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The Bible People Arrive Ancient Contact It is said that the Jews (Hebrews) were in Kerala ( Malabar ) as early as during the reign of King Solomon of Israel (1000 B.C), based on a few Bible verses. In Exodus 35:1-24 , spices mentioned, include cinnamon and cassia. I Kings 9:28 speaks of gold from Ophir , which place is identified with Sopara, north of Mumbai, or with Beypur in Kerala. 1 Kings 10:22 says that "Solomon's fleet of ocean-going ship brought several commodities, including ivory, apes and monkeys" which according to some historians, must have been from India. The Jews of India include three major groups. Jews of Cochin, Kerala, Bene Israel of Maharashtra State, in and around Bombay, and the Baghdadis Arabic speaking immigrants to British India. India: No Persecution Since India has welcomed the Jews from earlier times, many of them migrated to this land through the ages. This is one of the reasons why Thomas the Jew , a disciple of Jesus came to India to int

 We, The People of India Let us begin our story by asking, " Where did we Indians come from? " What were our origins? Who were our ancestors? We are flooded with Indian history books propounding scores of theories. However, all historians unanimously agree on one thing that all Indians came from foreign countries, beyond the Indus Valley. The dispute is only on the probable dates of arrival and on the ethnicity of the migrants. To know our origin, we need to look at the origin of humanity itself. Where did man himself originate? All historians agree that man had an origin. One of the world history books is titled. The Bible, according to which all the peoples of the world including we Indians came from the first man Adam and his wife Eve who were created by God. The history of mankind can be traced back with reasonable confidence to the Paleolithic, i.e, at the end of the last ice age. about 8000 B.C (Before Christ). But the Jewish calendar showed 2016 as 5777th year from the

  Incredible India! " Mera Bharat Mahan! " ( My India is great ) is an exciting slogan every Indian is proud to proclaim. And rightfully so. because we boast of five thousand years of history and are one of the fastest growing countries in the world. This history is worthy of evaluation and reevaluation and we never tire of telling and retelling our stories. And like in any comprehensive study of history, our picture will be complete only if we ask three pertinent questions- " Where did we come from?" "Where are we today?' and 'Where do we want to go from here?' This blog is a brief study on how India reached its present modern status. It's a sketch of India's journey from traditions to modernity, insular to global, and national to international. This is a research on the pioneers, the makers, movers and builders of modern India. A story of sweat, tears and blood! Lately, our cultural and political conversations seem to revolve around two g