1. I have really been enlightyened by the exchanges of information. I did not know that one jew became India's C-in-C and one jew became the governor of Panjab and so on. The new information has bolstered my positive impression that I have about secular practices of the Indian leadership.
2. I am not aware of any evidences to prove that hiding identity is pretty common in Jweish history. I hope Mr. Q. Rahman will enlighten us with evidences.
3. One religious group may want to hide identity because of two reasons: one, to escape punishment for crimes committed by them, and two, to escape persecution. To shed some light on the second reason, I want to mention how Hindus during 1971 Pakistan occupation time tried to hide identity. Probably thousands of Hindus converted to Islam. I did a little google search. It is hard to test the reliability of the source. One source mentions one information. To escape persecution by a Muslim ruler, some jews had to move to a Hindu kingdom.
4. Guess is not enough to claim that jews took a cover under a changed name.
ames changes over time for other reasons. A muslim name, for example, "Rahman" has many versions depending on the language, place, and culture.
5. I have high regard for the jews who have produced so many talents and whose contributions have been extraordinary in almost every sector of knowlede and creativity.
6. Our opinions must not be biased by what Israel is doing.
From: qar <qrahman@netscape.net>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Jewish connection to Choudhuri/Chaudhuri/Chowdhury
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Jewish connection to Choudhuri/Chaudhuri/Chowdhury
Well thank you. Still then "Chowdhury" remains an "Sankrit" name.
Guess some Jews (All Jews are known as "Bene Israel" or "Children of Israel") wanted to hide their identity (Pretty common in Jewish history) to took up Indian name to "Blend in".
It is a good "Cover", since a person can blend among Muslims and Hindus at the same time.
Guess some Jews (All Jews are known as "Bene Israel" or "Children of Israel") wanted to hide their identity (Pretty common in Jewish history) to took up Indian name to "Blend in".
It is a good "Cover", since a person can blend among Muslims and Hindus at the same time.
-----Original Message----- From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com> To: mukto-mona <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wed, Feb 29, 2012 6:02 am Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Jewish connection to Choudhuri/Chaudhuri/Chowdhury
Mr. Q. Rahman, Here are the Jewish connection I found. The Jewish community of Maharashtra (called Bene Israel) was also known to be a sub-group in the Teli case called Shanivar Teli meaning Saturday oil pressers for their Jewish custom of abstention from work on Shabbat. Telis also called themselves Sahu Vaishyas. Telis are found throughout India. Hindu Teli are called Teli Sahu and Muslim Teli are called Teli Malik. In north Maharashtra, most of them hide their family name and suffix Chaudhari as their surname.
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