Talk:Palibothra

Deletionist Perversions!
Some very salient points in the article have been deleted by the editor who is either unaware of facts or deliberately wants to suppress important information. The article states, "Palibothra is usually identified with Pataliputra in modern day Patna (24° 19’N, 80° 04’E), and although parts of the city have been excavated, it is thought that much of it is still buried beneath modern Patna. Hence A. Ghosh states that 'Facts about Pataliputra are mainly known from non-archaeological sources".

The word 'hence' is objectionable. A. Ghosh had other reasons for his remark. The crucial fact that no relics of the Mauryas or the Nandas have been found at Patna has been omitted. This is deliberate falsification. Ranajit Pal's view that Jones' identification of Palibothra at Patna is the "the fountain-head of discrepancies in Indology" is supported by renowned scholars such as N. G. L. Hammond and T. McEvilley. Pal's work has been published in peer-reviewed Journals such as The Annals of Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute(vol. 77) and Scholia (vol. 15) and has also been published in an English book and a Japanese book but the editor claims to know more. The readers have as much right to true knowledge as the editor who is behaving like a brigand.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Mejda (talk • contribs) 14:48, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

This is for the editor who pretends to be a know-all: In the book "South Asian folklore: an encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India", by P. J. Claus, S. Diamond, M. A. Mills, the authors state ;

"The folk actors of Herat called themselves Magad and their private ethno-professional dialect (a patois of Persian with additional specialized vocabulary) Magadi."

The book is published by Routledge. Dr. Hafizullah Baghban has done pioneering work on Afghan folk art and his book "The context and concept of Humor in Magadi Theatre" has been published by Indiana University.

There is even more. Magadi near Bangalore is said to have been a town founded by the Chola kings around 11-12 AD. The name Magadi Kempe Gowda, founder of Bangalore, is said to be linked to Mahagani which may in fact be an echo of Magan in Sindh-Baluchistan-Karman. The ancient Dravidian language Brahvi was spoken in Seistan-Baluchistan. Note that in both the cases the word Magadi has nothing to do with Bihar.