing trip to India. I went from Kolkata to Hyderabad to Vishakaptanam to Gauhati, Assam to Dimapur, Nagaland on to Delhi. At each stop, my associates Ram Rani, Andrew Foss, Stephen Knapp, Youngwolf accompanied by David Frawley, attended many public functions. At these functions we impressed upon the Indian people the great value and admiration that millions of foreigners have for India's Vedic/Hindu culture. We were treated with great honor and courtesy by the wonderful people of India. We also were covered in the Indian Media about 10 times in the 2 weeks we were there. Unfortunately the media ignored most of our message and instead focused on controversial issues like conversion etc.I personally was very clear in stating my great appreciation for the teachings of Lord Jesus Christ yet still the Nagaland Post carried a front page article accusing us of attacking Christianity. Despite this, the response in Nagaland was amazingly positive and great contacts were made. The fact is, thousands of Nagas are regreting the abandonment of thier ancient anscestral wisdom. Upon hearing that millions of Westerners would be horrified to know about the cultural genocide of Nagaland, they felt encouraged in their efforts to revive the ancient Naga culture. Being the first known Western Hindus to visit Nagaland as Hindu cultural representitaves, our visit made quite an impression. The local Rajastani community was also overwhelmingly kind and wonderful to us. I must admit, I had some worries about our safety in Nagaland but after the great hospitality of our hosts, all my fears were removed. I have scanned and posted some articles from the India media about the trip. Please click link below and open the NAGALAND folder. Remember to click image for full size for best reading. http://photos.vediculture/lst?.dir=/NAGALAND I have more articles to scan and will scan over the next few days. Vrin Parker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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