On 15/Nov/2006, at 10:24 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
How about a discussion on Rajeev Srinivasan's series on Rediff about
the relative merits of South India over North?
Part 1 is here: http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/08rajeev.htm
Part 2: http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/13rajeev.htm
From first reading, it is apparent the man is not a trained
historian. He presents no causal relationships between the bits of
evidences and claims he's assembled, nor acknowledges anything that
doesn't fit his model.
That doesn't mean he's necessarily wrong, just that he fails to
convince. Of course, the blanket dismissal of Islam and Christianity
makes him even less appealing.
Perhaps more interesting: I recently learnt that the East India
Company, when it controlled India, severely restricted Christian
missionaries operating here, for fear of upsetting local populations.
They figured they could teach Christian values via literature instead
of religion.
The study of English literature (Shakespeare, et al) originated in
India, not in England.
--
Kiran Jonnalagadda
http://jace.seacrow.com/
