04-22-2005, 06:33 AM
rajesh_g wrote:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Consider the question, is India mainly oral tradition ?
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050407/as...519797.asp
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I think that is probably a question for historians.
I think a more significant question, and one which the above article touches on, is:
Is Indian thought less precise in comparison to other civilizations. Is there any traditional discipline that has anywhere near the level of precision required by say modern science? My feeling is that it is only in the past few centuries that India has been exposed to the kind of precision seen in modern science. Any counter-examples?
My sister, an architect, is fond of saying "Indians have no clue how to build (physical livable structures)." or words to that effect. Is she right <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->. A complex building takes a lot of precise preplanning and thought, not merely throwing a pile of bricks together. Aside from temple architecture, is there anything that demonstates Indian capabilities in this direction? I seem to recall having read somewhere that anything halfway decent was because of Greek influence.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Commenting on the inordinate length of our Supreme Court judgments, Nani Palkhivala had once observed that they give clear evidence of the Indian preoccupation with eternity and infinity.
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Regards,
Sandeep.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Consider the question, is India mainly oral tradition ?
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050407/as...519797.asp
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I think that is probably a question for historians.
I think a more significant question, and one which the above article touches on, is:
Is Indian thought less precise in comparison to other civilizations. Is there any traditional discipline that has anywhere near the level of precision required by say modern science? My feeling is that it is only in the past few centuries that India has been exposed to the kind of precision seen in modern science. Any counter-examples?
My sister, an architect, is fond of saying "Indians have no clue how to build (physical livable structures)." or words to that effect. Is she right <!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->. A complex building takes a lot of precise preplanning and thought, not merely throwing a pile of bricks together. Aside from temple architecture, is there anything that demonstates Indian capabilities in this direction? I seem to recall having read somewhere that anything halfway decent was because of Greek influence.<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Commenting on the inordinate length of our Supreme Court judgments, Nani Palkhivala had once observed that they give clear evidence of the Indian preoccupation with eternity and infinity.
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<!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> Regards,
Sandeep.