I am honoured by my many Australian friends of Indian ancestry, whom I have been able to assist in settling in Australia during the last three decades.
They are part of my inspiration to write the novel, “Queen’s Pawn to D4”. Following is a direct quote…
” …. Most Australians are irresponsibly ignorant of history, the genome of our culture. The world wasn’t created in 1066 on Hastings Beach on a remote island on the fringe of the Atlantic. Nor did it start with a maritime conquest of the New World in 1492, the landing of a boatload of religious refugees in 1620 at Plymouth Rock, or the arrival of a convoy of criminals in the Antipodes in 1788.
Rather, we’re the product of a series of long-intertwined cultures stretching back over five millennia of recorded history, and even further into the mists of pre-history.
Modern genetic fingerprinting is revealing remarkable surprises. Put simply, we aren’t who we think we are. And the cultural links are even more illuminating.
Even worse than failing to recognise our own pedigree, we ignore and fear our eight billion neighbours. People are the same around the world. We all love our children, we all respect our parents, and we all strive for a peaceful world.
But we also fear anyone who speaks another language, dresses differently, or holds religious views not quite the same as our own …”
Read “Queen’s Pawn to D4” by Rod Johnston.
Visit https://RodJohnston.com.au
RAJ HEMDEV • 2ndProudly Indian Australian 20h •
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