[Y-Indology] indology and nazism

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INDOLOGY, rao.3@o... wrote:

> INDOLOGY, VAgarwalV@c... wrote:

> > yet when his support is asked to protest against the appointment

> > of an ignorant communist to the post of the vice chancellorship

> > of a Sanskrit University in India, he remains silent.

>

> Vishal went on to make generalized comments which drew rejoinders.

> But I did not see any responses to the above. If Vishal had limited

> himself to this single specific case, the lack of response will

> stick out like a sore thumb. Do not weaken your case with

> name-calling.

 

I am told that two candidates were short-listed for the position of VC

(this happened a few months ago, just before the Left Front Govt. in

Kerala got thrown out). Guess who got selected? One who did not know

Sanskrit. [A qualification which Witzel recommends when he comments on

others' postings]. Panikkar the card-holder was not only made the VC

of the Sankaracharya Sanskrit University at Kaladi but was also made a

chair of a committee set up by the Govt. to constitute a Kerala

History Congress. As members may know, VC appointment of a State

University is a State subject and the Centre has no control over the

appointments made in such Universities.

 

Indology should certainly get concerned at the politicisation of a

place of learning for Sanskrit in Bha_rata. This is an instance of

nexus between Indology and Communism. Next step, will he be invited to

Harvard for the next conference to deliver the Presidential Address on

Sanskrit or S'ankara's contributions to philosophy?