Hey I'm Ki. I'm a Comparative Cultural Studies major with an emphasis on Asia Studies and a minor in Japanese, because I hate myself I also have a habit of taking courses on Hinduism and Buddhism. I play DnD like a nerd.
Hey guys, gals, and non-conforming pals! Sorry for the delay in posting, it's been a flurry between getting ready for University classes that started this week, and starting a new job while quitting an old one!
When the British started running out of soldiers to throw at the front lines during the war, they began to draft Indians, sometimes forcefully, into their forces. This led to plenty of resentment among Indians, and most who were drafted would end up running away first chance they had, not wanting to go fight a war on another continent for somebody else. Underground groups of anti-British citizens began to pop up all throughout the country, and when the war ended, the people of India saw how weak the British had become, and immediately began to rebel against British rule.
> Indian Independence Revolution
After the mass casualties of Indians during The Great War, and years of abuse at the hands of the British Raj, the Indian people of Delhi sparked the Indian Independence Revolution in 1922. Women took to the streets angry with the loss of their sons and husbands, rioting the lack of compensation for their dead from the British Government after the war. Riots started against Raj police forces, and quickly escalated to straight up guerrilla warfare. These attacks were lead mostly by those who were forced to served in the war, taking the skills, they were taught by the British military, and using them against their oppressors. As the fighting escalated, a war hero named Davinder Singh Khattris Jandaji became a prominent leader in the resistance, using his skills learned in The Great War to aid his countrymen against the forces of the British Raj, eventually taking over the northern half of India. Soon after, the country was drowning in the blood of weakened British forces, their government buildings burning and ruined. The war ended when Britain relinquishing control of India to Davinder's forces on the eleventh of June 1930 in Delhi at 16:20:00 and abandoning the British Raj all together.
> The Raj is driven out of the mainland 1930-1935
The remnants of the British Raj still fought back against the newly independent India, despite Britain officially declaring the Raj abandoned. Their forces began to be pushed further South by the united Indian army. Then, in 1935, the strain eventually became too much to handle, and the remnants of the British Raj took what remained of their naval forces, and fled to Sri Lanka, where they would enforce their autonomy with their navy; something the Indians lacked. However, without support from Britain, and limited resources on the island, the "Raj" soon had to resort to piracy, raiding the Indian coast and fishing vessels in order to sustain themselves. Due to these actions, the Raj is classified by India as a terrorist organization, and Indian Forces soon line the South-Eastern coast, watching Sri Lanka for any signs of ship's moving North, so they can respond in time.
> Forceful removal of Brit's from India. 1935-
With the Raj finally driven from the mainland, India soon began forced deportations of British nationals who no longer were recognized as citizens of India. This led to small communities of British people who felt more Indian than British being formed outside of the major cities, where they tried to live as they had been for years. Davinder's government eventually started a program where Indians could sell out their British neighbors for financial compensation. Of course, there were others who were sympathetic to the remaining British, who would try to hide them from the government. Since then, there has been an ongoing effort to remove illegal British citizens from India. There are, however pockets of the British Raj leftover in the most remote villages of India. In these spots, it is not uncommon to find rogue generals acting as war lords, maintaining their control of these small settlements with a handful of men at their backs. These men are considered a terrorist threat to India and are being forcibly removed, and put to trial. If they are found to have harmed any Indian citizens, they are imprisoned, otherwise, they are deported.
> Recovery period begins. 1935-
After the Indian Revolution, the country set to work to reverse the harm done over the last century by British colonists and missionaries. The country focused inward, setting up its own currency and market, establishing trade within the country and with neighbors, financing the arts, and improving infrastructure of the country. There is an ongoing effort of the Indian government demanding that Britain return relics and art works in their museums that were plundered from India; an ongoing issue that has not made any progress. There is a focus on improving working conditions for women and making them more equal in the society, much to the more conservative and traditionalist Indians dismay. Religion is being reworked and reclaimed after the Protestant missionaries vilified Indian culture, Hinduism, and Tantric practices. There is much debate present on whether or not Hindu and Tantric practices should be sterilized, in order to be taken seriously by the rest of the world. Often changes are made to the public depiction of the respective religion depending on which groups are in power in the Indian parliament.
> Pakistan and Burma petition independence. India accepts. 1945
Pakistan and Burma petitioned for independence from India in 1945. India concedes, as the country is still recovering from The Great War and from their war for independence. They also lack a strong currency, and cannot truly support Pakistan and Burma as territories, and so allowed them their independence. Both countries uphold good relations with India, and maintain trade between their nations.
> China invades Tibet. 1950
In response to China's Western crawl, India offered protection to Nepal and Bhutan, and works to guard the borders nearest to China to prevent India sharing a longer border with China.
> British pirates start resorting to terrorist attacks against India, British warlords in the jungles, enforcing their control of small villages. 1958
Recently British Raj forces have begun to become more violent, leaving Sri Lanka for mainland India using forged documents and coming through official channels to stage terrorist attacks. The pirate forces from Sri Lanka have also been attempting more attacks on the coast to distract from the conflicts occurring inland. British warlords are still present in remote and rural villages of India, and are becoming more violent. In response, the Indian government has called for military forces to sweep through India to depose them and allow the smaller villages to join the rest of Indian in their freedom from colonial reign.
> January 1960, and onward.
As the new year dawned, Davinder has finally prepared to step down, preparing for an election in December. The military has begun checking the most remote villages marked on the maps, hoping to find the remaining Warlords. Meanwhile, Indian culture is flourishing, especially with the newly founded Tollywood providing entertainment across the subcontinent.
Key Terms:
(To better understand the Indian perspective and to clarify any mention of characters that are a part of popular culture in India, or imbedded in Indian culture.)
A:
Ayurveda- Early Indian medicine founded in religion that treats ailments depending on caste, gender, age, and diet.
Arjuna- One of the Pandava brothers, born from Kunti by Indra. Favored and feared by the gods, as none can beat him in battle, fulfills a dual god motif with Krsna. Uses a bow as a weapon. From the Mahabharata.
The Asvins- twin gods of the sunrise and sunset, averting misfortune and sickness. Fathers to Nakula and Sahaveda by Madri.
B:
Bhagavad Gita- The sixth section in the Mahabharata, and the largest poem in the world. The poem serves to aid one in reaching enlightenment so that upon death one may escape samsara and live serving Vishnu (Krsna) in the heaven realms. It also teaches “Yog” the practical applications of spiritual knowledge to mundane life.
Bhima- One of the Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata, born from Kunti from Vayu. Known as wolf bellied for his appetite, uses a club as a weapon.
Brahma- creator god with four faces, one for each of the four Vedas. Fell in popularity for worship. The first of the gods in the Hindu triumvirate.
Brahman- member of the highest Hindu caste system, that of priesthood.
C:
Caste system- The universe was born of Purusha sacrificing himself, and so to was the caste system. The bhramin (priests) were born of his mouth, the nobles (warriors) of his arms, his two legs became the populace, and his feet the servants.
Dharma- law, duty, virtue, and morality. The meaning is contextual in a Hindu sense. Dharma in this sense is determined by caste, gender, and age generally for what can be considered a more blanket dharma, however depending on the person they will have their own personal dharma’s to uphold. In the Buddhist sense the Dharma is the teaching of the Buddha, the ultimate truth and law that governs all things.
Draupadi- The joint wife of all five Pandava brothers.
E: F: G:
Ganesha- A god known as the remover of obstacles, patron of arts and science, and a god of intellect and wisdom. He is also invoked as a god of beginnings in ceremonies and is one of the most widely worshipped deities.
H:
Hanuman: Son of the wind-god Vayu and brother to Bhima (Mahabharata). Hanuman serves to bring Rama to Sita in the Ramayana. He is a half human half monkey deity.
I:
Indra- King of the gods who wields vajra (thunderbolts) as his weapon. Father to Arjuna by Kunti.
J: K:
Kama- God of erotic love and pleasure. Destroyed by Siva while trying to stop him from gaining greater yogic powers. Siva killed him with an eye beam from his forehead.
Karma- The life debt that one gains through good or bad deeds through their life that impacts rebirth placement and events in the next life. The debt is paid off at random. Hindu context states that any bad deed is bad karma and any good deed is good karma, whereas Buddhist’s argue that the motivation behind the action determines how good or bad the karma is. Ex: You step on an ant killing it by accident. Equally bad karma to doing it purposefully in the Hindu context. Buddhist context says that the karma gained isn’t as bad as if you were to purposely kill the ant.
L:
Lakshmi- Consort to Vishnu and the supreme being in Vaishnavism. She is a goddess of wealth and prosperity, and is the avatar Sita in the Ramayana.
Laws of Manu- Moral and religious law code and likely published 200 CE. It served as the code of conduct for inter-caste relationships in India, as well out outlining care of the body through food and hygiene, how women are to be treated, marriage, purification of the body, and the treatment of crimes. The work is still key in some ways to Hindu culture.
M:
Mahabharata- One of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. The Mahabharata is an epic of the Kuruksetra War and the fates of the rivaling Kaurava and Pandava princes, and contains the Bhagavad-Gita in it, which is well known in Indian culture.
Moksha- emancipation, liberation, and release from the wheel of samsara in the Hindu perspective.
N:
Nakula- Twin brother of Sahaveda born of the Asvins and a Pandava brother in the Mahabhrata. Tends to the horses.
O: P:
Q: R:
Raksasas- ogre-like beings who roam the forests at night and are known to be shape shifters who eat people. Most are malign, but not all.
Ramayana- One of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. The Ramayana covers the story of Rama (Visnu) and his struggle to save his wife Sita (Lakshmi) from the demon king Ravana during their fourteen-year exile. Sita Sings the Blues
S:
Sahaveda- Twin brother of Nakula born of the Asvins and a Pandava brother in the Mahabhrata. Tends to the horses.
Sakti- Ritual suicide done by warrior caste women on their deceased husbands funeral pyre to ascend to the heaven her husband dwells in. Made illegal in the late 1800’s as a push back against the British Raj and Christian missionaries slamming Hinduism as a primitive and idolatry religion. Despite it being illegal it is occasionally still practiced in some small villages, often with pressure from the husband’s family.
Samsara- the wheel of birth, life, death, and rebirth.
Siva/Shiva- the god who destroys evil and transformation, the god of the cosmic dance that ends the world. Uses a trident as a weapon, is a key figure in Tantra.
T:
Tantra- Purification in mainstream Hinduism is void as all things profane loan one power in this life and moksha in death to escape samsara. We are all Siva who forgot that we are Siva experiencing the world, Tantra reminds one that they are Siva and that all the world is play and should be enjoyed in mind blowing bliss, good or bad. The goddess is supreme power in Tantra however, and all power is derived from her.
Tantrika- a male practitioner of Tantra, often with magical powers.
The Triumvirate- consists of three gods (Bhrama, Visnu, Siva) who are responsible for the creation, upkeep, and destruction of the world.
U:
Upanishads- a part of the Vedas that are also a large part of the Bhagavad Gita, and impeded in Indian culture.
V:
Vedas- Ancient sacred texts, used chiefly in connection with brahamanical rituals.
Visnu/Vishnu- Visnu is the god of protection, preservation of good, of Dharma restoration, and Moksha. Second god in the Triumvirate, he is the protector and preserver of the world.
Ten incarnations of Visnu:
1. Matsya (The Fish) 2. Kurma (The Tortoise) 3. Varaha (The Boar) 4. Narasimha (The Man-Lion) 5. Vamana (The Dwarf) 6. Parasurama (The Angry Man) 7. Lord Rama (The Perfect Man) (The Ramayana) Rama's Great 8. Lord Krsna (The Divine Statesman) (The Mahabharata) (One of the most revered forms of Visnu in India. Ex: Hari Krsna) 9. The Buddha 10. Kalki (The Mighty Warrior)
W: X: Y:
Yama: The god of the dead and Dharma. Father to Yudhisthira by Kunti.
Yoga- from the word “to yoke”. The original Yogatantra states that yoga has one position, “to sit in a comfortable position”. Modern yoga as we know it is a mixture of controlled breathing meditation mixed with the military exercises and exercise tools from gymnastics and training done by the British Raj in India. Modern yoga wasn’t popularized and spread until the 1920’s in real life.
Yudhisthira- First born of the Pandava brothers and king. Son of Yama by Kunti. Doesn’t fight, is the most Dharmic of the brothers.
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Nation: India
Leader: Davinder Singh Khattris Jandaji
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History: > The Great War 1914-1921
When the British started running out of soldiers to throw at the front lines during the war, they began to draft Indians, sometimes forcefully, into their forces. This led to plenty of resentment among Indians, and most who were drafted would end up running away first chance they had, not wanting to go fight a war on another continent for somebody else. Underground groups of anti-British citizens began to pop up all throughout the country, and when the war ended, the people of India saw how weak the British had become, and immediately began to rebel against British rule.
> Indian Independence Revolution
After the mass casualties of Indians during The Great War, and years of abuse at the hands of the British Raj, the Indian people of Delhi sparked the Indian Independence Revolution in 1922. Women took to the streets angry with the loss of their sons and husbands, rioting the lack of compensation for their dead from the British Government after the war. Riots started against Raj police forces, and quickly escalated to straight up guerrilla warfare. These attacks were lead mostly by those who were forced to served in the war, taking the skills, they were taught by the British military, and using them against their oppressors. As the fighting escalated, a war hero named Davinder Singh Khattris Jandaji became a prominent leader in the resistance, using his skills learned in The Great War to aid his countrymen against the forces of the British Raj, eventually taking over the northern half of India. Soon after, the country was drowning in the blood of weakened British forces, their government buildings burning and ruined. The war ended when Britain relinquishing control of India to Davinder's forces on the eleventh of June 1930 in Delhi at 16:20:00 and abandoning the British Raj all together.
> The Raj is driven out of the mainland 1930-1935
The remnants of the British Raj still fought back against the newly independent India, despite Britain officially declaring the Raj abandoned. Their forces began to be pushed further South by the united Indian army. Then, in 1935, the strain eventually became too much to handle, and the remnants of the British Raj took what remained of their naval forces, and fled to Sri Lanka, where they would enforce their autonomy with their navy; something the Indians lacked. However, without support from Britain, and limited resources on the island, the "Raj" soon had to resort to piracy, raiding the Indian coast and fishing vessels in order to sustain themselves. Due to these actions, the Raj is classified by India as a terrorist organization, and Indian Forces soon line the South-Eastern coast, watching Sri Lanka for any signs of ship's moving North, so they can respond in time.
> Forceful removal of Brit's from India. 1935-
With the Raj finally driven from the mainland, India soon began forced deportations of British nationals who no longer were recognized as citizens of India. This led to small communities of British people who felt more Indian than British being formed outside of the major cities, where they tried to live as they had been for years. Davinder's government eventually started a program where Indians could sell out their British neighbors for financial compensation. Of course, there were others who were sympathetic to the remaining British, who would try to hide them from the government. Since then, there has been an ongoing effort to remove illegal British citizens from India. There are, however pockets of the British Raj leftover in the most remote villages of India. In these spots, it is not uncommon to find rogue generals acting as war lords, maintaining their control of these small settlements with a handful of men at their backs. These men are considered a terrorist threat to India and are being forcibly removed, and put to trial. If they are found to have harmed any Indian citizens, they are imprisoned, otherwise, they are deported.
> Recovery period begins. 1935-
After the Indian Revolution, the country set to work to reverse the harm done over the last century by British colonists and missionaries. The country focused inward, setting up its own currency and market, establishing trade within the country and with neighbors, financing the arts, and improving infrastructure of the country. There is an ongoing effort of the Indian government demanding that Britain return relics and art works in their museums that were plundered from India; an ongoing issue that has not made any progress. There is a focus on improving working conditions for women and making them more equal in the society, much to the more conservative and traditionalist Indians dismay. Religion is being reworked and reclaimed after the Protestant missionaries vilified Indian culture, Hinduism, and Tantric practices. There is much debate present on whether or not Hindu and Tantric practices should be sterilized, in order to be taken seriously by the rest of the world. Often changes are made to the public depiction of the respective religion depending on which groups are in power in the Indian parliament.
> Pakistan and Burma petition independence. India accepts. 1945
Pakistan and Burma petitioned for independence from India in 1945. India concedes, as the country is still recovering from The Great War and from their war for independence. They also lack a strong currency, and cannot truly support Pakistan and Burma as territories, and so allowed them their independence. Both countries uphold good relations with India, and maintain trade between their nations.
> China invades Tibet. 1950
In response to China's Western crawl, India offered protection to Nepal and Bhutan, and works to guard the borders nearest to China to prevent India sharing a longer border with China.
> British pirates start resorting to terrorist attacks against India, British warlords in the jungles, enforcing their control of small villages. 1958
Recently British Raj forces have begun to become more violent, leaving Sri Lanka for mainland India using forged documents and coming through official channels to stage terrorist attacks. The pirate forces from Sri Lanka have also been attempting more attacks on the coast to distract from the conflicts occurring inland. British warlords are still present in remote and rural villages of India, and are becoming more violent. In response, the Indian government has called for military forces to sweep through India to depose them and allow the smaller villages to join the rest of Indian in their freedom from colonial reign.
> January 1960, and onward.
As the new year dawned, Davinder has finally prepared to step down, preparing for an election in December. The military has begun checking the most remote villages marked on the maps, hoping to find the remaining Warlords. Meanwhile, Indian culture is flourishing, especially with the newly founded Tollywood providing entertainment across the subcontinent.
Hey I'm Ki. I'm a Comparative Cultural Studies major with an emphasis on Asia Studies and a minor in Japanese, because I hate myself I also have a habit of taking courses on Hinduism and Buddhism. I play DnD like a nerd.
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Hey I'm Ki. I'm a Comparative Cultural Studies major with an emphasis on Asia Studies and a minor in Japanese, because I hate myself I also have a habit of taking courses on Hinduism and Buddhism. I play DnD like a nerd.</div>
