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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| lota | 12/14/2011 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: I'm so sorry to bother you again. You have been so kind and knowledgeable, but please tell me who to ... A: :) I think Google is your best help. Here ... | ||
| Brass lota | 12/13/2011 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: Greetings I have a brass Punja lota that I have been pestering folks about for the past two years. ... A: I have posted my comments on the photographs in Picasso. This is very much like the 'lota' that I ... | ||
| Brass lota | 12/9/2011 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: Greetings I have a brass Punja lota that I have been pestering folks about for the past two years. ... A: If possible, load the photographs on a photo-site and let me have a look at it. Some detailed pics, ... | ||
| hospitality | 3/7/2011 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: I would like to get some information (and read) about the philosophical and social aspects of ... A: There are three reasons why guests are treated with special care in India (and in middle-east also). ... | ||
| video game | 2/14/2011 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: i'm currently playing a pc game called empire:total war,right now i'm in india and encountered war ... A: War elephants are an imposing sight but not difficult to defeat. Indians lost many a wars because of ... | ||
| Oldest Song? | 1/3/2011 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: What is the oldest song still regularly performed? I'm guessing it must come from a Mid-Eastern ... A: Why should it must be from a Mid-Eastern culture? Were there not people in other cultures? Did they ... | ||
| India: diet in brahmanic families | 12/19/2010 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: I know that in brahmin varna women stay on vedic (vegetarian) diet during pregnancy and feeding, ... A: It is not only the brahmin women but many vaishya women (trader class) also who abstain from ... | ||
| Baby Krishna | 10/21/2010 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: ..I have this small heavy bronze figure that I think is a Baby Krishna...Could you tell me if this ... A: You are right, it is baby Krishna, in Thanjavvur Tamil style (the town of the largest temple in ... | ||
| Indian vs. the western civilization | 8/8/2010 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: I wish to know wether the indian civilisation ever rivaled its western counterparts? From what ... A: I do not very much like rivalry questions. Every culture has/had its days, whether it was Greek, ... | ||
| Mythology Question | 7/31/2010 | Jennifer |
| Q: I'm not sure you'll know anything about this, but perhaps you could point me in the right direction. ... A: In Chinese, we have a saying '炎黄子孙' which can be translated literally as ... | ||
| What is this coin? | 6/15/2010 | Jennifer |
| Q: Quite awhile ago, I bought some Asian coins at a garage sale. I learned what most of the coins are, ... A: I think the coins are from Song Dynasty. It seems like the character of 'Song'(宋) is written ... | ||
| ww 11 | 3/26/2010 | Anthony |
| Q: Anthony, I saw that you are listed under different categorie but I was impressed by your answer that ... A: Leah, Thank you for your kind comments on an earlier answer. Being a keen student of history, I ... | ||
| Failure of Singapore Tang Dynasty | 12/27/2009 | Jennifer |
| Q: Why is one of Singapore's attraction Tang dynasty a failure? A: I believe that there are a few reasons that caused the Tang Dynasty Village to cease operation ... | ||
| intrepretation | 11/24/2009 | Jennifer |
| Q: I purchased a bamboo with what I belive is Chinese writting on it. I'd like to have a translation ... A: Yes, the inscriptions on the bamboos are in Chinese. Generally speaking, bamboo sticks should be ... | ||
| Chinese drawing | 11/21/2009 | Jennifer |
| Q: I bought a pair of these 'bird pictures' about 50 years in Hong Kong because I liked them but I ... A: I think there is a market for this kind of work. Generally speaking, Chinese like to have some ... | ||
| Chinese drawing | 11/17/2009 | Jennifer |
| Q: I bought a pair of these 'bird pictures' about 50 years in Hong Kong because I liked them but I ... A: I apologize for my delay in replying to your email. I tried to look up the exact name of the bird ... | ||
| India and the World Map | 10/18/2009 | Abhijit |
| Q: Why is India along with certain neighboring countries called a SUBCONTINENT? Looking at the globe, ... A: As you know the term "sub" is used to describe a particular thing which is having lesser importance ... | ||
| buddhist art and architecture | 10/15/2009 | Anthony |
| Q: i need information on Buddhist art and architecture (as the title suggests) can you also tell me ... A: Please accept my apologies for reverting late on this, but unfortunately I do not have uninterrupted ... | ||
| Indian ethnicity | 10/11/2009 | Anthony |
| Q: I would like to know if Indians (India) are considered Caucasians? A: Please accept my apologies for the delay in reverting to you. I do not have continuous net access, ... | ||
| sepoy mutiny of 1857 | 10/3/2009 | Abhijit |
| Q: Was the Sepoy mutiny of 1857 a WAR or REVOLT? ANSWER: Hi Paroma, your question itself answer your ... A: There is little difference between "revolt" and "War". whenever soldiares starts armed conflict, its ... | ||
| world war II | 8/30/2009 | Anthony |
| Q: What are the causes of World War II? A: Please excuse me for the delayed response, as I do not have constant access to the internet. The ... | ||
| hello.. | 8/25/2009 | Jennifer |
| Q: Excuse me.. I wanna ask a question about china revolution.. For the specific I wanna ask abot, what ... A: The Cultural Revolution is largely considered as a failure. During those years, the elites, scholars ... | ||
| Middle Eastern People | 8/1/2009 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: What are the implications of the concept of fate or the will of Allah upon personal responsibility ... A: I am not a muslim and my knowledge is basically about Indian history. I will reply to your question ... | ||
| Indian history | 7/28/2009 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: What are the forth facts about the Boda relegion? A: I am not clear about your question. By Boda religion, do you mean the buddhist (Buddha) religion? ... | ||
| budhist art | 7/18/2009 | Anthony |
| Q: i'd like to know who has paint the history of buddha? Who is the first artist? A: Please accept my apologies for the delayed response. I do not have regular access to a computer and ... | ||
| history | 7/15/2009 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: Please can We ask you a few questions about: 1-The reasons of French expedition on Egypt. 2-The ... A: Let me state at the first instance that I am not a middle-east history expert. My knowledge ... | ||
| How many people died from violence in the Indian Independence movement? | 6/15/2009 | Abhijit |
| Q: How many people died during the Indian Independence movement as a result of the Independence ... A: Nice to know that your are doing research on Indian history but the statistic data you are asking is ... | ||
| name mela history | 5/25/2009 | Anthony |
| Q: Im not sure whether you will be able to answer this or not but Im wondering where or how the name ... A: Please accept my apologies for not answering sooner - I have limited access to the internet. Mela ... | ||
| Sub-continent`s history | 5/11/2009 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: When was the east-India company established in the sub- continent? At which year? can u give all the ... A: East India Company was founded in 1600. Emperor Jahangir granted it permission for a trading post in ... | ||
| qin dynasty | 5/9/2009 | Jennifer |
| Q: You were very helpful. Would it be possible to ask a few more for our interview? #1. What was Qin's ... A: I did not study much into the childhood of Qin Shi Huang's childhood so I can only tell you as much ... | ||
| Qin dynasty | 5/5/2009 | Jennifer |
| Q: My daughter needs to conduct an interview with an expert on the Qin Dynasty and ask certain ... A: I have reordered your question a little bit as some parts are connected to another. Here are my ... | ||
| European Explorers in Japan | 4/16/2009 | M.G. Sheftall |
| Q: This isn't specifically Japanese history, but it still somewhat counts. My question is, How did ... A: John, The Portuguese had already encountered Chinese by this point in the context of their trade ... | ||
| European Explorers in Japan | 4/14/2009 | M.G. Sheftall |
| Q: This isn't specifically Japanese history, but it still somewhat counts. My question is, How did ... A: John, Your question is indeed relevant to Japanese history -- which might have been very different ... | ||
| mystery rock---what is it | 3/31/2009 | Anthony |
| Q: Hey Anthony--just wanted to check and see if you were able to come up with any more info after I ... A: Sorry for not reverting to you earlier, but the reason for that was because I had no further ... | ||
| Japanese Immigration | 3/30/2009 | M.G. Sheftall |
| Q: why did most of the japanese immigrants emigrate japan? A: There were primarily two main reasons for the large scale Japanese emigration from Japan that ... | ||
| mystery rock | 3/26/2009 | Anthony |
| Q: someone had given it to him as a gift, I think--until recently, when my mother passed away I had ... A: Just wanted to provide you with an update that I just received from the Nelson-Atkins Museum's ... | ||
| IVC | 1/20/2009 | Jennifer |
| Q: I have a project from school on the Indus Valley civilization.However I did not get much info on: ... A: Since this is a school project, I'll just give you the links to some websites that I found through ... | ||
| expanse of hinduism | 1/19/2009 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: I always wondered about the extent of Hinduism.I know for a fact that in Mahabharata days of kuru ... A: It was not hinduism that existed in Afghanistan, it was Vedic culture. It generally corresponds to ... | ||
| Hindu art history | 1/14/2009 | Aupmanyav |
| Q: I have some original drawings of the Hindu Gods date "1809" and I would like to find out more about ... A: Hindu God paintings have been made all over India. They could be 'Pahari' (Region - Jammu in Jammu & ... | ||
| Shi Huangdi | 12/16/2008 | Jennifer |
| Q: Why did the prime minister go against Shi Huangdi's will of having the first son as the emperor? A: There are actually 2 theories for why the prime minister went against Shi Huangdi's will of having ... | ||
Aupmanyav
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Anything connected with history of Indian sub-continent. Aryan/Vedic history and their interaction with pre-Aryan Indian people.
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Translation of many English Books
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