From: Juha Savolainen
Message: 24759
Date: 2003-07-22
Vishal,
Have you already forgotten that Koenraad Elst was invited to defend here his views about the Indo-European dispersal? In particular, I (and many others, I think) hoped that he would defend his critique of Hock�s argument against �Out-of-India� views. Well, a lively and interesting discussion did follow but Elst politely declined to participate.
If the alleged bad press of Sangh parivar-minded scholars and writers is the issue, then why an earth do you keep sending these ideological infomercials? Do you really think that people here, at least those of us who are interested in matters Indian, fail to see what is going on? Do you really think that you will recruit here new members for the Cause by sending us updates of ideological testimonials? If so, I am not anymore surprised by your role in the abusive campaign to prevent the appointment of Romila Thapar to the Kluge Chair at the Library of Congress (and to nominate Elst instead). Well, that campaign misfired completely. Any lessons to be learned here, eh?
Regards, Juha Savolainen
It is well known that the issue of Aryan origins has got mired with
various kinds of ideologies inside and outside India during the last
150 years. The following article now summarizes the linkages of the
Aryan invasion debate with various political ideologies, with a
special reference to India
Title: The Politics of the Aryan Invasion Debate
Author: Koenraad Elst
Website address:
http://koenraadelst.bharatvani.org/articles/AryanpoliticsJIES.html
Sincerely,
Vishal Agarwal
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