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Marshall,
I am aware of Thapar's reputation. My point that all historians have their
biases (as do we) was summed well by you in that history not being akin to
any exact science. I would like it to stay so that individuals may have the
opportunity to refute, as for instance SN Balagangadhara when he takes on
western scholars using the same dialectics, in The Heathen in His Blindness.
It is also a point that suggests to people the humanness of their savants or
their beloved academics, as well their adversaries, the righteous idignant
or bespatters--and to a degree takes away the omniscience of our beliefs,
however deep the convictions of both the researcher, and their peers in
scholarship or community.
Furthermore, I am wont to continue in my belief that it is possible to learn
to see through many different forms and be able to respect the gleam in ones
eyes as one of studied acceptance of ones being.
venantius j pinto
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> From: Marshall Mendonza <mmendonz...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [Goanet] SBA submits memorandum to Parrikar
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> Venantius J Pinto:
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> Hi Vinay,If this is true than I am with you. Please look further into this.
> I often wonder as to who really writes these books. Do the advisers write
> the books,do they have a say in the final draft, etc. etc. Besides that,
> people likeThapar, no matter what are pretty together, as as any historian
> have biases.
>
> Response:
>
> Ven, Romila Thapar is a reputed and noted historian with a long track
> record. Her work has been peer reviewed and critiqued nationally as well as
> internationally. History as everyone knows is not an exact science or
> mathematics. If any other historian has an alternative viewpoint, all he
> needs to do is conduct research and present his version supported by data
> and documentation and submit it to peer review nationally and
> internationally. This, however, the hindutva brigade is unable to do. For
> it
> means hard work and being subject to critical scrutiny. Hence they resort
> to
> labeling and trying to destroy the credibility of the author.
>
> In fact, the hindutva brigade has been in the forefront of re-writing
> (inventing) history to fit into their ideology and perspective. You may
> refer to the following articles. In Gujarat, social studies books are
> literally injecting venom into the minds on innocent children. The infamous
> VCD in Goa by the then BJP government was yet another attempt to inject
> poison in the minds of children and create communal disharmony.
>
> http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=483
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> http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?214547
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> http://www.thehindu.com/2004/06/23/stories/2004062301721000.htm
>
> http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/14/stories/2007021415630400.htm
>
> http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1523/15230140.htm
>
> http://www.sacw.net/HateEducation/MridulaAditya122001.html
>
> http://www.sacw.net/HateEducation/index.html
>
> I would ask Vinay to name any hindutva oriented 'historian' who has done
> real research, published papers and been critically reviewed by peers
> internationally.
>
> Regards,
>
> Marshall
>
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