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While still......doing my research on KIRATAS, i came across this.
What do you readers think about it?
Please let me know cause it is a valuable resource and also let me use as feedback too.
Kirant legendary aboriginal inhabitants of The Himalayas. Early
references to the GOLDEN SKINNED kirant in Sanskrit literature portray
them as fearsome skin-clad cannibalistic hunter, skilled in magical
arts. In later Hindu Epics they are described as having their own kings
who allied themselves with Hindu rulers but despised Brahmans. In a
well known Episode from the Mahavarata the god Shiva assumes the guise
of kirata to do battle with the hero arjuna. The kirant have been
associated with the kiranti of Nepal like SUNUWAR, RAI, LIMBU AND
YAKKHA so far, and other tribal groups such as Lepchas,Nagas, etc in India.
KASTEN RONNOW in his long article “kirata†A study on some
ancient Indian tribes published in 1936 has provided a detailed
accounts of the kiratas. The subject is further highlighted in
Encyclopedia prepared by R.N SALETORE, ROBERT has touched on the
subject without giving any details. SUDHAKAR CHATTOPADHYAH had tried to
do justice with the subject concerned through his Important work. R.P.
CHANDRA a celebrated Indian anthropologist and a highly accomplished
scholar of ideology has also made a historical study of a few ancient
Indian tribes by taking a numismatic approach to the problem concerned.
All of them mentioned about kirant which Is the most ancient tribe in
Indian continent. The more important inscriptions about the ethnic
communities of the region are the PANDUKESHVAR copper plate inscription
or the CHARTERS AND GRANTS OF LALITASURA middle of the 9th centaury A.D
and the grants of PADMA middle of the 10th centaury A.D. Both of kumaon
garwal region. These have been addressed to the kiratas, The khasas,
the Dravidas and others. One of the PANDUKESHVAR inscriptions provided
a glimpse of the kingdom of RAJYA KIRATAS {kumaon and karttikeyapur}.
Sikh guru Nanak himself was born in KIRANTPUR ancient kirant
kingdom in panjab. Classical GREEK AND ROMAN writer were also mentioned
about kirata. The first Greek historian and geographer to speak clearly
of the races of north western India was HECATEUS of miletus {B.C 549 -
486}. In his geographical work the period gees he mentions KALATIAI OR
KALLATIAI along with other tribal people who were living on the
frontier Hills. The KALATIAI can etymologically be identified with
kiratas living on the Upper Indus. People says Indus civilization is
Aryan civilization but in historic, anthropologist and archaeologist
way this civilization was completely belongs to kirata because this
civilization was before 5000 B.C but Aryan start to migrate in Indian
continent only after 1500 B.C from Iran. What they only found in Indus
valley where the civilization was various forms of Statue of GOD SHIVA
kiranti god.
In addition, some very import CHINESE TEXT are also worthy of mention. The most
ancient text PO-OU-YEO-JING. Translated in 308 AD. Refers to an
appellation VI-TI-SAI, which from the Chinese point of view is an exact
equivalent to the kiratas who were the very popular and doughty warrior
in the Chinese text. They were mentioned as quite similar with Chinese
race. Golden yellowy colour. From Chinese and Japanese point of view
ancient Hindu religion itself was the religion of kiratas because many
god and goddess were used to worship by local tribes before Aryan start
to migrate in Indian continent. Hindu religion only seems borrowed by
Aryans and later claimed their religion adding some other system and
god, goddess. Like ancient Hindu god and goddess {AGNI, BAYU, BIRYE,
BARUN} were already existed before Aryan comes. All the Chinese, French, Arabian, Japanese, venetian travellers
some how they managed to mentioned about kiratas. FA-HIAN{399-414 AD}
Who visited India during Gupta period has made a passing reference of a
kirat. HIUEN-TSANG{629-645 AD} Who visited India during the time of
HARSA, has left behind an elaborate account of India. He was also
mentioned about kiratas saying beautiful people.
In India these kirata people were
unfortunately treated as foreigners but in our study shows that they
have been aboriginals of India and we do not find any reflection of
their foreign origin ancient Indian Literary texts. They were also
known as DASYUS ,they were of KSHATRIYA origin but due to laxity in
moral conduct they were degraded and thus termed as DASAS OR DASYUS by
Aryans.
One of the powerful dasyu king was SHAMBARA. Whom the RIGVEDA
mentions as the greatest enemy of the Aryans. After Fighting for about
forty years. The Aryans defeated shambara. The rajya kirata were
actually ancient kirata tribes of kumaon region who were the descendant
of shambara. These kiratas were always resisting against the invader
and looter Aryans. So as being noble enemy of Aryan they were
appreciated and hated in mixture way of Aryan text book.
written by:
By Chandra Prakash Sunuwar
Dhobighat, Lalitpur, Kathmandu
Email: cpsunuwar@hotmail.com
Reference sources of article:-
-The abode of amative
-Garwal the land and people
-study on kumaon Himalaya
-man and forest
-myths, rituals and believes in himanchal prades
-recent research on the Himalayas
What do you readers think about it?
Please let me know cause it is a valuable resource and also let me use as feedback too.
"Legendary kirant tribe in ancient India"
Kirant legendary aboriginal inhabitants of The Himalayas. Early
references to the GOLDEN SKINNED kirant in Sanskrit literature portray
them as fearsome skin-clad cannibalistic hunter, skilled in magical
arts. In later Hindu Epics they are described as having their own kings
who allied themselves with Hindu rulers but despised Brahmans. In a
well known Episode from the Mahavarata the god Shiva assumes the guise
of kirata to do battle with the hero arjuna. The kirant have been
associated with the kiranti of Nepal like SUNUWAR, RAI, LIMBU AND
YAKKHA so far, and other tribal groups such as Lepchas,Nagas, etc in India.
KASTEN RONNOW in his long article “kirata†A study on some
ancient Indian tribes published in 1936 has provided a detailed
accounts of the kiratas. The subject is further highlighted in
Encyclopedia prepared by R.N SALETORE, ROBERT has touched on the
subject without giving any details. SUDHAKAR CHATTOPADHYAH had tried to
do justice with the subject concerned through his Important work. R.P.
CHANDRA a celebrated Indian anthropologist and a highly accomplished
scholar of ideology has also made a historical study of a few ancient
Indian tribes by taking a numismatic approach to the problem concerned.
All of them mentioned about kirant which Is the most ancient tribe in
Indian continent. The more important inscriptions about the ethnic
communities of the region are the PANDUKESHVAR copper plate inscription
or the CHARTERS AND GRANTS OF LALITASURA middle of the 9th centaury A.D
and the grants of PADMA middle of the 10th centaury A.D. Both of kumaon
garwal region. These have been addressed to the kiratas, The khasas,
the Dravidas and others. One of the PANDUKESHVAR inscriptions provided
a glimpse of the kingdom of RAJYA KIRATAS {kumaon and karttikeyapur}.
Sikh guru Nanak himself was born in KIRANTPUR ancient kirant
kingdom in panjab. Classical GREEK AND ROMAN writer were also mentioned
about kirata. The first Greek historian and geographer to speak clearly
of the races of north western India was HECATEUS of miletus {B.C 549 -
486}. In his geographical work the period gees he mentions KALATIAI OR
KALLATIAI along with other tribal people who were living on the
frontier Hills. The KALATIAI can etymologically be identified with
kiratas living on the Upper Indus. People says Indus civilization is
Aryan civilization but in historic, anthropologist and archaeologist
way this civilization was completely belongs to kirata because this
civilization was before 5000 B.C but Aryan start to migrate in Indian
continent only after 1500 B.C from Iran. What they only found in Indus
valley where the civilization was various forms of Statue of GOD SHIVA
kiranti god.
In addition, some very import CHINESE TEXT are also worthy of mention. The most
ancient text PO-OU-YEO-JING. Translated in 308 AD. Refers to an
appellation VI-TI-SAI, which from the Chinese point of view is an exact
equivalent to the kiratas who were the very popular and doughty warrior
in the Chinese text. They were mentioned as quite similar with Chinese
race. Golden yellowy colour. From Chinese and Japanese point of view
ancient Hindu religion itself was the religion of kiratas because many
god and goddess were used to worship by local tribes before Aryan start
to migrate in Indian continent. Hindu religion only seems borrowed by
Aryans and later claimed their religion adding some other system and
god, goddess. Like ancient Hindu god and goddess {AGNI, BAYU, BIRYE,
BARUN} were already existed before Aryan comes. All the Chinese, French, Arabian, Japanese, venetian travellers
some how they managed to mentioned about kiratas. FA-HIAN{399-414 AD}
Who visited India during Gupta period has made a passing reference of a
kirat. HIUEN-TSANG{629-645 AD} Who visited India during the time of
HARSA, has left behind an elaborate account of India. He was also
mentioned about kiratas saying beautiful people.
In India these kirata people were
unfortunately treated as foreigners but in our study shows that they
have been aboriginals of India and we do not find any reflection of
their foreign origin ancient Indian Literary texts. They were also
known as DASYUS ,they were of KSHATRIYA origin but due to laxity in
moral conduct they were degraded and thus termed as DASAS OR DASYUS by
Aryans.
One of the powerful dasyu king was SHAMBARA. Whom the RIGVEDA
mentions as the greatest enemy of the Aryans. After Fighting for about
forty years. The Aryans defeated shambara. The rajya kirata were
actually ancient kirata tribes of kumaon region who were the descendant
of shambara. These kiratas were always resisting against the invader
and looter Aryans. So as being noble enemy of Aryan they were
appreciated and hated in mixture way of Aryan text book.
written by:
By Chandra Prakash Sunuwar
Dhobighat, Lalitpur, Kathmandu
Email: cpsunuwar@hotmail.com
Reference sources of article:-
-The abode of amative
-Garwal the land and people
-study on kumaon Himalaya
-man and forest
-myths, rituals and believes in himanchal prades
-recent research on the Himalayas