Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Everyone, I've been following this pingpong game with interest. When most South Asian historians/indologists begin their explanations, they already have certain assumptions that from the Western viewpoint are without evidence and hence untenable. In this situation, any dialogue between the 2 groups is indeed impossible. The S. Asians will keep reiterating their premises. The Westerners will keep on stressing the need to scrutinize them. I think the 'issue' goes deeper. One has to remember that historically Europe and South Asia have had different cultures and knowledge systems. And with these have come differing perceptions regarding what constitutes knowledge. In today's academia, most South Asian scholars will always fail to fulfill the rigorous criteria in Western scholarship. And this is so mainly because they do not look at history the same way as Westerners do, especially if they've been trained in the sub-continent. I wonder is this also the case in other non-Western cultures? Best, Ajaya N. Mali >Dear Dmitriy, > >I'm exactly sharing your opinion: >it's simply wasting ones time to respond to such postings... > >>In my opinion any discussion it is impossible. You simply have not answered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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