Forget what language he speaks in, focus on his message to pathetic new generation of Indians who are titillated by Bollywood buffoons and disinterested and ignorant about India's glorious Vedic heritage.
François Gautier real loves India and spreads his love through his sincere speeches about India. Yes, it's true Indians should be proud of their country and her culture!
He is talking straight out of heart. When the mind is uncluttered, vision gets perfect. So true, crores of young Indians today have nothing to talk about India other than Bollywood and castes. Because they are brainwashed in schools and by elitist media to believe the people of this land were civilised only by invaders and colonialists. The audience itself is the proof. He rightly called the first question a catastrophe. Actually the questioners too were all catastrophe. Nationalism comes from shared vision of past glories, the past achievements, and the profound literature of the past. We got political freedom after 1000 years of subjugation, but the thinking remains shackled to this date due to colossal failure of the first political party to break out of the western mould . Nehru made himself popular by putting down the Indianness. To him scientific temper meant western ideas, not the vast knowledge of Vedas and Upanishads, not the excellence in classical dance and music , architecture , art, drama and literature perfected when the West was still living in caves. A culture which welcomed the persecuted , and alien faiths, is being lectured on minority and their rights. Any rational person would have questioned what was this minority concept, were these not always the people of this land , so what special rights they need to live here ? Thus got imported the irrelevant western concepts , and a constitution drawn up as though to bring civilisation to this land for the first time. Subsequent politicians made it into vote bank politics, and rootless liberals started pushing for zilch accountability on the part of individual but only unfettered personal rights. Fortunately , there is still the traditional hindus who relate to and profess their culture, and their numbers are significant. With a sensible government they will help this country to reclaim its glorious identity.
I was there, there were other talks going on around the area. So the people you hear that were talking were from nearby stages where other talks were happening.
What an absolute boss. Instead of being offended of this genuine man, we should be integrating and pushing past the stereotypes and stigmas around Indians.
Brilliant talk by Francois Gautier. The first guy who asked the first question is obviously tamil dravidian sympathier who is yet another Anti-brahmin, these kinds of tamils are brahmin bashers and have done lot of damage to brahmins already. When will the discrimination against the brahmins by these dravidian racists stop?
You are absolutely right. We still are slaves from an intellectual standpoint. We never got independence in that sense. Colonialism did not end. Western Indologists and many Indians themselves continued to mess with us even after independence. What has happened is truly tragic.
Even as a non-Hindu / non-Indian, I do have to agree to what François Gautier said. Indians should be proud of their own heritage and rich history and take back their own narrative from the westerners. One example: Hindi language books are so rare here in Europe and those available are written by Europeans (Rupert Snell) and not by Indians.
13:13 In Hinduism, birth based caste is a superstitious system, however Varna was the original system, in Varna there was no upper or lower, people chose the work of which they are qualified for and according to Bhagavad Gita, anyone can be a Brahman (Teacher, Scholar), Shatriya (Warrior, Army), Vaishya (Trader, Bussiness class), Shudra (Working class) based on knowledge and skills: 🔹In Bhagavad Gita 4:13, Krishna says that he created different Varnas (Profession) on the basis of one's Karma (Activity) and Guna (Quality). 🔹Bhagavad Gita 5:18 "The truly learned, with the eyes of divine knowledge, see with equal vision a Brahmin, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater" 🔹Bhagavad Gita 9:29 "I am equally disposed to all living entities: there is neither friend nor foe to Me: but those who with living sentiments render divotional service unto Me, such persons are in Me and I am in them." 🔹Bhagavad Gita 18:41 "The duties of the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras are distributed in accordance with their guṇas (quality) and not by birth. Caste is a Spanish and Portuguese word 'casta' which stands for 'Breed' or 'lineage'. During earlier times Caste use to be Varna (Profession) and based on merit and not by birth, I can give you instances from the ancient times, where a so-called modern day "lower caste" moved to "upper caste", e.g. Guru Valmiki, Kabir Das was from a shudra family but became a brahmin based on merit, etc and btw Ravana, his younger brother Kumbhakarna all were Brahmins knowledgeable person from Northern India but because of their notorious activities all were punished by Rama (believed to be an OBC if we abide by today's caste categorization). Lastly, you have to understand the British motive behind imposing caste: The Caucasians (Europeans) created Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, Africa, to divide and control the native population, and for this reason, the Rwanda Genocide occurred. The same attempts and inequalities Europeans also tried to create amongst Indians by separating Northern India and Southern India into "Aryans" VS "Dravidians" and further dividing Hinduism into 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes. And also read about Herbert Hope Risley who created casteism, racism in Indian society by one's facial features and skin color, and Bishop Robert Caldwell who propagated the "Aryan Invasion" in Southern India to convert "Dravidians" into Christianity.
3:00 "India inspite of many invasions was still the richest country in the world where there were practically no beggars" > the filthy caste system reduced the lower castes to a fate worse than beggars. What is Mr.Gautier talking about? Kaha se aata hai itna confidence? 3: 55 “I realized that this man (Shivaji) with a few hundred people in the centre of India, not many means. He stood against the most powerful man in the world at that time Mr.Aurangzeb” > Fact check: Shivaji did not have just a few hundred men when he started battling the Mughals and the powerful Aurangzeb 5:00 “He (Shivaji) created the first navy in India” > what is Mr.Gautier talking about? Hasn’t he heard of the Cholas and their navy? 14:45 “The Brahmins have been demonised so much……If you look at Brahmins today…… they are a minority.” What does one say to Mr. Gautier’s pearls of wisdom. Has he looked at study after study that talks about high Brahmin percentages in the bureaucracy, top leadership positions, in the press etc. Such narrow mindedness is something to be pitied. 18:00 “The first prime minister in the world was Indira Gandhi…. She ruled India for nearly 20 years” > fact check: he probably meant first woman prime minister. And Indira G was not even the world’s first female PM. That was S.Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka 20:15 “There were civilizations in India at least 10000 years old…….You need to ……get rid of the Aryan Invasion theory”. This man talks so much junk. The earliest known Indus Valley civilization is about 4500 years old and not 10000 yrs. And the Aryan Invasion Theory has been junked many decades ago. Next Mr. Gautier will tell us to get rid of the flat earth theory. I think the Indian audience and the comments on this video are giving him too much respect because he is a white man; they are in awe of the white man. Basically he is talking loads of rubbish and needs to be called out for that. 27:56 “a gentleman called Maharana Pratap ……the only Rajput who stood to the Mughals. All the other Rajputs either gave their daughters in marriage or submitted”. > How does this Gautier guy get any credibility? Rana Sangha and the Rajput army fought Babur, Akbar fought the Rajputs at Chittor just to give a few examples. This guy is an embarrassment. Just doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut. This man talks crazy. This talk does not deserve to be part of the LitFest. It is riddled with errors, superficial thinking and lacking depth. Largely forgettable talk. Such speakers do not belong to LitFest list of speakers.
He just wanted to say, be proud of your own culture. He is not a historian, he was a journalist. You are write about cholas having navy before marathas and before maharana pratap many rajputs faced mughals. The topic of speech wasn't about marathas Or rajputs vs mughals. It was about inculcating sense of pride or nationalism. And caste reservation is really helping lower castes in India.
He just wanted to say, be proud of your own culture. He is not a historian, he was a journalist. You are write about cholas having navy before marathas and before maharana pratap many rajputs faced mughals. The topic of speech wasn't about marathas Or rajputs vs mughals. It was about inculcating sense of pride or nationalism. And caste reservation is really helping lower castes in India.
@@thewittiewolf Ok, so you agree that Gautier is speaking rubbish. Thats what i gather. But you are happy that Gautier is asking us to be proud of our culture,. And you have no issues with factual errrors
@@thewittiewolf So you are saying only a historian should adhere to historical facts. All others can speak rubbish and thats ok. I dont agree with that viewpoint. I think every person has to be aware of what he/she is speaking. That persons credibility / integrity is decided by his words/ statements
Indologist should unite their forces and teach Indians proper toilet habits. Too many people defacate outside because of silly beliefs about toilets (witches live in toilets, toilets kidnap children, toilet inside a house is unhygienic etc.). And they should do something to the cows wandering around.. It is 21st century after all.
These Indian audiences have no etiquette. They simply get up and leave before even the speaker has finished. Then the audience wants to show off their knowledge by lengthy comments and not concise questions during question time. What a lack of respect for others and the speaker.
About 'Shivaji creating 1st navy' statement- you are wrong; Chola dynasty(existed before Maratha empire) kings had a strong navy to fight campaigns abroad.
Barbaric invaders ruined this culture! Namo is highly culturaled & very deacent PM. Namo again PM in 2019! Pappu, begam & their goons are illegal from Pak, B Desh & Burma. These evil elements should be eliminated from politics
A French talking in english about india.....
A great combination
Forget what language he speaks in, focus on his message to pathetic new generation of Indians who are titillated by Bollywood buffoons and disinterested and ignorant about India's glorious Vedic heritage.
François Gautier real loves India and spreads his love through his sincere speeches about India. Yes, it's true Indians should be proud of their country and her culture!
He is talking straight out of heart. When the mind is uncluttered, vision gets perfect. So true, crores of young Indians today have nothing to talk about India other than Bollywood and castes. Because they are brainwashed in schools and by elitist media to believe the people of this land were civilised only by invaders and colonialists. The audience itself is the proof. He rightly called the first question a catastrophe. Actually the questioners too were all catastrophe.
Nationalism comes from shared vision of past glories, the past achievements, and the profound literature of the past. We got political freedom after 1000 years of subjugation, but the thinking remains shackled to this date due to colossal failure of the first political party to break out of the western mould . Nehru made himself popular by putting down the Indianness. To him scientific temper meant western ideas, not the vast knowledge of Vedas and Upanishads, not the excellence in classical dance and music , architecture , art, drama and literature perfected when the West was still living in caves. A culture which welcomed the persecuted , and alien faiths, is being lectured on minority and their rights. Any rational person would have questioned what was this minority concept, were these not always the people of this land , so what special rights they need to live here ? Thus got imported the irrelevant western concepts , and a constitution drawn up as though to bring civilisation to this land for the first time. Subsequent politicians made it into vote bank politics, and rootless liberals started pushing for zilch accountability on the part of individual but only unfettered personal rights. Fortunately , there is still the traditional hindus who relate to and profess their culture, and their numbers are significant. With a sensible government they will help this country to reclaim its glorious identity.
How unfortunate are the souls who have the privilege to listen in person but they are talking. What a shame!
I was there, there were other talks going on around the area. So the people you hear that were talking were from nearby stages where other talks were happening.
@@dg-we7fj thanks for sharing, my BP was going up think about how rude these folks were to their guest. Happy to know it was my imagination.
Mr. Gautier gets it. When will my fellow Indians get it. Are we truly dead? Will we never rise? When will the next Shivaji come?
Unfortunately we all have the habit of passing the buck to someone elae
Great words about Shivaji Maharaj🙏🙏🙏
What an absolute boss. Instead of being offended of this genuine man, we should be integrating and pushing past the stereotypes and stigmas around Indians.
Respect.
Thank you for such a wonderful talk.
Gautier deserves no less than a Bharat Ratna.
Francois Gautier is a friend of Union of India(or Republic of India) indeed. An honor to have you sire.
bravissimo! Amar
Merci beautiful, un bon indologiste
Thank you Mr. Gautier. Just came to know you and am avidly consuming all you have to say.
Wow! 🙏
I'm American an I hate USA so so much. I cannot wait to move to India.. permanently!. I have not yet been.. but I already am in love.
Brilliant talk by Francois Gautier. The first guy who asked the first question is obviously tamil dravidian sympathier who is yet another Anti-brahmin, these kinds of tamils are brahmin bashers and have done lot of damage to brahmins already. When will the discrimination against the brahmins by these dravidian racists stop?
Brahmins were chauvanists
Wanna debate me..
Brahmins should be bashed
@@hinduhistory1407 haha. What did the present generation do? I'm not brahmin but your comment was lacking in hindsight both in compassion and in logic
Wow such refreshing views....
More and more Indian people need to listen to this man's talks. And buy his books.
Jai Shree Ram 💪🏽🚩🚩🚩
I think we still are slaves . when will we start feeling proud about ourselves.
You are absolutely right. We still are slaves from an intellectual standpoint. We never got independence in that sense. Colonialism did not end. Western Indologists and many Indians themselves continued to mess with us even after independence. What has happened is truly tragic.
Even as a non-Hindu / non-Indian, I do have to agree to what François Gautier said. Indians should be proud of their own heritage and rich history and take back their own narrative from the westerners. One example: Hindi language books are so rare here in Europe and those available are written by Europeans (Rupert Snell) and not by Indians.
Very interesting
13:13 In Hinduism, birth based caste is a superstitious system, however Varna was the original system, in Varna there was no upper or lower, people chose the work of which they are qualified for and according to Bhagavad Gita, anyone can be a Brahman (Teacher, Scholar), Shatriya (Warrior, Army), Vaishya (Trader, Bussiness class), Shudra (Working class) based on knowledge and skills:
🔹In Bhagavad Gita 4:13, Krishna says that he created different Varnas (Profession) on the basis of one's Karma (Activity) and Guna (Quality).
🔹Bhagavad Gita 5:18 "The truly learned, with the eyes of divine knowledge, see with equal vision a Brahmin, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater"
🔹Bhagavad Gita 9:29 "I am equally disposed to all living entities: there is neither friend nor foe to Me: but those who with living sentiments render divotional service unto Me, such persons are in Me and I am in them."
🔹Bhagavad Gita 18:41 "The duties of the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras are distributed in accordance with their guṇas (quality) and not by birth.
Caste is a Spanish and Portuguese word 'casta' which stands for 'Breed' or 'lineage'.
During earlier times Caste use to be Varna (Profession) and based on merit and not by birth, I can give you instances from the ancient times, where a so-called modern day "lower caste" moved to "upper caste", e.g. Guru Valmiki, Kabir Das was from a shudra family but became a brahmin based on merit, etc
and btw Ravana, his younger brother Kumbhakarna all were Brahmins knowledgeable person from Northern India but because of their notorious activities all were punished by Rama (believed to be an OBC if we abide by today's caste categorization).
Lastly, you have to understand the British motive behind imposing caste:
The Caucasians (Europeans) created Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda, Africa, to divide and control the native population, and for this reason, the Rwanda Genocide occurred.
The same attempts and inequalities Europeans also tried to create amongst Indians by separating Northern India and Southern India into "Aryans" VS "Dravidians" and further dividing Hinduism into 3,000 castes and 25,000 sub-castes.
And also read about Herbert Hope Risley who created casteism, racism in Indian society by one's facial features and skin color, and Bishop Robert Caldwell who propagated the "Aryan Invasion" in Southern India to convert "Dravidians" into Christianity.
3:00 "India inspite of many invasions was still the richest country in the world where there were practically no beggars" > the filthy caste system reduced the lower castes to a fate worse than beggars. What is Mr.Gautier talking about? Kaha se aata hai itna confidence?
3: 55 “I realized that this man (Shivaji) with a few hundred people in the centre of India, not many means. He stood against the most powerful man in the world at that time Mr.Aurangzeb” > Fact check: Shivaji did not have just a few hundred men when he started battling the Mughals and the powerful Aurangzeb
5:00 “He (Shivaji) created the first navy in India” > what is Mr.Gautier talking about? Hasn’t he heard of the Cholas and their navy?
14:45 “The Brahmins have been demonised so much……If you look at Brahmins today…… they are a minority.” What does one say to Mr. Gautier’s pearls of wisdom. Has he looked at study after study that talks about high Brahmin percentages in the bureaucracy, top leadership positions, in the press etc. Such narrow mindedness is something to be pitied.
18:00 “The first prime minister in the world was Indira Gandhi…. She ruled India for nearly 20 years” > fact check: he probably meant first woman prime minister. And Indira G was not even the world’s first female PM. That was S.Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka
20:15 “There were civilizations in India at least 10000 years old…….You need to ……get rid of the Aryan Invasion theory”. This man talks so much junk. The earliest known Indus Valley civilization is about 4500 years old and not 10000 yrs. And the Aryan Invasion Theory has been junked many decades ago. Next Mr. Gautier will tell us to get rid of the flat earth theory. I think the Indian audience and the comments on this video are giving him too much respect because he is a white man; they are in awe of the white man. Basically he is talking loads of rubbish and needs to be called out for that.
27:56 “a gentleman called Maharana Pratap ……the only Rajput who stood to the Mughals. All the other Rajputs either gave their daughters in marriage or submitted”. > How does this Gautier guy get any credibility? Rana Sangha and the Rajput army fought Babur, Akbar fought the Rajputs at Chittor just to give a few examples. This guy is an embarrassment. Just doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut.
This man talks crazy.
This talk does not deserve to be part of the LitFest. It is riddled with errors, superficial thinking and lacking depth. Largely forgettable talk. Such speakers do not belong to LitFest list of speakers.
He just wanted to say, be proud of your own culture. He is not a historian, he was a journalist.
You are write about cholas having navy before marathas and before maharana pratap many rajputs faced mughals.
The topic of speech wasn't about marathas Or rajputs vs mughals.
It was about inculcating sense of pride or nationalism.
And caste reservation is really helping lower castes in India.
He just wanted to say, be proud of your own culture. He is not a historian, he was a journalist.
You are write about cholas having navy before marathas and before maharana pratap many rajputs faced mughals.
The topic of speech wasn't about marathas Or rajputs vs mughals.
It was about inculcating sense of pride or nationalism.
And caste reservation is really helping lower castes in India.
@@thewittiewolf Ok, so you agree that Gautier is speaking rubbish. Thats what i gather. But you are happy that Gautier is asking us to be proud of our culture,. And you have no issues with factual errrors
@@nirvanabliss73 what to expect?he is not a historian.
@@thewittiewolf So you are saying only a historian should adhere to historical facts. All others can speak rubbish and thats ok. I dont agree with that viewpoint. I think every person has to be aware of what he/she is speaking. That persons credibility / integrity is decided by his words/ statements
I find it strange an Indian woman would marry a Frenchmen. I would have thought perhaps Indian woman to marry a swed.
Why so strange ? There are many Indo-French marriages .....
Listening to a foreigner about our country's situation and advising us to be a proud India makes me feel ashamed.
Indologist should unite their forces and teach Indians proper toilet habits. Too many people defacate outside because of silly beliefs about toilets (witches live in toilets, toilets kidnap children, toilet inside a house is unhygienic etc.). And they should do something to the cows wandering around.. It is 21st century after all.
These Indian audiences have no etiquette. They simply get up and leave before even the speaker has finished. Then the audience wants to show off their knowledge by lengthy comments and not concise questions during question time. What a lack of respect for others and the speaker.
When he says nepolian is the shivaji maharaja of france some stupid audience are laughing. What a shame on these poor souls.
We are not giving respect to our own country' s great
kings .we became slaves to other religions.
About 'Shivaji creating 1st navy' statement- you are wrong; Chola dynasty(existed before Maratha empire) kings had a strong navy to fight campaigns abroad.
Mauryans had navy too
White navy and black navy
Ram had navy too
After cholas no indian king has significant naval force till shivaji maharaj
Barbaric invaders ruined this culture! Namo is highly culturaled & very deacent PM. Namo again PM in 2019! Pappu, begam & their goons are illegal from Pak, B Desh & Burma. These evil elements should be eliminated from politics