A hypothetical question

[Akhilesh Jha]

Namaskar Sri Ghose,

I wonder if I should define the words, such as
pseudo-secular, that can be referred easily to
any dictionary?

However, I am sorry if my expressions are not so
clear. Let me know where you require further
explanations and I would do my best to explain.

In the present thread, a question was asked, �What
would the list members say if a person who
does not know Sanskrit (say, in the weak sense of
reading a page in 15-20 minutes) is (hypothetically)
appointed as the vice-chancelor (comparable to provost
in sone US universities) of something named ``...
Sanskrit University''?�

I thought that this question was not so hypothetical
because I have recently read in the news that K.N.
Pannikar, the well known communist historian, has been
appointed vice- chancellor of the Adi Shankara
Sanskrit University in Kaladi, Kerala by the communist
government of that state. They don�t care whether and
how this man, who knows no or very little Sanskrit and
is known to have no respect for anything Hindu would
serve a Sanskrit University named after Adi Shankara.
All they care is that their man, K. N. Pannikar,
severs their ideology and might change one more
academic institution into a communist bastion.

> From this and earlier experiences I believe that
Indian communists and those who shout from their
rooftops that they are secular, but actually are not,
do exactly such absurd things � appointing a person
who knows no Sanskrit vice- chancellor of a Sanskrit
University.

I hope the above is clearer and explains my earlier
brief response on the subject.

Regards.
Jha

--- Lynken Ghose <lynkenghose at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Dear Dr. Jha:
>
> Your point is not clear. What does the term
> "pseudo-secular" mean? If you
> are going to post something, please make your manner
> of expression as clear
> as possible; otherwise it makes for very difficult
> reading and has no
> elucidating effect at all.
>
> Lynken Ghose
>
>
> >From: Akhilesh Jha <hindu108 at YAHOO.COM>
> >Reply-To: Indology <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
> >To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
> >Subject: Re: A hypothetical question
> >Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 17:11:43 -0800
> >
> >Namaskar,
> >
> >That would be a typical example of communist and
> >pseudo-secular's method of supporting academia and
> >of honoring Adi Shankara, Sanskrit and Bharatiya
> >culture.
> >
> >I wonder why the list members are silent on this
> >issue!
> >
> >Regards.
> >Jha
> >
> >--- Vidhyanath Rao <rao.3 at OSU.EDU> wrote:
> > > Given the past discussions about appointment to
> > > academic bodies, I hope
> > > that this is not too far offline.
> > >
> > > What would the list members say if a person who
> does
> > > not know Sanskrit
> > > (say, in the weak sense of reading a page in
> 15-20
> > > minutes) is
> > > (hypothetically) appointed as the vice-chancelor
> > > (comparable to provost in
> > > sone US universities) of something named ``...
> > > Sanskrit University''?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > -Nath
> >
> >
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