Friday, August 10, 2007

greek and other writings talking about india's great wealth, among other things

aug 9th, 2007

http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200504/the.leek-green.sea.htm

i found this purely by chance, and it sounds interesting. india was clearly (one of the) richest parts of the world up until the british plunderers came in. this article gives prominence the gulf area because -- i presume -- it was written for the benefit of arabs.

1 comment:

TallIndian said...

OT but perhaps a reason for the devastation in world capital markets -- the Hindu prayer last month in the Capitol!

Sali

You know, the Lord can cause the rain to fall on the just and the unjust alike," says the Idaho Republican.

According to Congressman Sali, the only way the U.S. can continue to survive is under that protective hand of God.

He states when a Hindu prayer is offered, "that's a different god" and that it "creates problems for the longevity of this country."