I felt very emotional throughout the entirety of your documentary. Thank you for this; "“I’m trying to show another way of looking at life. One that is not really prevalent among modern people. I’m not just talking about Victorian and English way of life. What I mean is, a Mindset in which our ancestors our still with us. A mindset where we live and they live through us. And we live in consciousness of those who came before. That is the Indo European perspective. The dead leave this Earth and they have no use for their memories and the ways of the living, but we the living have great use of the memories of the dead and of the experiences of the dead, and so these linger with us. There is a continuity between the realm of the dead and the realm of the living, and that’s what links us. - Remember those who went before.” - Þomas Rowsell
rusty otoole with a couple of thousand troops compared to billions of people?! British rule was soaked up and used to benefit this elite Indians who took advantage of the extra organisation and order. India brutalised her own people, because they were those carrying out directives in an non British diplomatic way.
@@rickknight3823 you have to remember that back in those days the population was much much lower than it is today and that the fall of the Mughal Empire had left a power vacuum one in which The British were glad to fill in the spot
Ronjay Rose They filled the spot i certainly agree - but far from the brutal way that's been laid at their feet in more recent years. All brought about by radical misplaced Indian nationalism looking to stroke the ego. The British for many Indians symbolised a much more stable system then previous ones. They lapped it up and took many of the British customs and ways too far. Brutalising their own people for some sort perceived credit with the empire. Indian mentality seems to fit very well for things to worship and hold above themselves as the religion goes to show. So the British presence filled a lot of gaps the Indian psyche needed at the time. All far from perfect with many mistakes but more benefits then otherwise overall.
There are communities that assimilate in various countries and then there is India that assimilates all. Your love for India shines from a personal perspective and I wish you more journeys there.
Survive the jive is one of those rare individuals who appreciates and respects other cultures and traditions. But yet defends his own against against the onslaught of modernity and globalization. A man i respect greatly.
He hates my culture that is for sure. Men like him have made that clear during my entire childhood into university from a personal, profession and academic settings .
They try to say we're hateful, but there's no other movement today that bears such respect for the true diversity of peoples and homelands throughout the world and for their indigenous traditions, as does ours. And Tom's a class act, always showing veneration for the places he visits and respect for the people there, always bringing offerings to the temples and flowers to the graves. That stuff sometimes gets missed, but when we've got Logan Paul showing what an enlightened Western progressive thinks of traditional societies, it's a lot easier to see the contrast. Tom, there's nothing wrong or (excessively) self-indulgent about showing others how you connect with your ancestors. You're showing thousands of people how they can connect with their own. Cheers from Weimerica!
This draws importance to the fact that dissidents of modernism must not pride ourselves on dissidence for the sake of itself. We must bear a consciousness that lies eternal beyond the confusions of history. Our ancestors were men of duty, but above all men of honor, and men that held themselves to standards beyond the entrapment of the ego and short-term concern.
One correction: India isn't the only country left with a living Indo-European religious tradition. Nepal has a higher proportion of Hindus in its population than India does.
Dude, Nepal may as well be India. There's no difference between Nepalese culture and Indian culture. Nepal even would have been part of India today if idiot Nehru hadn't declined the offer by the Nepalese government to merge with India.
@@NostalgiaforInfinity yeah man, I was just nitpicking. King Tribhuvan, who was in exile at the time, wrote an informal letter to Nehru expressing his desire to merge Nepal into Inda, but Nehru did not entertain the idea of the merger. I don't think declining the informal offer was a bad move per se. Nepal went on to remain a Hindu monarchy for six decades. Elsewise it would have become a part of the secular republic of India, and would've had most of its temples managed by the state. Temples that enjoyed royal patronage under a monarchy would instead have become cash cows under a parliamentary democracy.
@@pruthweeshasalian3688 I've never heard of this, but that was dumb of Nehru if true, I can only imagine he was aiming to have a buffer state between India and China but even then, they have become a Maoist Republic aligned with China now and Nepalese people don't see themselves as Indian at all, talk like they have nothing to do with India and act like Punjabis, Gujaratis, Tamils, Bengalis etc don't exist, as though India is a homogeneous blob that cannot accommodate them.
Great video. Sort of funny timing with this one. In Canada the news has been heavily covering the Canadian prime minister's recent trip to India where he took great lengths to imitate the superficial trappings of being Indian: a turban, a sherwani, traditional shoes, etc. I was happy to see you -- among the jungles and the ruins -- looking like an Englishman. The contrast could not be stronger; it is the contrast between focusing on the impermanent variants of the Indian culture (like so many past orientalists) and focusing on the eternal principles that lie beneath -- principles that are equally relevant to an Indian as they are an Englishman.
If those high-minded British men like John A. Macdonald who forged the Dominion of Canada as an integral part of the British Empire could see what a joke of a man we have governing our country now I think they would've just turned around and handed the whole damn thing over to the Americans. He and those idiots like him have stripped us of our English/European roots. I thankfully know what I am and I'm sure you do too but for those who don't know theirs it must be a very sad and very empty life.
@@histman3133 I do not know everything my roots. I've hit genealogical dead ends, stories have changed though its possible when I heard them as a kid, i didn't catch all the details. Anyway, it is rewarding in a way I can not articulate. I know, that when I learn about the connection between all Europeans, I can't help to smile. And I'm one that is generally quite good at preventing my countenance from betraying my emotions.
@@jed-henrywitkowski6470 I'm proud of my European heritage. I am an Englishman, Norwegian, and German (majority English and Norwegian). However I don't follow this guys obsession with paganism and a desire to return to a pre-Christian Europe. Though I believe that our pagan heritage is an integral part of our history and our stories, I don't believe that it is workable in our modern society. I mean I'm sure most pagans are not in favour of a return to human sacrifices and that. The fact that they don't desire that had much more to do with their Christian upbringing. It is thanks in no small part to Christianity and its adherence to science that allowed us to dominate the world for centuries. I'm not a practicing Christian but, culturally, I am a Christian. Christianity brought a relative sense of cultural uniformity to Europeans and allowed us to see ourselves as a common ethnic group based on our shared beliefs rather than the pre-Christian micro tribalism that existed beforehand. How many Gallic or Germanic or Scandinavian peoples saw themselves as a uniform entity? I doubt very little. Africans and Asians never had the same level of commonality that we had. Not until the arrival of Europeans. I mean sure, with the advent of Christianity, we lost a lot of our Anglo-Saxon traditions in terms of our gods and ancient traditions, but, in my opinion, we certainly gained more in terms of progress than anything we may have lost. And that is why paganism is not a sufficient alternative. Not even close.
@@histman3133your views on paganism is also tainted by Christianity as well seeing as human sacrifices were the first thing you think of when you talk about paganism. How did things progress with Christianity? It’s solely responsible for the dark ages and it was a rejuvenation of pagan concepts that brought on the renaissance. If your views weren’t so tainted by Christian propaganda you would see just how much history and culture that was taken from us in the name of your man-“god”
I can say you're the one youtuber that really has changed how I look at life, truly intelligent content like yours is so lacking these days. More great work, greetings from America.
Even when I made this comment I still didn't quite understand how much difference videos like this would make in my life and it turns out it has even more meaning than I originally realized. Through research of my ancestry I have recently discovered that my paternal great grandfather was actually adopted and my true surname is Suri, which I have learned is most likely an Indian surname meaning "sun", "priest" or "sage", and this seems to be confirmed by a small amount of "Central Asian" markers in recent DNA tests I have taken. I have always believed I was of Celtic, Scandinavian and Eastern European ancestry but content like this has helped me to discover that my paternal ancestry may reach back to a culture and people that I may have never identified with and it has changed my consciousness of my true identity. I believe this is one of the fundamental problems afflicting many Americans, most of us have no real idea of where we actually come from or awareness of those who have come before us.
As an Indian Brahmin Hindu, thanks for coming here, video was VERY INDO-EUROPEAN!...Next time you come here please let us know so we can show you more of our country I had a small request if you could make a video showing the Indo-European diversity and how we started from PIE people and spread across the whole world Hope you keep making great videos Love from India :)
Wow, amazing video, I coincidentally was just talking about my ancestors to my friends today. I talked of my x5 great grandfather, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, and went through hell on earth and yet did great deeds. This video is a great reminder that those who have passed shape us today and we should appreciate them...
India isn't really all that foreign to an Indo-European. It was only in the early mediaeval times, when Islam took over Persia, that Indo-European ties were fractured. Prior to that, Indians and Europeans (especially Greeks) shared their pool of astronomical, mathematical, architectural, and metaphysical knowledge with each other.
@@truemysteriousghoststories6631Christianity removed the tribal and clan differences for the common folk but kept it as a privilege for the royalty. The earliest Christian texts for European kings begin to emerge in the 8th century with Charlemagne’s ascension and coronation as a a divine king. These texts were primarily compiled by the Christian clergy and clerics.
Thank you for this beautiful glimpse of India and your family history. Really well-made and interesting. I am sure your ancestors were watching you with pride during the making of this film. Äring och frid!
I've been following your films here for a while and it's inspiring to see that you've found your Indo-European spiritual roots. When you greet that Shiva Lingam in this film, you do it as a real Hindu. In this case not because you would be a Hindu, but your salution is coming from your Indo-European spirituality which has a common root with Hinduism. Your attitude to the spirituality can be a good example how to approach our own spiritual roots properly. Because you are unfolding it from your own life history, from your ancestors, from your own soul and of course, from your high-leveled education. Thank you!
Bro aryans created hinduism? Vedas ara also created by indo- europeans? Does that means north indians are not originally from this land and south indians are the true indians?
The British hated the tropical Indian climate of the plains. So, they went to the hills and made plenty of hill stations to chill. You can spot authentic British cultural remains in places like Dehradun, Mussourie, Darjeeling, Ooty, Coonor, Kodaikanal.
To be honest even as a native this tropical humid weather is unbearable which makes me wonder how on earth did out ancestors survive and settle into this land.
@@zxera9702yeah lol same thoughts i always curse my ancestors whenever summer season peaks in may and June, were they fool to come here and settle, i think maybe people from northernmost europe and Siberia have the same feeling
Well shit, the end made me cry. Going to visit my fathers' grave and clean the smooth dark stone again, his memory teaches me how to remain strong and courageous in face of adversity.
Might be my favorite video yet. Everything you produce and the way you present your ideals is always special. Thank you as always. Will be putting money your way for this quality content shortly
This is the best video I’ve seen you do, great opening. “Most advanced traditional metaphysics.” - probably true. Egypt might be more advanced yet, but we have lost connection to it. Memory is astoundingly preserved in India.
Wow the Toda culture is truly fascinating! It’s amazing that it’s survived for so long. I remember visiting a Toda village in Conoor and was greeted by an old woman. She showed me her home and the temple from outside. She also spoke a few words in her language which was just fascinating to me! It sounded like Ancient Greek! The sad part was that right next to her house was a lavish private residence owned by an Indian billionaire! I hope their culture survives and we learn more and document stuff!
I’m mostly Scottish and Italian but I feel a connection to Indian people. Their culture is subtly similar to ours but different in distinctive ways. Awesome video, Jive.
As an Indian, I was greatly fascinated with ancient Greek culture in my childhood, and have always felt a connection to the Mediterranean peoples. Perhaps it was the Hercules comic books I read when I was a kid. Perhaps it was my childhood obsession with outer space, and the fact that most planets in the Anglosphere are known by the names of Greco-Roman gods. I will never be able to put a finger on exactly why a part of my soul belongs in the Mediterranean.
You're so fortunate to be able to explore the lives of your ancestors. My great great grandmother was born in India but I am struggling to find much info about her family.
I am from Jabalpur or jabbalpore called during the British era. I have actually played on the first snooker table in history, preserved and still used in cantonment club or the sports club of Jabalpur.
I came from european paganism to hinduism. That seems to me the closest to what my ancestors here in europe practised. Modern germanic paganism is way too much reenactment imo
There is much to be learned from Hinduism but it is very different from any European religion. Animal sacrifice was the most important thing for European pagans.
@@Survivethejive and human sacrefices as well. Do you know the Abgrundjabokiz from Orm? It also shows that even cannibalism was an important part of our ancestors society. If you dont have it I mail it to you (if you have a public post box or uk adress)
@@Survivethejive there are animal sacrifices mostly in bengal state of india.... In bengal, devi durga(female godess)( wife of shiva) is prominently worshipped... And in this worship goats are sacrificed.... Indo European believes and culture survives here but it has mixed with other indigenous cultures and time is also a factor for changes in these traditions...in rig veda oldest indic belives are mentioned like yagya and sacrifices and it also mentions war with asuras which they would have fought in course of their expansion towards indian subcontinent... I remain very fascinate for what my ancestors thought and what ancestors I relate with (I am a bengali belonging to a family which migrated from Bangladesh during partition of bengal)...
I am from india mr.rowsell i love ur strong english accent and expressionand your keen investigation about ancient people and cultures celts,germanic,slavic pagans and really love the clip that where europeans came from cave lions,alph ibexand aurochs thanks for uploading am expecting more videos thankyou sir
My (Tasmanian) grandfather also lived much of his life in India (Bihar and Calcutta, working in mining and shipping) and died there too ((in Vizag). Unfortunately I was unable to find his grave when I went there once but this video has made me think of going back and doing a more thorough search. 👍
20:08 Oh vey! I feel really connected with your experiences here of visiting your ancestors. As modern materialists we've become so lost and detached from meaning in life. I would say largely due to the fact that we are lessening the bonds with our ancestors and their wisdom. Thank you Thomas, you are a light in the dark West.
A gorgeous film, thank you for sharing. You have inspired me to take a boat trip out to the house my English Grandfather was born in (now a historic home), and consider more about the life he led and the lessons he left for me.
Very well done. Enjoyed immensely. As an American of European heritage, your videos give answer to what the ache in my soul has been. My soul sighs, and rests with your videos, before trudging on through modernity. Thank you for your work.
My family name is of Saxon origin. But, my genetics are 40% Norwegian and 20% British isles. The rest is western Europe with minor add mixtures from eastern Europe, and southern Europe.
That's awesome. You're very fortunate to live in our ancestral homeland. There are places here in America that remind me so much of Europe that I get lost in thought of places and times. I've tried to mull over how I can rectify feelings of alienation in America. Almost feeling as if I should make regular pilgrimages to The homeland of my ancestors. Visit their graves, etc.
Wow. Just wow. That moment when you laid flowers on your ancestors grave was very powerful. I hope one day you will be wealthy enough to get his site repaired.
what a beautiful documentery I enjoyed it immensely thank you . I wish there was an Indo-European swastika emoji but alas there is not so I will have to settle for a double thumbs up 👍👍😊
tfw jeff It almost makes one thinks his channel is being suppressed or if not perhaps his tags are wrong, nah it's in the tags he's being suppressed lol
I might be incorrect, but I have a vague memory of him saying on his facebook that TH-cam blocked all ad revenue from his videos, or something like that. As I said before, that might be entirely incorrect and I might remember poorly, however if it were to be true, it would not suprise me at all.
Hello STJ. I just came across your video and saw your journey. Its such a coincidence that my home town is jabalpur where u mentioned the game of snooker was concieved. I did not know about this information untill just a day before watching your video when i read it in a newspaper article. Whats even more interesting is that my father who works for the ministry of defence of india as a civilian was posted in aruvankadu which is a small town between ooty and connoor. I lived there for about 14 years untill my father got transfered back to jabalpur. What is blowing my mind is that when i was living there i and my friends would take little hiking trips in the hills and in doing so i have visited the tiger hill cemetery one or twice and walked among the graves of all who lie there. I would have never thought to come across this video and find out that i was at your ancestor's final resting place. Its just blowing my mind.
Matthew, buddy, this invasion talk is all bs. Google/TH-cam Koenraad Elst and BB Lal, two authoritative figures on AIT. The left establishment does not want you to know the truth.
As a brit with Indian ancestry enjoyed the film for its insight into India but also appreciated the insight into your family history and how it fits in with the history of India as a whole. There is soo much history in India I have traveled to quite a few parts of india and you find many many places like this, some of the temples are soo old it's unbelievable. I often worry that it is just going to be forgotten if it isn't a well documented in India. I would absolutely love a more detailed picture of Indian history.
I totally agree to understand yourself all aspects of yourself, strengthens you and also heightens your perspective/understanding of other cultural behaviours, you do see many similarities. Some people assume when i say 'brit with indian ancestry' as if you can't be both, i mean i was born in the UK lived a life here but also acknowledge my other half.
I think often because of the tribalist behaviour that people display that don't want to know about other cultures can often discourage the pursuit of understanding ancestry which isnt the norm.
Being tribal doesn't mean you don't have an interest in other cultures,in fact it is ONLY through tribalism that cultural and racial diversity can continue to exist.
What a beautiful documentary, you're like the David Attenborough of Indo-European tradition! Pity though, I was kinda hoping for some genuine tiger riding....
a wonderful and very moving film , full of substance .Never knew that a British man could be so attached to India.. .. waiting for more such work from you..My respect for you and your work.
I visited a small hill station town called Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh, in the foothills of the Himalayas. There were a number of very striking Anglican churches there that were just like those you see everywhere in the English countryside.
Jay Paul should have also visited "the Lawrence school Sanawar"...initially made for the children of British in India...there's a very old cemetery down the hillside...I always used to wonder about those lying there.
so great a real new survive the jive documentary. i am glad to see you get back to what you do best. making short flims. the varg style of video is a waste of your talents i think. your teacher like nature requires details that are too involving for short food for thought videos. quality over quantity.
@Johnny DeppZ fool Siva is my family god. We are Saiva vellalars. We are not dravidians. Saint agasthiya is our guru. Christians no need to teach about my culture. We know more than that. First learn about india. You don't know nothing about us. Tamil Brahmins are in high category compare to many north indians. Mayoon, thirumal, perumal, Vishnu all are same. Murugan, skandhan, seyon all are same. Kali, kotravai, bhagavati are same gods.
@Johnny DeppZ stupid my name too Sanskrit did that mean I am not a south indian. Siva is a tamil word too, he is not a Aryan god. His vehicle is cow, we only worship cows & respect bulls. Don't try to steal our god's. Outsiders can't claim our god's.
Irish engineers also played a major role in Indian Railways which is why they are built to Irish Broad Gauge and Irish Narrow Gauge. Great film. Thanks.
@@sakshamthakur6964 Wrong, colonialism is good most of the time, the only exceptions that I can think of are British and American colonization, which was mostly evil.
my grandfather went to India the last few decades of his life going to where our family lived he loved it my grandmother going back for a few months to see some friends
Beautiful film. Just beautiful. There are many Anglo Indians in our country and our parliament even has reservation for this minority. Here in Mumbai we're reminded of the colonial history on a daily basis. Marvellous architecture and legacies. Besides, left us the trains and cricket. Cant hold a grudge for too long when it comes to the brits 🤷♂️
Stunning video. Thank-you. If you go to some of the old Churches and Cathedrals in Europe and peel away the sometimes quite thin Christian veneer, you can see the Pagan Temple shining through. Check out images of Kilpeck Church in Herefordshire for a start. An Indian colleague of mine (from Museum in Hyderabad) spotted the similarities to Indian temple art immediately. The place On a different note, the place I would be very interested to visit one day are the Kalash valleys in Chitral, Pakistan. Incredibly intriguing people.
Came back to watch this again. I’ve learned more about my family history and found out that I had some cousins that were born in India. My family is originally French but moved to England in the early 15th century. My surname also was the name of a fort on the frontier of the British Empire in Africa. 🏴🗡🛡
This was absolutely great. Thank you so much. What you said about your ancestors living on through us, meant a lot to me as I miss my father very much. It was a comfort and inspiration to hear what you said.
Dear Thomas, you look so alike to your great-great-grandfather that it made me think you might be his incarnation, which would give a good explanation for your fate bringing you so close to him. Have you considered it, and if so, what are your thoughts on the subject?
It was really nice to see you..finding your ancestors and their roots in here....keep going on with your wonderful work...we want to bring back the history ..the true history to the world
Most captivating documentary! This film is of the highest standard in more than one aspect. I also like how you allow yourself to bring in your family's history as this adds an extraordinary dimension to an already insightful and valuable documentary.
Really informative video. Even being Indian myself i didn't know much about ooty and those tribes. The one ironic thing I find in everyday indian life is there is lot of anti british sentiment in india for obvious reasons but on other hand there are still parks and monuments with names given after british officers.
Dominique Blagojevic not true. Indians always glorify their killers. Look at aurangzeb for example. He was an enemy to India, and yet you still have places named after him (the new government is gladly changing that). Most Indians think highly of churchill as well, and he despised Indians. It's certainly a colonized mindset. Imagine if the Irish glorified oliver cromwell, or if african-americans glorify the american confederacy.
So lovely. My ancestors were British colonists here in Virginia and I also carry some Cherokee blood. I always feel the mountains talking to me when I visit them. I am so proud to be a bridge between the two cultures, two worlds, America & Europe and I honor those spirits. We are the window they observe the world through now and as such we honor them.
Thomas, you bear a decent resemblance to Norman! Incredible. I wish the soviets never existed. Then I could find out about my own ancestors... but alas.
Very touching that you found your ancestor's grave. I had a similar experience travelling in Australia, where I came across a commonwealth war graves cemetery. Amongst the graves, mostly Australian and British, was a burial of one of my countrymen, a Canadian. Setting aside the ties that bind all commonwealth states, I was very moved to have found this man, buried there alone in a foreign land. When was the last time somebody visited them, honored them, I wonder?
If you and I agree that Aryans are Vedic people who wrote vedas, and as far as I know Vedas talk entirely about geography within Indian subcontinent (until Afghanistan and little beyond). So I am not very convinced with this migration from south Russia or they migrated and had completely forgotten their past by the time they wrote Vedas. So saying they migrated from Russia even if it is true is as good as saying they migrated from East Africa. Also Hinduism is not simply vedic rituals from a certain region propagated across India. Its core components include even older ones like Yoga and from eastern Indian ones like Tantric and so on, and so your saying of tribal practices as not being Hinduism is wrong place to draw a line.
WAFFEN COLLIDER it may be but in veda arya use as noble person.. aryanarash use this word for loard ram. even india that time called as aryavarth = land of arya.aryanarash means king of arya.
First rate video, Tom. Well done. A bit of a warning, however, concerning your smoking habits. I don't like it when people lecture me on health, but I like you. Be careful with those cigars, Tom. Too many can be trouble. I read Freud had doctors cutting him up because he was smoking up to twenty a day. I expect you're too smart for that, and will restrict your habit to 19 a day, however, and thus avoid the knife. Good luck, brother. I wish you and your family great health and wealth. Best wishes, D.W.H. Anderson
A few years ago my father and I found and cleaned up the grave of my great-great grandfather, who died and is buried in the middle of the desert in Socorro, New Mexico. He contracted Tuberculosis while working abroad in Colombia, and passed away in the 1890's at the ripe old age of 27, leaving a young wife and several children behind in a southwestern pioneer town. I'm now 24 and within the month my own father will likely pass away from congenital stomach cancer. Thank you for this video friend. To quote a group of Indo-European-inspired fantasy warriors, "What is dead may never die."
Hey man, I think you're very interesting and I especially love your videos done abroad. The first video I saw from you actually was the one were you talked about the Indo-Europeans of Anatolia (Lycia), which interests me a lot as I study Anthropology/Classics. You then posted the amazing video about Sri-lanka and your family, which blew me away. I was born in Sri-lanka, and you talked about this other side to the British rule, its interactions and legacy with the people, and in general the history of the place, which I thought was great. With this video, I can safely say you've hit that mark in quality yet again. Its hard to describe in words what makes your videos so fascinating but I think it is the fact that you look at some of the more under-talked and personable parts of the histories of the places you go to. You paint a picture of the world that people lived in, through the stories and lives of your ancestors, that not only makes it a lot more relatable, but also interesting. To be honest what you do in these videos, from looking at the footsteps of your ancestors, to uncovering and understanding the old and venerable traditions of the peoples and places you visit, They are all things that I hope that I can do someday, and the reason why I'm studying Archaeology. In other words, what you do is inspiring. I could say more but I think I've said enough. Please do keep making these videos, they are incredibly valuable, and interesting to watch. Let me know if I can help you in anyway, whether it be to translate some of the Tamil, or something else. All-in-all, keep up the great work and take care!
Thank you for the insight into the extraordinary story of your family and its relationship with the splendid people and country of India. Your presentation and narration was authentically refreshing, its this nuanced and respectful view of our shared past that enriches our view of history providing both depth and texture to the present.
Remember the Ancient Vedas are indigenous to India and were not imported into India with the so-called Aryan invasion bollock theory.From a fellow UCLer.
Hi Sheila. I don't know what you studied at UCL but it obviously wasn't linguistics or population genetics. The indigenous Aryan theory is utterly discredited in every academic field. Only supported by a few Hindu nationalists and Western sympathisers who are have not been kept up to date with scientific developments. The Sanskrit language derives from a language spoken in Eastern Europe and the gods Agni, Indra, Mitra and others are not from India at all.
@@Survivethejive dude that's what I am telling ... indo europeans migrated in india and merge with dravidan ... thus people are aryans ... this people write vedas and other hindu holi books
This man had to travel thousands of miles to visit his great great grandfather's grave.. I have the convenience of driving 10 miles to see mine. I just got into doing my family tree within the last two years. This vid was great, I dont regret subbing one bit.
Another of my great great grandfathers is buried 10 mins from my house. You have 16 great great grandparents you know - so do you live near all 16 graves?
@@Survivethejive well technically, no. But all but three of them are buried here in Florida,the closest ones being the first set of great great grandparents,the carriers of my surname.The remaining three are in Georgia,the state north of here. Its boggles my mind that we have so many sets of grandparents. Sites like Ancestry make things easier to keep track of. But I do take the DNA test results with a grain of salt.I am of Germanic and Celtic ancestry(inferred by the tree,not just the DNA results)like presumably most White Americans are. I love studying the history of surnames,and where they are clustered here in the US. Your videos are interesting. I have been into languages and cultures for a while,and your content is awesome. Thanks for your reply,have a great day.
Brilliant video. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences with how you LIVE, how you are internalizing the world view of our mutual ancestral spiritual birthright.
I usually don't write comments, but now I have to break my silence... this is another great documentary from you, well done! And thanks for your efforts to share real traditionalist views! I wish you and your family all the best!
Thank you for making this film, as it is my Grandfather Peter Congreve (son of CRT and Esme) who was born at Blair Athol, and my Great Grandfather Norman Rowsell who is buried there.I look forward to seeing more of your films. Linda Congreve
@@Survivethejive It would appear you have uncovered more about them than I have! It would therefore be I who is relying on you and your fabulous Rowsell website for information on our shared relations. After reading your website on Norman Conquest and Medievel Roots, I can proffer another path back to William the Conqueror who in this instance would be a Grand Father which you may or may not have? Through Norman Rowsell's wife, back to Edward III, and through the Plantagenets, with some quite interesting characters along the way. You are welcome to this to verify if you like?
Hello Linda, Am I correct in the assumption that Lt. Col. John Congreve of the 9th Hussars was your father's brother? Would like to know. Also, do you know of any relatives in New Zealand? I'm in contact with Barbara Kerr (nee Congreve) who lives in Queenstown, South Island, NZ. You can see me in Tom's documentary on Ceylon. Kind regards, Kenneth Congreve
Your explanation at the end as to why we should explore or ancestors was well said! I heard that and said , " I couldn't say it any better! " Tha kyou for this video!
I felt very emotional throughout the entirety of your documentary. Thank you for this; "“I’m trying to show another way of looking at life. One that is not really prevalent among modern people. I’m not just talking about Victorian and English way of life. What I mean is, a Mindset in which our ancestors our still with us. A mindset where we live and they live through us. And we live in consciousness of those who came before. That is the Indo European perspective. The dead leave this Earth and they have no use for their memories and the ways of the living, but we the living have great use of the memories of the dead and of the experiences of the dead, and so these linger with us. There is a continuity between the realm of the dead and the realm of the living, and that’s what links us. - Remember those who went before.” - Þomas Rowsell
Beautifully said!
rusty otoole with a couple of thousand troops compared to billions of people?! British rule was soaked up and used to benefit this elite Indians who took advantage of the extra organisation and order.
India brutalised her own people, because they were those carrying out directives in an non British diplomatic way.
@@rickknight3823 you have to remember that back in those days the population was much much lower than it is today and that the fall of the Mughal Empire had left a power vacuum one in which The British were glad to fill in the spot
Ronjay Rose They filled the spot i certainly agree - but far from the brutal way that's been laid at their feet in more recent years. All brought about by radical misplaced Indian nationalism looking to stroke the ego.
The British for many Indians symbolised a much more stable system then previous ones. They lapped it up and took many of the British customs and ways too far. Brutalising their own people for some sort perceived credit with the empire.
Indian mentality seems to fit very well for things to worship and hold above themselves as the religion goes to show. So the British presence filled a lot of gaps the Indian psyche needed at the time. All far from perfect with many mistakes but more benefits then otherwise overall.
@rusty otoole The Indians never said, "Thanks."
There are communities that assimilate in various countries and then there is India that assimilates all. Your love for India shines from a personal perspective and I wish you more journeys there.
Survive the jive is one of those rare individuals who appreciates and respects other cultures and traditions. But yet defends his own against against the onslaught of modernity and globalization. A man i respect greatly.
He hates my culture that is for sure. Men like him have made that clear during my entire childhood into university from a personal, profession and academic settings .
Why can’t his stance be the moderate one?
@@shrinilodedra3001 what?
@@shrinilodedra3001 you sound like a loser that got pushed through school due to an inmutable characteristic ane not merit
what onslaught all other cultures want to marry with their own anyway?
They try to say we're hateful, but there's no other movement today that bears such respect for the true diversity of peoples and homelands throughout the world and for their indigenous traditions, as does ours. And Tom's a class act, always showing veneration for the places he visits and respect for the people there, always bringing offerings to the temples and flowers to the graves. That stuff sometimes gets missed, but when we've got Logan Paul showing what an enlightened Western progressive thinks of traditional societies, it's a lot easier to see the contrast.
Tom, there's nothing wrong or (excessively) self-indulgent about showing others how you connect with your ancestors. You're showing thousands of people how they can connect with their own. Cheers from Weimerica!
This draws importance to the fact that dissidents of modernism must not pride ourselves on dissidence for the sake of itself. We must bear a consciousness that lies eternal beyond the confusions of history. Our ancestors were men of duty, but above all men of honor, and men that held themselves to standards beyond the entrapment of the ego and short-term concern.
saunz departier tell tht to the boers
I like that analogy. The world should be a neighbourhood, not one house.
LITHUANIAN PAGANS ARE THE REAL DEAL
Who says who's hateful ?
One correction: India isn't the only country left with a living Indo-European religious tradition. Nepal has a higher proportion of Hindus in its population than India does.
@PRABHAT Bhai, I'm also Indian.
India is often a stand-in term for the subcontinent, and I think in this context India is being referred to as the root/abode of Hinduism.
Dude, Nepal may as well be India. There's no difference between Nepalese culture and Indian culture. Nepal even would have been part of India today if idiot Nehru hadn't declined the offer by the Nepalese government to merge with India.
@@NostalgiaforInfinity yeah man, I was just nitpicking. King Tribhuvan, who was in exile at the time, wrote an informal letter to Nehru expressing his desire to merge Nepal into Inda, but Nehru did not entertain the idea of the merger.
I don't think declining the informal offer was a bad move per se.
Nepal went on to remain a Hindu monarchy for six decades. Elsewise it would have become a part of the secular republic of India, and would've had most of its temples managed by the state. Temples that enjoyed royal patronage under a monarchy would instead have become cash cows under a parliamentary democracy.
@@pruthweeshasalian3688 I've never heard of this, but that was dumb of Nehru if true, I can only imagine he was aiming to have a buffer state between India and China but even then, they have become a Maoist Republic aligned with China now and Nepalese people don't see themselves as Indian at all, talk like they have nothing to do with India and act like Punjabis, Gujaratis, Tamils, Bengalis etc don't exist, as though India is a homogeneous blob that cannot accommodate them.
This moving documentary by far eclipses your previous work!
Yet the chad slap, the chad slap never changes 18:07
And the chad pat of ancestral reverence 26:38
Bro, why did you have to sell you channel and disable the comments, please answer.
Great video.
Sort of funny timing with this one. In Canada the news has been heavily covering the Canadian prime minister's recent trip to India where he took great lengths to imitate the superficial trappings of being Indian: a turban, a sherwani, traditional shoes, etc. I was happy to see you -- among the jungles and the ruins -- looking like an Englishman.
The contrast could not be stronger; it is the contrast between focusing on the impermanent variants of the Indian culture (like so many past orientalists) and focusing on the eternal principles that lie beneath -- principles that are equally relevant to an Indian as they are an Englishman.
i tip my turban to u my indo-european brother
If those high-minded British men like John A. Macdonald who forged the Dominion of Canada as an integral part of the British Empire could see what a joke of a man we have governing our country now I think they would've just turned around and handed the whole damn thing over to the Americans. He and those idiots like him have stripped us of our English/European roots. I thankfully know what I am and I'm sure you do too but for those who don't know theirs it must be a very sad and very empty life.
@@histman3133 I do not know everything my roots. I've hit genealogical dead ends, stories have changed though its possible when I heard them as a kid, i didn't catch all the details. Anyway, it is rewarding in a way I can not articulate.
I know, that when I learn about the connection between all Europeans, I can't help to smile. And I'm one that is generally quite good at preventing my countenance from betraying my emotions.
@@jed-henrywitkowski6470 I'm proud of my European heritage. I am an Englishman, Norwegian, and German (majority English and Norwegian). However I don't follow this guys obsession with paganism and a desire to return to a pre-Christian Europe. Though I believe that our pagan heritage is an integral part of our history and our stories, I don't believe that it is workable in our modern society. I mean I'm sure most pagans are not in favour of a return to human sacrifices and that. The fact that they don't desire that had much more to do with their Christian upbringing. It is thanks in no small part to Christianity and its adherence to science that allowed us to dominate the world for centuries. I'm not a practicing Christian but, culturally, I am a Christian. Christianity brought a relative sense of cultural uniformity to Europeans and allowed us to see ourselves as a common ethnic group based on our shared beliefs rather than the pre-Christian micro tribalism that existed beforehand. How many Gallic or Germanic or Scandinavian peoples saw themselves as a uniform entity? I doubt very little. Africans and Asians never had the same level of commonality that we had. Not until the arrival of Europeans. I mean sure, with the advent of Christianity, we lost a lot of our Anglo-Saxon traditions in terms of our gods and ancient traditions, but, in my opinion, we certainly gained more in terms of progress than anything we may have lost. And that is why paganism is not a sufficient alternative. Not even close.
@@histman3133your views on paganism is also tainted by Christianity as well seeing as human sacrifices were the first thing you think of when you talk about paganism. How did things progress with Christianity? It’s solely responsible for the dark ages and it was a rejuvenation of pagan concepts that brought on the renaissance. If your views weren’t so tainted by Christian propaganda you would see just how much history and culture that was taken from us in the name of your man-“god”
I can say you're the one youtuber that really has changed how I look at life, truly intelligent content like yours is so lacking these days. More great work, greetings from America.
I agree completely. I would be a different and worse person if not for his videos.
Even when I made this comment I still didn't quite understand how much difference videos like this would make in my life and it turns out it has even more meaning than I originally realized. Through research of my ancestry I have recently discovered that my paternal great grandfather was actually adopted and my true surname is Suri, which I have learned is most likely an Indian surname meaning "sun", "priest" or "sage", and this seems to be confirmed by a small amount of "Central Asian" markers in recent DNA tests I have taken. I have always believed I was of Celtic, Scandinavian and Eastern European ancestry but content like this has helped me to discover that my paternal ancestry may reach back to a culture and people that I may have never identified with and it has changed my consciousness of my true identity. I believe this is one of the fundamental problems afflicting many Americans, most of us have no real idea of where we actually come from or awareness of those who have come before us.
@@AnarchAngel1 we are not who we think we are and that's why we suffer. To much sense of self. No enough reverence
As an Indian Brahmin Hindu, thanks for coming here, video was VERY INDO-EUROPEAN!...Next time you come here please let us know so we can show you more of our country
I had a small request if you could make a video showing the Indo-European diversity and how we started from PIE people and spread across the whole world
Hope you keep making great videos
Love from India :)
Blessings from a Dharmic (Celtic) Pagan
Supreme, you piss off. From another Indian.
@@Facts-Over-Feelings BIGOT
@@Facts-Over-Feelings you must be a Muslims who has forgotten his rich and aincent history.
@MSA 212 who says, there are muslims from my community Jats
And Rajputs and gujjars and tyagis. Kashmiri muslims were brahmins
Wow, amazing video, I coincidentally was just talking about my ancestors to my friends today. I talked of my x5 great grandfather, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, and went through hell on earth and yet did great deeds. This video is a great reminder that those who have passed shape us today and we should appreciate them...
Awesome content. It must be funny tracing your ancestors steps in such a foreign place.
Indeed Mr. Baker
India isn't really all that foreign to an Indo-European. It was only in the early mediaeval times, when Islam took over Persia, that Indo-European ties were fractured.
Prior to that, Indians and Europeans (especially Greeks) shared their pool of astronomical, mathematical, architectural, and metaphysical knowledge with each other.
@@pruthweeshasalian3688 I think christianity also destroyed all of the European systems
@@truemysteriousghoststories6631Christianity removed the tribal and clan differences for the common folk but kept it as a privilege for the royalty. The earliest Christian texts for European kings begin to emerge in the 8th century with Charlemagne’s ascension and coronation as a a divine king. These texts were primarily compiled by the Christian clergy and clerics.
Thank you for this beautiful glimpse of India and your family history. Really well-made and interesting. I am sure your ancestors were watching you with pride during the making of this film. Äring och frid!
I've been following your films here for a while and it's inspiring to see that you've found your Indo-European spiritual roots. When you greet that Shiva Lingam in this film, you do it as a real Hindu. In this case not because you would be a Hindu, but your salution is coming from your Indo-European spirituality which has a common root with Hinduism.
Your attitude to the spirituality can be a good example how to approach our own spiritual roots properly. Because you are unfolding it from your own life history, from your ancestors, from your own soul and of course, from your high-leveled education. Thank you!
Bro aryans created hinduism?
Vedas ara also created by indo- europeans?
Does that means north indians are not originally from this land and south indians are the true indians?
@Niladre Chakravarty ok thanks bro
@@kriswayne7938 All modern indians are mixed like south has north indian dna.
@@kriswayne7938 hinduism is (more or less) the vedas and the gita. Vedas were Indo European, Gitas were Indo Dravidian.
@@thegodfather5427 nope
The British hated the tropical Indian climate of the plains. So, they went to the hills and made plenty of hill stations to chill. You can spot authentic British cultural remains in places like Dehradun, Mussourie, Darjeeling, Ooty, Coonor, Kodaikanal.
Which is honestly funny to me. We evolved in the north and adapted to it and yet made our way all the way to India to complain about the weather lol
To be honest even as a native this tropical humid weather is unbearable which makes me wonder how on earth did out ancestors survive and settle into this land.
@@zxera9702yeah lol same thoughts
i always curse my ancestors whenever summer season peaks in may and June, were they fool to come here and settle, i think maybe people from northernmost europe and Siberia have the same feeling
@@zxera9702same bro , can't take the heat 😭
@@Playerone1287 why you blame your ancestor, you should blame yourself, this is all bcz of all your previous karma, so do some introspection
Norman Rowsell, we remember you.
I second that
i third that
Hail the Northman of the Rosy Well!
I fourth that.
Well shit, the end made me cry. Going to visit my fathers' grave and clean the smooth dark stone again, his memory teaches me how to remain strong and courageous in face of adversity.
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Might be my favorite video yet. Everything you produce and the way you present your ideals is always special. Thank you as always. Will be putting money your way for this quality content shortly
Your videos stir something deep within me. Thank you so much for all the effort you put into your channel, it really just means so much x
Larissa Fae thankyou for these kind words
This is the best video I’ve seen you do, great opening. “Most advanced traditional metaphysics.” - probably true. Egypt might be more advanced yet, but we have lost connection to it. Memory is astoundingly preserved in India.
Incredible film. You have great talent and I know your future will be bright.
Wow the Toda culture is truly fascinating! It’s amazing that it’s survived for so long. I remember visiting a Toda village in Conoor and was greeted by an old woman. She showed me her home and the temple from outside. She also spoke a few words in her language which was just fascinating to me! It sounded like Ancient Greek! The sad part was that right next to her house was a lavish private residence owned by an Indian billionaire! I hope their culture survives and we learn more and document stuff!
I’m mostly Scottish and Italian but I feel a connection to Indian people. Their culture is subtly similar to ours but different in distinctive ways. Awesome video, Jive.
As an Indian, I was greatly fascinated with ancient Greek culture in my childhood, and have always felt a connection to the Mediterranean peoples. Perhaps it was the Hercules comic books I read when I was a kid. Perhaps it was my childhood obsession with outer space, and the fact that most planets in the Anglosphere are known by the names of Greco-Roman gods. I will never be able to put a finger on exactly why a part of my soul belongs in the Mediterranean.
You're so fortunate to be able to explore the lives of your ancestors. My great great grandmother was born in India but I am struggling to find much info about her family.
It's hard. Get in touch with Families of British India
Thank you for showing that there's still dignity and values in this world. Swedes and Englishmen are brothers, so all the best to you!
Björn Ekdahl your dna says otherwise
Hussein Ali nah it really dosnt Hussein...
Hussein Ali both Germanic people and tightly intermingled....
Stannis the Baptist same with East Africans and Middle Easterners! But skin colour is different! Do you get my point?
Hussein Ali nope
I am from Jabalpur or jabbalpore called during the British era.
I have actually played on the first snooker table in history, preserved and still used in cantonment club or the sports club of Jabalpur.
Hi! Brother I am also from jabalpur...
I came from european paganism to hinduism. That seems to me the closest to what my ancestors here in europe practised. Modern germanic paganism is way too much reenactment imo
There is much to be learned from Hinduism but it is very different from any European religion. Animal sacrifice was the most important thing for European pagans.
@@Survivethejive and human sacrefices as well.
Do you know the Abgrundjabokiz from Orm? It also shows that even cannibalism was an important part of our ancestors society.
If you dont have it I mail it to you (if you have a public post box or uk adress)
@@Survivethejive there are animal sacrifices mostly in bengal state of india.... In bengal, devi durga(female godess)( wife of shiva) is prominently worshipped... And in this worship goats are sacrificed.... Indo European believes and culture survives here but it has mixed with other indigenous cultures and time is also a factor for changes in these traditions...in rig veda oldest indic belives are mentioned like yagya and sacrifices and it also mentions war with asuras which they would have fought in course of their expansion towards indian subcontinent... I remain very fascinate for what my ancestors thought and what ancestors I relate with (I am a bengali belonging to a family which migrated from Bangladesh during partition of bengal)...
It's been a long time, you didn't disappoint.
Fancy seeing you here lol
I am from india mr.rowsell i love ur strong english accent and expressionand your keen investigation about ancient people and cultures
celts,germanic,slavic pagans and really love the clip that where europeans came from cave lions,alph ibexand aurochs thanks for uploading am expecting more videos thankyou sir
Lmao is this a troll comment?
My (Tasmanian) grandfather also lived much of his life in India (Bihar and Calcutta, working in mining and shipping) and died there too ((in Vizag). Unfortunately I was unable to find his grave when I went there once but this video has made me think of going back and doing a more thorough search. 👍
I was sitting thinking that its been a long time since you uploaded. And 2 minutes later i see this in my inbox.
Must be the indo-european gods.
The gods are awakening and they are listening to their people.
20:08 Oh vey!
I feel really connected with your experiences here of visiting your ancestors. As modern materialists we've become so lost and detached from meaning in life. I would say largely due to the fact that we are lessening the bonds with our ancestors and their wisdom. Thank you Thomas, you are a light in the dark West.
A gorgeous film, thank you for sharing. You have inspired me to take a boat trip out to the house my English Grandfather was born in (now a historic home), and consider more about the life he led and the lessons he left for me.
Very well done. Enjoyed immensely. As an American of European heritage, your videos give answer to what the ache in my soul has been. My soul sighs, and rests with your videos, before trudging on through modernity. Thank you for your work.
My family name is of Saxon origin. But, my genetics are 40% Norwegian and 20% British isles. The rest is western Europe with minor add mixtures from eastern Europe, and southern Europe.
That's awesome. You're very fortunate to live in our ancestral homeland. There are places here in America that remind me so much of Europe that I get lost in thought of places and times. I've tried to mull over how I can rectify feelings of alienation in America. Almost feeling as if I should make regular pilgrimages to The homeland of my ancestors. Visit their graves, etc.
Wow. Just wow. That moment when you laid flowers on your ancestors grave was very powerful. I hope one day you will be wealthy enough to get his site repaired.
what a beautiful documentery I enjoyed it immensely thank you . I wish there was an Indo-European swastika emoji but alas there is not so I will have to settle for a double thumbs up 👍👍😊
Brilliant! Hope this gets you a lot of new subscribers. You deserve so many more than you have.
tfw jeff It almost makes one thinks his channel is being suppressed or if not perhaps his tags are wrong, nah it's in the tags he's being suppressed lol
I might be incorrect, but I have a vague memory of him saying on his facebook that TH-cam blocked all ad revenue from his videos, or something like that. As I said before, that might be entirely incorrect and I might remember poorly, however if it were to be true, it would not suprise me at all.
It's the Jews!
Hello STJ. I just came across your video and saw your journey. Its such a coincidence that my home town is jabalpur where u mentioned the game of snooker was concieved. I did not know about this information untill just a day before watching your video when i read it in a newspaper article. Whats even more interesting is that my father who works for the ministry of defence of india as a civilian was posted in aruvankadu which is a small town between ooty and connoor. I lived there for about 14 years untill my father got transfered back to jabalpur. What is blowing my mind is that when i was living there i and my friends would take little hiking trips in the hills and in doing so i have visited the tiger hill cemetery one or twice and walked among the graves of all who lie there. I would have never thought to come across this video and find out that i was at your ancestor's final resting place. Its just blowing my mind.
I was very much transported until you said you were ready for home, and I recalled I am a Hobbit too.
Too relatable
The road goes ever on and on......
Raido
The Indo Iranian invasions of Asia is like what the Bantu invasions of Africa outside of West Africa was
Matthew, buddy, this invasion talk is all bs. Google/TH-cam Koenraad Elst and BB Lal, two authoritative figures on AIT. The left establishment does not want you to know the truth.
@@kartikmann_ and whats that exactly?
As a brit with Indian ancestry enjoyed the film for its insight into India but also appreciated the insight into your family history and how it fits in with the history of India as a whole. There is soo much history in India I have traveled to quite a few parts of india and you find many many places like this, some of the temples are soo old it's unbelievable. I often worry that it is just going to be forgotten if it isn't a well documented in India. I would absolutely love a more detailed picture of Indian history.
Thanks for this kind comment. India is so big and old that it is hard to cover everything!
I totally agree to understand yourself all aspects of yourself, strengthens you and also heightens your perspective/understanding of other cultural behaviours, you do see many similarities. Some people assume when i say 'brit with indian ancestry' as if you can't be both, i mean i was born in the UK lived a life here but also acknowledge my other half.
I think often because of the tribalist behaviour that people display that don't want to know about other cultures can often discourage the pursuit of understanding ancestry which isnt the norm.
Being tribal doesn't mean you don't have an interest in other cultures,in fact it is ONLY through tribalism that cultural and racial diversity can continue to exist.
@The505Guys shut up
Often I find myself using your videos about Indo-European pagan religions as inspiration for fantasy worldbuilding. Am I the only one who does this?
Nope, there's at least two of us
Make that three!
Sulphuric_Glue FOUR
Five
Count me also. Fiery and fairy Gods and Goddesses
Such a beautiful documentary, thank you for creating it. I hope you continue to receive more recognition for your high-quality content.
What a beautiful documentary, you're like the David Attenborough of Indo-European tradition! Pity though, I was kinda hoping for some genuine tiger riding....
Tiger-riding? That's a privilege reserved for our gods. Don't believe everything you see in Far Cry Primal :D
a wonderful and very moving film , full of substance .Never knew that a British man could be so attached to India.. .. waiting for more such work from you..My respect for you and your work.
I visited a small hill station town called Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh, in the foothills of the Himalayas. There were a number of very striking Anglican churches there that were just like those you see everywhere in the English countryside.
Jay Paul should have also visited "the Lawrence school Sanawar"...initially made for the children of British in India...there's a very old cemetery down the hillside...I always used to wonder about those lying there.
That's because the Brits built them all over India during colonisation.
@@jsmith3980 yeah no shit, Sheila
I wish my family history were as well documented as yours. Excellent work.
Thanks for your video it was amazing to see the Ooty club & my Grandfather's photo
which one was your grandfather?
so great a real new survive the jive documentary. i am glad to see you get back to what you do best. making short flims. the varg style of video is a waste of your talents i think. your teacher like nature requires details that are too involving for short food for thought videos. quality over quantity.
Indian hindu culture has more south indian influence mainly our shaivam culture. It has nothing to do with europian culture.
It is just British policy to divide India
DNA proves that all indian have same DNA basis
Dude he just showed you a Vishnu temple in this video.
@@karthikvs9635 But the place and the culture is from south india.
@Johnny DeppZ fool Siva is my family god. We are Saiva vellalars. We are not dravidians. Saint agasthiya is our guru. Christians no need to teach about my culture. We know more than that.
First learn about india. You don't know nothing about us. Tamil Brahmins are in high category compare to many north indians.
Mayoon, thirumal, perumal, Vishnu all are same.
Murugan, skandhan, seyon all are same.
Kali, kotravai, bhagavati are same gods.
@Johnny DeppZ stupid my name too Sanskrit did that mean I am not a south indian. Siva is a tamil word too, he is not a Aryan god. His vehicle is cow, we only worship cows & respect bulls. Don't try to steal our god's. Outsiders can't claim our god's.
I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed your stay in India. If you come again, please inform us, your fans. I for one, would love to show you around.
Wonderful you came to india... I watched your videos which clearifies most of my doubts.... Good content.... Keep it up
"their way of life is falling apart and there's few of them left" but Ayn Rand said capitalism doesn't destroy culture
Someone who has been dead since 1982 once said something that wasn't 100% correct! Who would have thought?
@@maddyg3208 lol triggered capitalist snowflake
@@b.cdrisk2035 It's industrialisation that's to blame, not capitalism. Also ofc Islam, if you're talking about India.
@@kartikmann_ Capitalism lead to industrialization
@@kartikmann_ Are you tone deaf? What led to industrialization in the first place?
Beautiful and very personal documentary Tom. You're one of my favourite TH-camrs
Irish engineers also played a major role in Indian Railways which is why they are built to Irish Broad Gauge and Irish Narrow Gauge. Great film. Thanks.
Had the brits not been xtians , they would have been tolerated as rulers.
Had they not tried to xtianise the hindus.
It was more Portuguese and other Catholic missionaries who tried to convert the hindus. Britain made fewer efforts
@@sakshamthakur6964 Wrong, colonialism is good most of the time, the only exceptions that I can think of are British and American colonization, which was mostly evil.
my grandfather went to India the last few decades of his life going to where our family lived he loved it my grandmother going back for a few months to see some friends
Your accuracy with dates , peoples & places is appreciated as well as impeccable !
Superb, Tom! You've excelled yourself.
Beautiful film. Just beautiful. There are many Anglo Indians in our country and our parliament even has reservation for this minority. Here in Mumbai we're reminded of the colonial history on a daily basis. Marvellous architecture and legacies. Besides, left us the trains and cricket. Cant hold a grudge for too long when it comes to the brits 🤷♂️
Thank you for your kind words
Thank you for giving me a sense of belonging and connection :)
Stunning video. Thank-you. If you go to some of the old Churches and Cathedrals in Europe and peel away the sometimes quite thin Christian veneer, you can see the Pagan Temple shining through. Check out images of Kilpeck Church in Herefordshire for a start. An Indian colleague of mine (from Museum in Hyderabad) spotted the similarities to Indian temple art immediately. The place On a different note, the place I would be very interested to visit one day are the Kalash valleys in Chitral, Pakistan. Incredibly intriguing people.
Quite a moving moment at the end when you found your ancestor's grave. Nice film.
Came back to watch this again. I’ve learned more about my family history and found out that I had some cousins that were born in India. My family is originally French but moved to England in the early 15th century. My surname also was the name of a fort on the frontier of the British Empire in Africa. 🏴🗡🛡
Incredible family history !
This was absolutely great. Thank you so much. What you said about your ancestors living on through us, meant a lot to me as I miss my father very much. It was a comfort and inspiration to hear what you said.
Dear Thomas, you look so alike to your great-great-grandfather that it made me think you might be his incarnation, which would give a good explanation for your fate bringing you so close to him. Have you considered it, and if so, what are your thoughts on the subject?
excellent video, beautiful atmosphere. your videos keep getting better. Thank you!
It was really nice to see you..finding your ancestors and their roots in here....keep going on with your wonderful work...we want to bring back the history ..the true history to the world
Most captivating documentary! This film is of the highest standard in more than one aspect.
I also like how you allow yourself to bring in your family's history as this adds an extraordinary dimension to an already insightful and valuable documentary.
Really informative video. Even being Indian myself i didn't know much about ooty and those tribes. The one ironic thing I find in everyday indian life is there is lot of anti british sentiment in india for obvious reasons but on other hand there are still parks and monuments with names given after british officers.
InValhalla WithOdin No Indians don't hate the British...just what the Raj did...the east india company.
I was talking to a southern Indian and he said Indians hate winston churchill. They regard him as more evil than hitler
Dominique Blagojevic - he was
Dominique Blagojevic not true. Indians always glorify their killers. Look at aurangzeb for example. He was an enemy to India, and yet you still have places named after him (the new government is gladly changing that). Most Indians think highly of churchill as well, and he despised Indians.
It's certainly a colonized mindset. Imagine if the Irish glorified oliver cromwell, or if african-americans glorify the american confederacy.
So lovely. My ancestors were British colonists here in Virginia and I also carry some Cherokee blood. I always feel the mountains talking to me when I visit them. I am so proud to be a bridge between the two cultures, two worlds, America & Europe and I honor those spirits. We are the window they observe the world through now and as such we honor them.
WOW! YOU HAVE MANY OUTSTANDING VIDEOS & DOCUMENTARIES...THIS ONE IS EXCEPTIONAL...THANK YOU
Great video, it's also got my interest back in continuing my own family history research and remembering and honouring my ancestors. Thanks
Thomas, you bear a decent resemblance to Norman! Incredible.
I wish the soviets never existed. Then I could find out about my own ancestors... but alas.
Very touching that you found your ancestor's grave. I had a similar experience travelling in Australia, where I came across a commonwealth war graves cemetery. Amongst the graves, mostly Australian and British, was a burial of one of my countrymen, a Canadian. Setting aside the ties that bind all commonwealth states, I was very moved to have found this man, buried there alone in a foreign land. When was the last time somebody visited them, honored them, I wonder?
If you and I agree that Aryans are Vedic people who wrote vedas, and as far as I know Vedas talk entirely about geography within Indian subcontinent (until Afghanistan and little beyond). So I am not very convinced with this migration from south Russia or they migrated and had completely forgotten their past by the time they wrote Vedas. So saying they migrated from Russia even if it is true is as good as saying they migrated from East Africa.
Also Hinduism is not simply vedic rituals from a certain region propagated across India. Its core components include even older ones like Yoga and from eastern Indian ones like Tantric and so on, and so your saying of tribal practices as not being Hinduism is wrong place to draw a line.
Fantastic video! Loved every second of it
Very interesting narration .it is great thing to search the connections up to root level because these remainders haunt us every moment.
Thank you for helping me remember. Beautiful, elegant film.
iam am a hindu brahmin and i know arya means noble . its not a race.
WAFFEN COLLIDER it may be but in veda arya use as noble person.. aryanarash use this word for loard ram. even india that time called as aryavarth = land of arya.aryanarash means king of arya.
It’s also an ancient ethnic group that formerly made up the noble aristocracy of northern India.
I am of Irish decent my surname is Ryan meaning ‘little king’ in Irish.
Is not a race but a ethnicity, indoeuropean tribes where the original Aryans
True sumit pandey
First rate video, Tom. Well done.
A bit of a warning, however, concerning your smoking habits. I don't like it when people lecture me on health, but I like you. Be careful with those cigars, Tom. Too many can be trouble. I read Freud had doctors cutting him up because he was smoking up to twenty a day. I expect you're too smart for that, and will restrict your habit to 19 a day, however, and thus avoid the knife.
Good luck, brother. I wish you and your family great health and wealth.
Best wishes,
D.W.H. Anderson
A few years ago my father and I found and cleaned up the grave of my great-great grandfather, who died and is buried in the middle of the desert in Socorro, New Mexico. He contracted Tuberculosis while working abroad in Colombia, and passed away in the 1890's at the ripe old age of 27, leaving a young wife and several children behind in a southwestern pioneer town. I'm now 24 and within the month my own father will likely pass away from congenital stomach cancer. Thank you for this video friend. To quote a group of Indo-European-inspired fantasy warriors, "What is dead may never die."
Hey man, I think you're very interesting and I especially love your videos done abroad. The first video I saw from you actually was the one were you talked about the Indo-Europeans of Anatolia (Lycia), which interests me a lot as I study Anthropology/Classics. You then posted the amazing video about Sri-lanka and your family, which blew me away. I was born in Sri-lanka, and you talked about this other side to the British rule, its interactions and legacy with the people, and in general the history of the place, which I thought was great. With this video, I can safely say you've hit that mark in quality yet again.
Its hard to describe in words what makes your videos so fascinating but I think it is the fact that you look at some of the more under-talked and personable parts of the histories of the places you go to. You paint a picture of the world that people lived in, through the stories and lives of your ancestors, that not only makes it a lot more relatable, but also interesting.
To be honest what you do in these videos, from looking at the footsteps of your ancestors, to uncovering and understanding the old and venerable traditions of the peoples and places you visit, They are all things that I hope that I can do someday, and the reason why I'm studying Archaeology. In other words, what you do is inspiring. I could say more but I think I've said enough.
Please do keep making these videos, they are incredibly valuable, and interesting to watch.
Let me know if I can help you in anyway, whether it be to translate some of the Tamil, or something else.
All-in-all, keep up the great work and take care!
Ajay Rajkumar I especially appreciate such heart felt comments Ajay and i wish you all the best with your career in Anthropology.
Thank you for the insight into the extraordinary story of your family and its relationship with the splendid people and country of India. Your presentation and narration was authentically refreshing, its this nuanced and respectful view of our shared past that enriches our view of history providing both depth and texture to the present.
Very educational and inspiring. VERY Indo-European
Remember the Ancient Vedas are indigenous to India and were not imported into India with the so-called Aryan invasion bollock theory.From a fellow UCLer.
Hi Sheila. I don't know what you studied at UCL but it obviously wasn't linguistics or population genetics. The indigenous Aryan theory is utterly discredited in every academic field. Only supported by a few Hindu nationalists and Western sympathisers who are have not been kept up to date with scientific developments. The Sanskrit language derives from a language spoken in Eastern Europe and the gods Agni, Indra, Mitra and others are not from India at all.
@@Survivethejive dude that's what I am telling ... indo europeans migrated in india and merge with dravidan ... thus people are aryans ... this people write vedas and other hindu holi books
Amazing video. The first of your videos I saw was debunking the out of India theory and this is a perfect follow up to that. Great work, brother.
This man had to travel thousands of miles to visit his great great grandfather's grave.. I have the convenience of driving 10 miles to see mine. I just got into doing my family tree within the last two years. This vid was great, I dont regret subbing one bit.
Another of my great great grandfathers is buried 10 mins from my house. You have 16 great great grandparents you know - so do you live near all 16 graves?
@@Survivethejive well technically, no. But all but three of them are buried here in Florida,the closest ones being the first set of great great grandparents,the carriers of my surname.The remaining three are in Georgia,the state north of here. Its boggles my mind that we have so many sets of grandparents. Sites like Ancestry make things easier to keep track of. But I do take the DNA test results with a grain of salt.I am of Germanic and Celtic ancestry(inferred by the tree,not just the DNA results)like presumably most White Americans are. I love studying the history of surnames,and where they are clustered here in the US.
Your videos are interesting. I have been into languages and cultures for a while,and your content is awesome. Thanks for your reply,have a great day.
What an experience for you! And what a great doco. Love your work Tom, keep it up 👌🏻
I'm watching this for the first time on April 14th, 2019. Exactly 100 years to the day that Norman Rowsell passed away.
Beautifully filmed and- obviously- a very personal journey for you. This was moving.
Beautiful video man!
I have had tears in my eyes when you showed us the graveyard.
Brilliant video. Thank you for sharing your personal experiences with how you LIVE, how you are internalizing the world view of our mutual ancestral spiritual birthright.
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WUZ KANGZ 'N... Oh sorry, wrong thread
Patrick Your Heart was in it! It got me in Muh Feels!
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I usually don't write comments, but now I have to break my silence... this is another great documentary from you, well done! And thanks for your efforts to share real traditionalist views! I wish you and your family all the best!
Must be a surreal experience -visiting the places; the buildings, the rooms, the gardens - the places your ancestors had been to.
it was a bit
VERY indo-colonial
Hhhhahhhahah
@mask is gae - what evidence
Hail Shiva. Thank you for sharing this brother
Thank you for making this film, as it is my Grandfather Peter Congreve (son of CRT and Esme) who was born at Blair Athol, and my Great Grandfather Norman Rowsell who is buried there.I look forward to seeing more of your films.
Linda Congreve
I'm so glad you found it Linda. Do please get in touch if you would like me to email any photos from this film of Norman or crt and Esme to you.
Also i would appreciate any photos or Information you might have about Esme or Norman
@@Survivethejive It would appear you have uncovered more about them than I have! It would therefore be I who is relying on you and your fabulous Rowsell website for information on our shared relations. After reading your website on Norman Conquest and Medievel Roots, I can proffer another path back to William the Conqueror who in this instance would be a Grand Father which you may or may not have? Through Norman Rowsell's wife, back to Edward III, and through the Plantagenets, with some quite interesting characters along the way. You are welcome to this to verify if you like?
Hello Linda, Am I correct in the assumption that Lt. Col. John Congreve of the 9th Hussars was your father's brother? Would like to know. Also, do you know of any relatives in New Zealand? I'm in contact with Barbara Kerr (nee Congreve) who lives in Queenstown, South Island, NZ. You can see me in Tom's documentary on Ceylon. Kind regards, Kenneth Congreve
If I just took a screenshot at 12:10 and told someone that its a pagan mound in Scotland, they'd believe me.
well there are tea plantations on the hill in the background and what appear to be rubber trees
Your explanation at the end as to why we should explore or ancestors was well said! I heard that and said , " I couldn't say it any better! " Tha kyou for this video!