07-22-2009, 12:43 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->From: Michael Witzel
To: Sandhya Jain
Cc: Michael Witzel ; Madhavan Palat ; M R Venkatesh ; M D Srinivas ; Kuna Mohanty ; Krishen Kak ; Koenraad Elst ; Koenraad Elst ; Kamal Malhotra ; K G Suresh ; Panchjanya-Editor ; kalyan97@yahoo.com ; Padma & V Sundaram ; N S Rajaram ; Mukul Kanitkar ; Michel Danino ; Michael Witzel, Prof ; Michael Schwartz ; Maloy Krishna Dhar ; Mahesh Chandrashekaran
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: Michael Witzel: rattled rat at IIC-Bhagwan Singh-22 July 2009
What a nice fairy tale! And, thanks for the kind words...
Bhagwan Singh should change his 'profession' and go on to write another modern Pancatantra/Hitopadesa, like "Haroon's Tales."
Virtually nothing that he has to say in his fantasized write-up bears any similarity to what actually occurred.
But, I will not waste my time with this and similar imaginative and vivid "accounts" (such as those of Kalyanaraman, who was not present at *any* of my talks) as I know that whatever I say will be distorted to no end by "argumentative Indians"Â (per Amartya Sen).
Have fun in your fantasy world! Reality -- even in Indian politics ^<!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> --Â and of course serious scholarship do not take note of it.
Ity alam. No more comments to anybody.
Now back to my book on Early Indian History: you will have a lot of fun with it early next year...
MW
PS: Sandhya, where are your many long-promised write-ups on the CA schoolbook debacle? No trace of them. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Hi Witzel, nice to hear from you. I have become more and more India and Hindu-centred, hence I am not too bothered about the rest of the world, except when it directly impacts us here. There is already more a body can handle on that score, so...
Pleased to know you are following me with interest, thanks.
As for your claims about the fairy tale - there are enough witnesses to the day, so don't press it too far. Your India trip would also have given you an idea of your true status intellectually and with the discerning public, so I don't imagine you or the likes of Wendy Doniger, James Laine, Clooney etc will be in a great hurry to come to India again.
Martha Nussbaum was rubbished by me when she came, and neither she or James Laine had the courtesy to acknowledge my columns on them.
I will say this - you are at least different in that respect (please forward this to them).
I am sorry I missed your Delhi talk, but I had labour repairing my roof and simply could not leave that day, otherwise I would have given my own take on the incident. But I would not try to shake the credibility of Dr Bhagwan Singh in India. Your JNU crowd and that foolish Mridula Mukerjee do not add up to his toe-nail.
Warm regards
Sandhya Jain
Editor
www.vijayvaani.com<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
To: Sandhya Jain
Cc: Michael Witzel ; Madhavan Palat ; M R Venkatesh ; M D Srinivas ; Kuna Mohanty ; Krishen Kak ; Koenraad Elst ; Koenraad Elst ; Kamal Malhotra ; K G Suresh ; Panchjanya-Editor ; kalyan97@yahoo.com ; Padma & V Sundaram ; N S Rajaram ; Mukul Kanitkar ; Michel Danino ; Michael Witzel, Prof ; Michael Schwartz ; Maloy Krishna Dhar ; Mahesh Chandrashekaran
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: Michael Witzel: rattled rat at IIC-Bhagwan Singh-22 July 2009
What a nice fairy tale! And, thanks for the kind words...
Bhagwan Singh should change his 'profession' and go on to write another modern Pancatantra/Hitopadesa, like "Haroon's Tales."
Virtually nothing that he has to say in his fantasized write-up bears any similarity to what actually occurred.
But, I will not waste my time with this and similar imaginative and vivid "accounts" (such as those of Kalyanaraman, who was not present at *any* of my talks) as I know that whatever I say will be distorted to no end by "argumentative Indians"Â (per Amartya Sen).
Have fun in your fantasy world! Reality -- even in Indian politics ^<!--emo&
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> --Â and of course serious scholarship do not take note of it.Ity alam. No more comments to anybody.
Now back to my book on Early Indian History: you will have a lot of fun with it early next year...
MW
PS: Sandhya, where are your many long-promised write-ups on the CA schoolbook debacle? No trace of them. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Hi Witzel, nice to hear from you. I have become more and more India and Hindu-centred, hence I am not too bothered about the rest of the world, except when it directly impacts us here. There is already more a body can handle on that score, so...
Pleased to know you are following me with interest, thanks.
As for your claims about the fairy tale - there are enough witnesses to the day, so don't press it too far. Your India trip would also have given you an idea of your true status intellectually and with the discerning public, so I don't imagine you or the likes of Wendy Doniger, James Laine, Clooney etc will be in a great hurry to come to India again.
Martha Nussbaum was rubbished by me when she came, and neither she or James Laine had the courtesy to acknowledge my columns on them.
I will say this - you are at least different in that respect (please forward this to them).
I am sorry I missed your Delhi talk, but I had labour repairing my roof and simply could not leave that day, otherwise I would have given my own take on the incident. But I would not try to shake the credibility of Dr Bhagwan Singh in India. Your JNU crowd and that foolish Mridula Mukerjee do not add up to his toe-nail.
Warm regards
Sandhya Jain
Editor
www.vijayvaani.com<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->