Guest guest Posted March 22, 2001 Report Share Posted March 22, 2001 De: Radha-Govinda Mandir <govinda Para: Indology <INDOLOGY CC: witzel <witzel Fecha: Lunes 19 de Marzo de 2001 8:22 AM Asunto: Let me disagreed > > >De: Michael Witzel <witzel >Para: INDOLOGY <INDOLOGY >Fecha: Sábado 10 de Marzo de 2001 12:14 AM >Asunto: Re: SV: An article mentionig Indologists > > >>Respatable Dr. Witzel: >>since you asked publically an opener answer: >Thanks very much for your letter, I am accord to you, that the use of >derrogaty names like eurocentric or nationalist etc... Is anti-ethical. But >regarding on your hipothesis, let me commnet that I need , please that your >fine person send me by attachment all your investigations. Because I had been >very nice comunication with the cientifics and scholars from the WAVES. I am >not suscribe to some of them in his hipothesis, specific Rarajam; but I look >that Dr. Thompson had been show very cuantitative arguments againts many >posibilitys of the model of Arya Invation hipothesis. This arguments are >significatives. For other side, I can observerd, that the scenary from the >Aryo-invantions-vadis are more cualitative, speculative and coloread with >etnocentric and religious idols. Like if you remember, the ephistemology of >Bacon. The famous Idols of cave, idolus specus, etc. So, I will be so much >thanks to you, if you can send me all your documents for make analisy, >because my students are tryning to opone the wib-sites thar you recomended >and they din't can open. Let said you, that some students from this forum, >used your hipothesis like a fundamental principle for challeng and ridiculized >the WAVES presentation, but may be they never take the seriusness of to make >a comparative study of the arguments. But, now your are refutate, nor only >by the WAVES scholars, but also for other devergencys in the Indological >studys. Therefore, let me siad to you, that may be your erudite person wuold be >invalited in some points. You are not the last word in the topic.Please look >this exempla:The book "Rigveda: A Historical Analysis" (Delhi, 2000) by >Shrikant >Talageri >is now available online at >http://www.voi.org/books/rig/ >Apparently a few minor errors of proof-reading (of the scanned text) >are >there which should hopefully be corrected soon. >Sincerely, >Vishal Agarwal >Thanks very much again, and hoping your nice and positive answer. >Dr. L. Duran Vargas >From U A de C >Phisic and Methematical >Dpto of Postgrado. > >> >>This "German Romantic Colonialist Missionary Racist Communist" (NS >>Rajaram), along with his one man cohorts, S. Farmer, has already debunked >>N. Jha's and NS. Rajaram's "decipherment" in two articles in the "communist >>rag" FRONTLINE (Chennai) of Oct. 13, 2000,sqq. and in the equally red >>OUTLOOK, or so do some Hindutvavaadins say. >> >>See all papers and links at: >>http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/R&J.htm >>and also, with subsequent discussion, at: >>http://www.safarmer.com/frontline/ and >>http://www.safarmer.com/horseseal/update.html >> >>And, please, do not forget to expand your knowledge and check NS Rajaram's >>pertinent articles in the Indian version of the Voelkische Beobachter, "The >>Organiser" of Oct. or Nov. 2000 http://www.organiser.org/ (same text as = >>PRAGNA of Oct. 2000: http://www.pragna.org/Art21001.html ) and cf. also >>http://www.organiser.org/21jan2001/cover2.htm which reveal all the secret >>reasons, unimaginable to outside observers, for my writing above papers. >>Actually, also Amartya Sen's! >>Cf. also The Hindu Research Centre, >>http://www.hvk.org/articles/1200/124.html >> >>Finally, I can assure you that I am as conservative as Rajaram's statement >>(above) indicates. And certainly, as Aryan-invaderistic as the evidence >>will hold, i.e. little or none, so far. >>Please see my pertinent papers on the issue (via my website >>http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/mwpage.htm), >>and watch out for the next and/or the second next issue of EJVS at >>http://nautilus.shore.net/~india/ejvs/ where most of these never-ending >>Aryan Questions will be dealt with, Euro-centrically from Massachusetts, >>and otherwise. >> >>Enjoy! Yours, qbsm, The M. Witzel >> >>=============== >> >>>May some of your said me where is the refutation from Witzel about the >>>Rajaram dicheperment? I t is truth the Witzel is conservative of the >>>europeism and Aryan invaderistic? >>>Dr. Lolo Duran >>>from U A de C >>>>> >> >>======================================================== >>Michael Witzel >>Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies, Harvard University >>2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138, USA >> >>ph. 1- 617-496 2990 (also messages) >>home page: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/mwpage.htm >> >>Elect. Journ. of Vedic Studies: http://www1.shore.net/~india/ejvs > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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