Sri Dear Members, Democracy, altough nutured by the west, was not ignored by the east. It was nurtured by the democratic culture of India as well. Here, i provide links to two excellent articles which dwell on the same issue. The reason why I post to Sri Vaishnava groups is that it was in the Uttiramerur kshEtram that we get proof of a constitutional democracy. (http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/10/stories/2003101001421200.htm) and (http://www.nipissingu.ca/department/history/muhlberger/histdem/indiadem.htm) Excerpts: "The inscriptions on the walls of the Sundaravarada temple in Uttiramerur, near Kanchipuram, show how democracy was practised 1,000 years ago" and "The village is known for its historic inscription of a written constitution that deals with elections to the village assembly, qualifications required of candidates contesting in elections, circumstances under which a candidate may be disqualified, mode of election, tenure of the elected candidates and the right of the public to recall the elected members when they failed to discharge their duties properly and so on. It is interesting how in every aspect of life the highest standard of democracy was enforced in Uttiramerur" It is unfortunate that we regressed over a period of 600 years due to Islamic invasions from the west. A recent study shows that we accounted for 25% of the worlds' GDP around 1200 CE and declined rapidly due to stone age policies of the Islamic dictators who suppressed India. Regards, Malolan ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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