Comments on: The Japan History Group Blog

By: Archana Oak

Archana Oak — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 03:46:40 +0000

Yes, I do agree with Anshuman. I am doing post graduation in Indiology where I am studying
History of India and South East Asia. There has been assimilation in ancient civilizations
through trading.
Also I work as Japanese language interpreter and I am keen on studying History and Religion
of Japan. I am already reading a book that talks about mythology and Buddhism in Japan.

Thanks and Regards,

Archana Oak

By: Anshuman Rawat

Anshuman Rawat — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 06:04:12 +0000

Hello:

The frog in the well phrase has been well documented in Sanskrit, one of the oldest, if not the oldest language of the world. It goes by the name “koop manduk” – literally meaning frog (manduk) of/in the well (koop). It has then followed on to other Indian languages like Hindi where they call it “kue (well) ka (of) maindak (frog)”.

I’m not pointing this out to score any brownie points for my country or the languages therein. This is just to show that the entire world history is connected and most of the history is a give and take between many civilizations. Hence, attributing anything to one or two nations is, in a way, quite a constricted way of documenting things.

Best Regards,
Anshuman Rawat (31), India

By: Frog in a Well - The China History Group Blog

Frog in a Well - The China History Group Blog — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:08:42 +0000

[...] 中の蛙, or Frog In a Well – Japan, focusing on Japanese history, and this weblog shares similar goals. Its name 井底之蛙 is a proverb that comes from the writings of Zhuangzi, one of the fou [...]

By: 鼯鼠

鼯鼠 — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 01:14:56 +0000

Frog in a Well – Japan History Group Weblog
Today I want to officially “launch” a new Japan History Group Weblog at Froginawell.net. The title is 井の中の蛙, the Japanese version of an old Chinese proverb. You can read a detailed introduction to this new project a…