Alas so much of the sheer idiocy here on the subcontinent is spawned in the petri dish of "Swadeshi Indology" and now "Indian Knowledge Systems". IIT-Madras was first and now IIT-Kharagpur joins the rush towards "tamas".
Yours, AV. On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 1:31 PM Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > -- *Ananya Vajpeyi* https://www.csds.in/ananya_vajpeyi
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