Thanks for sharing this. It’s truly dismaying to see the world’s “two greatest democracies “ — India and the US — submerged by floods of sheer idiocy.
Matthew Kapstein EPHE, Paris Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ From: INDOLOGY <[email protected]> on behalf of Periannan Chandrasekaran via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 9:59:55 PM To: indology <[email protected]> Subject: [INDOLOGY] "The Age of the Unicorn, Brought to You by IIT Kharagpur" https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/iit-kharagpur-vedic-culture-calendar-hindutva-aryan-invasion-symbols-claims/ [FYI: this is related to these other recent developments from the same institute on the same topic: * IIT-Kharagpur calendar calls Aryan invasion a myth<https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iit-calendar-on-aryan-invasion-myth-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-professor/article38065010.ece> * With IIT Kharagpur Calendar, the Hindutva Right Takes Another Step Away From Science<https://m.thewire.in/article/education/with-iit-kharagpur-calendar-the-hindutva-right-takes-another-step-away-from-science> ] ==Excerpts==== * The unicorn as a symbol of a Vedic rishi is among the four “decisive evidences” the sages of IIT Kharagpur have presented in a 2022 calendar, whose stated purpose is to rebut the “Aryan invasion myth”. * The calendar has been produced under the auspices of the newly inaugurated Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems at IIT Kharagpur, headed by Prof. Joy Sen. * Even though this calendar has thrust IIT Kharagpur into the news, the so-called “Indian Knowledge Systems” already have a home in IIT Gandhinagar, and IIT Kanpur may be next in line. * ========== The Wire Science – Submission Guidelines<https://science.thewire.in/science/our-submission-guidelines/?utm_source=banner_article> Regards Periannan Chandrasekaran
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