Mr. Kalyanaraman,
You have written about "the Gulf of Khambat Cultural Complex --
precursor of Sarasvati Sindhu Valley Civilization" with some
eloquence at your web site. In particular, one can find statements
such as: "That the Gulf of Khambat Cultural Complex (GKCC), with
early origins dated to ca. 9800 years Before Present, is a precursor
of the Sarasvati Sindhu Valley Civilization is dramatically
confirmed by a triangular tablet with an image engraved in bas
relief" etc. at your web site.
Well, scholarly communities that live by the usual rules and
principles of scientific research demand reliable evidence for
extraordinary claims. Given this, it is no wonder that many
skeptical responses have been made to claims stating the discovery
of the "the oldest city in the world" etc. at the Gulf of Khambat.
To counter this skepticism, the organization responsible for the
Khambat investigations (NIOT) promised "an international symposium"
that was supposed to have been "organized by August 2002 to get the
opinions and suggestions from the Experts in the field", "with the
help of other national organizations like ASI, NIO, NGRI, etc."?
In view of your obvious interest in these issues, could you perhaps
tell us whether you have been personally involved in the "expert
symposium" organized by the NIOT? And if you have been, what has
been the response of the "experts in the field" to claims that have
found such a prominent place at your web site?
Regards, Juha Savolainen
--- In cybalist@..., "S.Kalyanaraman" <kalyan97@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@..., Piotr Gasiorowski <piotr.gasiorowski@...>
> wrote:
> ...Who says that the Indo-Aryan speakers were "primitive" (in what
> sense?) or indeed that transhumant pastoralism as such is
> more "primitive" than, say, sedentary farming? Where are the
> linguists who call the Rigveda "primitive poetry"? Frawley is
> tearing down men of straw.
>
> An view can be that of Benedetto Croce; was language meant for
> poetry in the early phases of philogeny?
>
> The Legacy of Benedetto Croce: Contemporary Critical Views
>
> by J. D'Amico, D.A. Trafton, and M. Verdicchio.University of
Toronto
> Press. 244. $60.00 Reviewed in University of Toronto Quarterly by
> ROCCO CAPOZZI
>
> "...poetry had primacy over reason and that language was a
> manifestation of spiritual life. Furthermore, this collection of
> essays is an excellent testimonial of the fact that Croce's
> importance extends beyond the familiar cliché of the philosopher's
> claims on the impossibility to separate intuition (inspiration)
from
> expression (language), and, thus, on his proverbial firm stand on
> the unity between form and content."