Contemporary painting and Indian politics

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->3] <b>What does Koenraad mean when he calls Krishna a “deified hero.”</b> I do hope you realise that he is saying that the Mahabharata is not Itihasa, but mythology! And when he says that at the “very least that the epic story (abt Draupadi’s disrobing attempt) teaches is that ancient Hindus were not so carefree about nudity after all” – he IS being offensive, and he must explain WHO said that Hindus were carefree about nudity.
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Elst has introduced the Christological dilemma with regards to Krishna. The problem he is struggling with is specifically a Christian theological problem. It is not generalizable to Dharma in the least; Indian discourse is not concerned about these types of theological dilemmas. Philology is the mechanism for transforming the traditions into such a variant of Christianity. There is no dearth of jokers who swear by this theological philology. When their conclusions are challenged, they resort to ad hocs like "are you challenging the law of sound changes".