Just to confirm: My copy of *The Roots of Ayurveda* with Dhanvantari on the cover does not specify 3rd edition on the copyright page. It only says:
First published by Penguin Books India 1998 This revised edition published 2003 Copyright Dominik Wujastyk, 1998, 2003 However, at the end of the Acknowledgements there is a new page, page xi, with the heading "THIRD EDITION," followed by a brief paragraph by Dominik about this edition. Best regards, David Reigle Colorado, U.S.A. On Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > It's the one with Dhanvantari on the cover. > > - https://www.amazon.com/Roots-Ayurveda-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140448241 > - > > https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/286332/the-roots-of-ayurveda-by-various/9780140448245 > - > > https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/286332/the-roots-of-ayurveda-by-various/# > > > afaik it's still in print... > > > -- > Dominik Wujastyk, Professor Emeritus, Classical Indian History > University of Alberta > > "The University of Alberta is committed to the pursuit of truth, > the advancement of learning, and the dissemination of knowledge > through teaching, research and other scholarly and creative activities and > service." > -- Collective Agreement > <https://www.ualberta.ca/human-resources-health-safety-environment/media-library/my-employment/agreements/2020-2024-collective-agreement---working-version.pdf> > 3.01 > > > > On Mon, 29 Dec 2025 at 09:20, Patrick Olivelle <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Dominik: >> >> I could not find this edition — at least could not identify it as the 3rd >> ed, even on Penguin/Random House website. >> >> Patrick >> >> >> >> On Dec 23, 2025, at 12:09 PM, Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Dear friends, >> >> In 1998, I published *The Roots of Ayurveda* with Penguin India. They >> did a great job and I was happy to be published by them, at the time. In >> 2001 they produced a second updated edition that included some corrections. >> >> In protest at Bertelsmann's and Penguin India's craven submission to a >> right-wing challenge to my friend Wendy Doniger's book *The Hindus: An >> Alternative History* and their subsequent withdrawal of her book from >> the Indian market, I withdrew my book from the Penguin India and the Indian >> market. >> >> The 3rd, 2003 edition of *Roots* (Penguin, London & New York, >> ISBN 0-140-44824-1) was a major editorial update, completely re-typeset, >> and with a new index. If you use the book, please always read and cite the >> 3rd edition. Not just because of the politics, but because it's a >> significantly better edition. >> >> Sincerely, >> Dominik Wujastyk >> >> -- >> Dominik Wujastyk, Professor Emeritus, Classical Indian History >> University of Alberta >> >> "The University of Alberta is committed to the pursuit of truth, >> the advancement of learning, and the dissemination of knowledge >> through teaching, research and other scholarly and creative activities >> and service." >> -- Collective Agreement >> <https://www.ualberta.ca/human-resources-health-safety-environment/media-library/my-employment/agreements/2020-2024-collective-agreement---working-version.pdf> >> 3.01 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> >> This message is from an external sender. Learn more about why this << >> matters at https://links.utexas.edu/rtyclf. << >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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