Relevance of studying History, my FB post 19 Jun 2018

History is the only source which gives us an idea how we the humans can totally become alien to our own habits, culture, nature, diet. Ragi and Horsegram were evident in Assam and Meghalaya during Middle Paleolithic age. Evidence shows it. But now we look at both these as foreign cereals. Perfect grid system was used to build cities like Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Lothal, Kalibangan etc with straight roads intersecting in right angles. Oval sized Harappan cities were present in Haryana with Radial roads emanating from centre. Mesopotamian civilization was only one eighth the size of Indus valley civilization. But now in India, we can't plan a modern city. The expertise achieved 6/7 thousand years ago is lost. We need Le Corbusier to plan Chandigarh or Gandhinagar. When Gallileo was jailed for going against the orthodox church in Europe, Indian scientists already calculated circumference of the earth, found out that the earth was spherical, Sun is a star, 9 planets of the solar system. Indians were playing with numbers, 0 was extensively used. Astronomy was sponsored by the kings and nobles. Kathenotheism was an all acceptable trend. Now we are in India, where religious and cultural fanatism are at its peak. Harappan civilization was discovered in 1920s and we are yet to decipher the script though extensive studies are being carried out for quite some time. Lately, we are again trying to revive the lost knowledge and glory. ISRO, BARC, TIFR, are doing well, but not enough without the participation of the masses. Let the neo Renaissance begin in India. Let scientific temper trouble the young minds more than ever. Let the young hearts sail out to extract the maximum from Enterpreneurship and trade. New India is never forthcoming, but revival of the Old India is surely a matter of time. Let the fourth cycle of neo Urbanization begin in Indian sub continent. (First Harappan, second Mauryan till Gupta and third being  with the arrival of Turks and the prosperous kingdoms like Vijayanagara. Presently the urbanization in India is creeping up uncontrolled and unplanned. This is dangerous to the nation and its ecosystem. Knowledge of Science is the key. Let advanced studies be encouraged in the fields of more modern subjects like nano technology, Robotics etc. Let us not become another Harappan site( thrived for more than 5000 years). Guys human history is not 5/6 thousand old. It is much older than millions of years. So it won't be very difficult to be a lost civilization. Let's thrive for excellence and knowledge.