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Letter to Oprah Winfrey Sunday, Oct 21, 2007
   AIS is asking our readers and supporters to write a letter to Oprah Winfrey requesting her assistance in promoting AIS events and projects. The following is a copy of the letter AIS has sent to Ms. Winfrey. Please consider sending an email voicing your support for AIS to Ms. Winfrey. Oprah has here own web site [Opra.com} and you must be a member to send her an email. To become a member of Oprah.com click on the link below. If you do decide to become a member and send Oprah an email we have provided a brief example statement below.
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   An example e-mail message to Opra To Oprah Winfrey I support AIS letter requesting you to assist in their promoting awareness of Ancient unvoiced Civilization Sindhu (indus) -Saraswati civilization . You may consider to interviews author of the book Return of the Aryans by Bhagwan S.Gidwani and Sindhu Ratan Ram B.Jethmalani India's eminent jurist and former Minister of Law and Justice.
   Mail Address For those considering writing Oprah a letter here is here address: Harpo Studios 1058 W Washington Chicago, IL, 60607
   AIS Letter to Oprah Winfrey Ms. Oprah Winfrey, 1058 W Washington Chicago Illinois 60607 April,05,2007 Dear Ms. Winfrey, I trust your recent visit to India was satisfying. I followed your visit as I was in Mumbai and Delhi at the same time on behalf of the American Institute of Sindhulogy (AIS) which seeks to promote awareness of the ancient Sindhu and Saraswati civilization, with its timeless message of equal respect for all faiths and peace, harmony and goodwill among all peoples and nations. Do please look at the website of our Institute www.Sindhulogy.org I take this opportunity to refer you to your letter of August 31, 2001 in response to my letter of August, 25 2000. I had presented you with a copy of the book, RETURN OF THE ARYANS (Best Seller book in India) which presents the story of the ancient Indian Civilization, Sindhu (Indus) & Saraswati. My request was that you may consider sharing the information in that book on your program. Within the framework of its story, Return of the Aryans presents the drama of the birth and beginnings of the roots of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma) prior to 8,000 BCE. and of its ideals - and among those ideals were the recognition of spiritual nature of man wherever he is from; acceptance of every culture and faith as expressions of eternal values and the obligation to respect and protect the environment and all creatures - tame and wild. Reproduced in Return of the Aryans is also the Song of the Sindhu Hindu, composed 7,000 years ago (5,000 BCE) by Karkarta Bharat (the elected Supreme Chief of the Sindhu clan). AIS has produced an audio CD on the Song of the Sindhu Hindu reproduced in the Book. With pleasure, I herewith send you the CD which has English narration with melodious songs in Hindi and Sindhi along with chanting of OM, mantras, and musical accompaniment. For your ready reference, I attach at the end of this letter to you, excerpts from the Song of the Sindhu Hindu The CD, as you will see, begins with respectful homage to the sacred earth that nurtured the breathtakingly advanced Indus Valley civilization, which are the common inheritance and the priceless treasure of both India and Pakistan and in fact of the whole world. Here are a few words from the message recorded by Sindhu Ratan Ram Jathmalani, former Minister of Law & Justice of India. QUOTE With both pride and pleasure, I introduce the Song of the Sindhu Civilization which has remained unsung for long centuries until my friend, Bhagwan S. Gidwani, brought it to light in his famous book, "The Return of the Aryans". The song was composed 7,000 years ago by Bharat, the 19th Karkarta or the elected Supreme Chief of the inhabitants on both the banks of the mighty Indus , now our beloved Sindh. Gidwani presents the song in his book in modern version by clarifying terms which now appear obscure. The song celebrates the principle of ancient Indian culture of all inclusiveness, excluding none from God's grace whatever their faith. Clearly it says, God's gracious purpose includes all human beings and all creation, for God is the Creator and God is the Creation, that all are blessed and whatever God you choose he is that God and Dharma, righteousness or good conduct is His will. The Song stresses need for continuing search of truth and knowledge, for we can not be hostage to dogma or custom or present learning, but must strive to enlarge the heritage of mankind, for ours is a growing tradition and not a fixed revelation…. Karkarta Bharat of Sindh, who composed this song, became so honored that our subcontinent came to be known, from 5000 years BC, as Bharat Varsha. But more about Bharat and his song can be read in the story in Gidwani's book, as now I wish to stand no more between you and the presentation of this Song. By recalling and singing this Song, today we'll pay respectful homage to the sacred earth of Sindh, which nurtured this breathtakingly advanced civilization. It is the common inheritance and the priceless treasure of both India and Pakistan . In fact, the whole world - RAM JETHMALANI UNQUOTE Thus the Song of the Sindhu Hindu celebrates India’s age-old belief not only of tolerance but also respect for all faiths and creeds. There can be no compulsion and each individual must be free to worship his gods as he chooses, for how can a scheme of salvation be limited to a single view of God's nature and worship, when we all recognize that God is an all-loving Universal God. Clearly, the Song is based on individual freedom, equality for all and human rights and dignity. It embraces also the principle of ‘Unity in Diversity’ and stresses need for national unity, harmony, strength, self-discipline and selfless work on the part of the Sindhu Hindu to achieve the ultimate in being, ultimate in awareness and ultimate in bliss, not for himself alone, but for all, in order to abide by the ancient pledge of our ancestors. National Geographic Magazine (June 2000) carried cover page and 20 inside page story on ANCIENT CIVILIZATION LOST TO THE HISTORY- INDUS Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and Japan Broadcasting Corporation organized a four month long exhibition called ANCIENT UNVOICED CIVILIZATION – INDUS in August 2000, with images and exhibits from Mohen Jo Daro (in Sindh, Pakistan). DVD (ANCIENT UNVOICED CIVILIZATION) produced by Japan Broadcasting is also enclosed. The image can be seen on web site links. With respect, Dial V. Gidwani
   Excerpts from the Song of the Sindhu Hindu *** NOTE: 'Song of the Hindu', as given in Bhagwan S. Gidwani's book, Return of the Aryans, is reproduced below. It is drawn from ancient texts and tradition. Author Gidwani has presented the Song in modern version by clarifying phraseology and terms which may appear obscure or archaic in present times due to transition of so many centuries***
   SONG OF THE SINDHU HINDU - WHO IS A HINDU? - His Identity, his Duty, and his Mission - (Composed by Karkarta Bharat, and sung along banks of Sindhu River in 5000 B.C.E.) Reproduced from 'Return of the Aryans' by Bhagwan S. Gidwani (pages 65 & 82-83)
   "Our desires have grown immeasurable. But they should be desires to give, not merely to receive, to accept and not to reject; to honor and respect, not to deny or belittle... "God's gracious purpose includes all human beings and all creation… "For God is the Creator; and God is the Creation... "Each man has his own stepping stones to reach the One-Supreme... "God's grace is withdrawn from no one; not even from those who have chosen to withdraw from God's grace... "How does it matter what idols they worship, or what images they bow to, so long as the conduct remains pure… "It is the conduct then - theirs and ours - that needs to be purified... "There can be no compulsion; each man must be free to worship his gods as he chooses... "Does every Hindu worship all the gods of all the Hindus? No, he has a free will; a free choice… "A Hindu may worship Agni (fire), and ignore other deities. Do we deny that he is a Hindu? ... "Another may worship God, through an idol of his choosing. Do we deny that he is a Hindu? "Yet another will find God everywhere and not in any image or idol. Is he not a Hindu? "He who was Karkarta before me was a Sun-worshiper. Did the worshipers of Siva ever say that he was not a good Hindu? ... "Do the worshipers of Vishnu feel that he who worships before the image of Brahma is not a Hindu? "How can a scheme of salvation be limited to a single view of God's nature and worship? "Is then God, not an all-loving Universal God? “Know this then, that whatever god you choose, He is that One God And Dharma or righteousness is His Will. "Clearly then, he who seeks to deny protection to another on the basis of his faith, offends against the Hindu way of life, and denies an all-loving God... "Those who love their own sects, idols and images more than Truth will end up by loving themselves more than their gods... "He, who seeks to convert another to his own faith, offends against his own soul and the will of God and the law of humanity... "In the Kingdom of God, there is no higher or lower. The passion for perfection burns equally in all, for there is only one class even as there is only one God... "The Hindu way of life? Always it has been and always it shall be...that God wills a rich harmony - not a colorless uniformity... "A Hindu must enlarge the heritage of mankind… “For a Hindu is not a mere preserver of custom ... "For a Hindu is not a mere protector of present knowledge... "Hinduism is a movement, not a position; a growing tradition and not a fixed revelation... "A Hindu must grow and evolve, with all that was good in the past, with all that is good in the present, and with all goodness that future ages shall bring. … "Yet he remains a Hindu… "Hinduism is the law of life, not a dogma; its aim is not to create a creed but character, and its goal is to achieve perfection through most varied spiritual knowledge which rejects nothing, and yet refines everything, through continuous testing and experiencing... "Yet a Hindu must remain strong and united, for he must know that not an external, outside force can ever crush him, except when he is divided and betrays his own... "What then is the final goal of the Hindu? Through strength, unity, discipline, selfless work, to reach the ultimate in being, ultimate in awareness and ultimate in bliss, not for himself alone, but for all... "This was the silent pledge that our ancient ancestors had taken, when they called themselves the Hindu… "If I cannot abide by that pledge, how can I retain the right to call myself a Hindu?"
   (Reproduced from 'Return of the Aryans', by Bhagwan S. Gidwani, published by Penguin Books Ltd. in India & Canada – ISBN 0-14-024053-5).
   NOTE: Bhagwan S. Gidwani's 'Return the Aryans' clarifies that Bharat who composed the SONG OF THE HINDU, was the 19th Karkarta (Elected Supreme Chief) of the Hindu clan of Sindh from 5,106 BCE. He retired as a hermit at the age of sixty. Long after he retired, the name Bharat Varsha was given to the country to honor his memory.
 
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