Wonderful article Vijay sir. It is fascinating to see Ganapathy's presence in Afganisthan to Greater India. (He is still sitting in the Indonesian currency !) We are waiting to see more of this series.
fascinating indeed. I had gone to an authentic Vietnamese restaurant last night and I saw a golden statue (which looked like a Ganesha) at the cashier's counter. I just wondered about it. Lo and behold, this morning I see this email thread about Champa!
That is why I believe we must give greater credence to local stories, sevi vazhi seidi and local puranams. Otherwise modern linguists can link any word in any language and arrive at any 'acceptable' or 'revolutionary' theories. Same goes for dating of events. In our enthusiasm to give absolute periods and dates to events, we must not lose the original sources even if they appear to be improbable or confusing. sampath