A Tale of Two Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority A Tale of Two Calendars Calendar and navigation Incomplete reform C. K. Raju Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform Centre for Studies in Civilizations, New Delhi committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I Date of birth in my passport is an important aspect of my identification. I What is your birthday? A Tale of Two Birthday Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and I As a child my birthday was a very important day in my navigation life. Incomplete reform Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I What is your birthday? A Tale of Two Birthday Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and I As a child my birthday was a very important day in my navigation life. Incomplete reform Indian calendar I Date of birth in my passport is an important aspect of The Indian my identification. calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions A Tale of Two Birthday Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and I As a child my birthday was a very important day in my navigation life. Incomplete reform Indian calendar I Date of birth in my passport is an important aspect of The Indian my identification. calendar reform committee I What is your birthday? Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I Q. From what epoch is the 1967 years counted? I Q. Does the year 1 (or 0) indicate some historical event? I (Typical answer) \the birth of Christ" A Tale of Two The year of your birth Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I Let us say you were born in 1967. Incomplete reform Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I Q. Does the year 1 (or 0) indicate some historical event? I (Typical answer) \the birth of Christ" A Tale of Two The year of your birth Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I Let us say you were born in 1967. Incomplete reform Q. From what epoch is the 1967 years counted? I Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I (Typical answer) \the birth of Christ" A Tale of Two The year of your birth Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I Let us say you were born in 1967. Incomplete reform Q. From what epoch is the 1967 years counted? I Indian calendar I Q. Does the year 1 (or 0) indicate some historical event? The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions A Tale of Two The year of your birth Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I Let us say you were born in 1967. Incomplete reform Q. From what epoch is the 1967 years counted? I Indian calendar I Q. Does the year 1 (or 0) indicate some historical event? The Indian calendar reform I (Typical answer) \the birth of Christ" committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I by relating it to the birth of Jesus, I indirectly claiming that Jesus was a real historical figure. I But Jesus is just a myth not a real historical figure. A Tale of Two Jesus Calendars a myth not a historical figure C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I So, you state your year of birth Incomplete reform Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I indirectly claiming that Jesus was a real historical figure. I But Jesus is just a myth not a real historical figure. A Tale of Two Jesus Calendars a myth not a historical figure C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I So, you state your year of birth Incomplete reform I by relating it to the birth of Jesus, Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I But Jesus is just a myth not a real historical figure. A Tale of Two Jesus Calendars a myth not a historical figure C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I So, you state your year of birth Incomplete reform I by relating it to the birth of Jesus, Indian calendar The Indian I indirectly claiming that Jesus was a real historical figure. calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions A Tale of Two Jesus Calendars a myth not a historical figure C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I So, you state your year of birth Incomplete reform I by relating it to the birth of Jesus, Indian calendar The Indian I indirectly claiming that Jesus was a real historical figure. calendar reform committee I But Jesus is just a myth not a real historical figure. Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I and a thousand lies make a truth I billions of people come to believe that there really was a Jesus I who was born at the beginning of the calendar. A Tale of Two A thousand lies make a truth Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and I Because dates are stated often navigation Incomplete reform Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I billions of people come to believe that there really was a Jesus I who was born at the beginning of the calendar. A Tale of Two A thousand lies make a truth Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and I Because dates are stated often navigation I and a thousand lies make a truth Incomplete reform Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I who was born at the beginning of the calendar. A Tale of Two A thousand lies make a truth Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and I Because dates are stated often navigation I and a thousand lies make a truth Incomplete reform Indian calendar I billions of people come to believe that there really was a The Indian Jesus calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions A Tale of Two A thousand lies make a truth Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and I Because dates are stated often navigation I and a thousand lies make a truth Incomplete reform Indian calendar I billions of people come to believe that there really was a The Indian Jesus calendar reform committee I who was born at the beginning of the calendar. Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I I want to describe my identity truthfully. I So what should I do? I I have to tell a long story. A Tale of Two Right to identity Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I Now my date of birth is part of my identity. Incomplete reform Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I So what should I do? I I have to tell a long story. A Tale of Two Right to identity Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I Now my date of birth is part of my identity. Incomplete reform I I want to describe my identity truthfully. Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I I have to tell a long story. A Tale of Two Right to identity Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I Now my date of birth is part of my identity. Incomplete reform I I want to describe my identity truthfully. Indian calendar I So what should I do? The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions A Tale of Two Right to identity Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and Western inferiority Calendar and navigation I Now my date of birth is part of my identity. Incomplete reform I I want to describe my identity truthfully. Indian calendar I So what should I do? The Indian calendar reform I I have to tell a long story. committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I The story of Jesus or Iesu derives from the Egyptian mystery (symbolic story) of Isis. I The intermediate entities are the Greek god of sexual love, Bacchus, and the Egyptian-Greek deity Serapis. I (As the Greek historian Herodotus said, the Greeks copied their gods from Egypt. As Porphyry explained, Bacchus was Isis.) A Tale of Two Long story Calendars C. K. Raju Calendar & religious politics Colonial education, the calendar and I I must add that there was no historical Jesus. Western inferiority Calendar and navigation Incomplete reform Indian calendar The Indian calendar reform committee Calendar and religious politics again Conclusions I The intermediate entities are the Greek god of sexual love, Bacchus, and the Egyptian-Greek deity Serapis.