I apologize if I conveyed this impression. I merely said that the
listers are 'better off' in the sense that most list members here
actually are unaware of the subtle political matters in India.
I do agree that one should not associate with the likes of Cremo and
Hancock, if academic rigor is to be maintained. But then, I would be
surprised if M M Joshi is aware in detail of what these two gentlemen
have published or have worked on.
Joshi is a PhD in Physics, and was a professor on this subject before
he entered into politics. He does have peculiar Hindutva views,
although some scientists, archaeologists and engineers feel that he
is one of the best things that has happened to them inyears owing to
his liberal allowance of research funding to many institutions in
India. MANY however associate his agenda with obscurantism,
especially historians belonging to a particular school of thought.
Surely however, all have a right to express their opinions. And I for
one am certainly in need of this basic human right on this list. This
list allows an acceptable degree of freedom, while others (like the
Liverpool Indology) are closed and are extremely intolerant to non-
mainstream views unless they come from members of the old-boys club.
Regards
Vishal
--- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> Why not comment, Vishal? Nobody here has ever proposed to restrict
your right to criticise European and American institutions if you
feel they deserve it. I was merely suggesting that government
officials responsible for scientific research (in India or anywhere)
should not dignify pseudoscience by trating its proponents as if they
were serious researchers.