[Advaita-l] Advaita-l Digest, Vol 140, Issue 7

[Sanju Nath]

A serious discussion involves defining the terms used and then stating the opposing view so that the understanding is confirmed, and then answering the substantive points raised.  This discussion continues until a conclusion is reached or thorough appreciation of the viewpoints are understood.

This article if written properly would have explored opposing views with interviews from both viewpoints.  Also what is the definition of hindu right?  Seems like any Indian who studies the Vedas, Sanskrit and explains/defends its depth is what liberals and many in the media assume?  What was the background of the person writing this?

Disappointed with the Murthy comment.

Thanks,
Sanju

> On Mar 6, 2016, at 6:51 AM, Dinesh Patel MD via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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> Any comments on this article from scholars of Indian heritage 
> Righteousness is the goal and who better 
> can comment from scholars like yours 
> Comment and respond as that is right wSy 
> Dinesh
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>> New post on India New England News
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>> Ancient text translation project at Harvard sparks outrage among Hindu right
>> by inenews
>> WALTHAM, MA--A group of Indian Sanskrit scholars are calling for an American professor working on a groundbreaking project on Indian classics at Harvard University to be removed because of his “deep antipathy” to Indian ideals and culture, according to aChange.org petition filed Saturday, Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
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>> Sheldon Pollock (Photo: Columbia University)
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>> Washington Post said that Columbia University Professor Sheldon Pollock, a respected Sanskrit scholar and the author of "The Language of Gods in the World of Men: Sanskrit, Culture, and Power in Premodern India," is the editor of a $5 million project by Harvard University Press to publish dozens of Indian classical texts with English translations.
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>> “More than 132 professors from some of India’s most prominent universities -- some of them from the Hindu right -- have signed the petition, which calls for Pollock’s removal as editor and "mentor" of the Murty Classical Library of India series; the project is funded by a Harvard graduate Rohan Murty, the son of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murty,” Washington Post said.
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>> The prominent US newspaper reported that the petitioners argued that the work of translating the ancient texts should be done in India and “not outsourced wholesale to American Ivy Leagues.”
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>> Rohan Murty told the Indian Express newspaper Wednesday that Pollock "has been critical to the success of the library, and Harvard and I look forward to having him on the board for many years to come."
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>> inenews | March 3, 2016 at 4:10 pm | Categories: India | URL:http://wp.me/p70dzN-1K7
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