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Subject: "pi~n~nakanE" (Re: Thirumurai Series - 39)
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--- In agathiyar@y..., Sam Sankaran wrote:
> Yes, I have read Narendra Subramanian's work. In fact, I
> have my own copy. A very interesting and reasonably
> 'dispassionate' and scholarly work.

I do have my own copy too. I did not read s.c.t for
years and years. May be you should dig for those
and send it to a Yahoo group list such as Agathiyar.

>
> Yes, I have also read Ryerson's work as well as Irschik's.
> It was in the days when i was somewhat active in the
> soc.culture.tamil newsgroup 3 or 4 years ago. I remember to
> have written on, or referred to, both authors. I only wish
> that Indians, and especially Thamiz scholars, would
> also write such scholarly and interesting works without
> bias and prejudice and fawning towards individuals, but
> with close adherence to facts and providing verifiable
> references to support the facts. Then they can go on to add
> their intrepretations of events, but not justifications and
> exculpations. Maybe, we have to wait for another millennium
> for it!
>

Also, there is lot of pulp history pusblished
in Indian press and web. Tons of Indian caste elites
write that Indus valley elite was Sanskrit!
100% of Indologists from prestigious Western uiversities
reject that as pure crap and fantasy.

Yes, Indians have to read a lot, widely & deeply.
And Indian univ. libraries have to improve their
collections.

Email among commons in India will help a long way
to dispel cherished superstitions - Now the press
and Indian mass publishing is in the hands of
vested interests.

Regards,
N. Ganesan