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[Amber G.]

Prob. should go in Harvard thread but I did not know that:

M. Witzel has been one of the key organizers of the annual "The International Conference on Dowry and Bride-Burning in India" started in 1995.

Kid you not, but why would Harvard Law school would sponsor this conference?
see:
http://www.asiatica.org/jsaws/vol2_no2/ednote.php
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In this issue we will publish three papers: Sati was not Enforced in Ancient Nepal, by Jayaraj Acharya; The Daughters and Hindu Rites, by Bandita Phukan; Practical Steps Towards Saving the Lives of 25,000 Potential Victims of Dowry and Bride-Burning in India in the Next Four Years, by Himendra B. Thakur.
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These papers have been written for the International Conference on Dowry and Bride-Burning in India held at the Harvard Law School, Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 1995. It was organized by Mr. H. Thakur (ISADBBI) and Prof. M. Witzel (Harvard University, USA). </b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->