Beginings of India

This was an interesting way to begin studying India because it didn’t follow the usual chronological and factual pattern of most historical videos and text books. Instead it is more broad and general way. I did not know hardly anything about India so it was interesting to begin with the basics of the age and gene pool of the population in India. Religion and language being a secondary thing were also interesting given that I am used to living in a western world where we are used to monotheism and with that male religious figures and a male “god”. The documentary goes very quickly from early people to cities, which is a large jump in time that is a fairly substantial gap. Next the documentary continues to say how old India was and that, when occupied by Britain, people did not know how old it was; predating the bible and not actually primitive at all.

                While this documentary doesn’t give too many concrete facts it give an over views of India’s beliefs and the basis of what it is. This video conveys well the continuity of India. It shows that India has diversity in cultural views and people but a consistency in values and lineage. The large population is not only vast but ancient in history. The people have a constant genetic pool making them seem strongly connected despite the vast numbers. To equally represent the vast population is also a vast number of deities which is interesting given this area geographically and the events that lead to what is most common in modern religions. This documentary over all gives India a strong somewhat inviting feel. Like a crowded room of family or people at a party that does not leave you daunted by its masses but rather welcomed.