one of the few ..... ????

[L. Suresh Kumar-LSK]

vaNakkam

I  would  not like  to debate  with the  likes of RohitChopra and
RohanOberoi,  based on the emails they have sent on other forums.
It  is  no  small  wonder that  SAJA  [http://www.saja.org]  gets
criticised as a pseudo-secular-leftist organisation by many.

I  consider it a waste of my time, waste of online resources, and
wasting others' too, in debating with these two in particular.

The reason(s)

1. I am reminded of a proverb -

1000 men may lead a horse to a pond of water but none cannot make
it drink.

2. Many elders advice thus : one should either know by oneself or
atleast  by learning  or from others. if not, this person is just
useless  /  unchangeable.  -  in  tamil,  it  goes  as  "thanakkA
theriyaNum,  illaiya sollith  theriyaNum,  irandum illaiya,  ithu
thirunthAtha jenmam thAn".

Hope this suffices. Learned members of this list would understand
the above proverb and its usage in this context.

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- http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/27rajeev.htm
and
- from - http://202.54.124.133/news/2000/aug/23gopi.htm

Given that the book is pregnant with factual errors such as
the ones discussed, it becomes necessary to ask if Margolis
can see straight, let alone think straight.

And how is the book released? To rave reviews.

How is the author of this tome rewarded? Well, he wins the
SAJA ( South Asian Journalists Association) Award for his
writing on India.
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Kind regards
- Suresh
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lsk/messagesearch?query=quran
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lsk/messagesearch?query=koran

----- Original Message -----
From: Rohit Chopra <cosmicomic at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 07:39 PM
Subject: Re: one of the few ..... ????

> >4. Muslims in India are notorious for their high population
> >growth rate. This is also a contentious issue in many nations.
> >Their objection to controlling population, like all their
> >arguments / reasoning / counter-arguments et al come from Quran,
> >to which they have submitted their ability to think rationally.
> >
> Suresh,
>
> 1. Have you read the Quran?
>
> 2. Please define what you mean by 'rationally' and why you reach the
bizarre
> conclusion that believing in the Quran means foregoing the ability to
think
> rationally.
>
> 3. Whom are 'Muslims' notorious among? Perhaps among communal , prejudiced
> people like you. Spare us the offensively communal sentiments please.
>
> Rohit

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----- Original Message -----
From: L. Suresh Kumar-LSK <lskumar at sympatico.ca>
To: Indology List <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 06:11 PM
Subject: one of the few ..... ????

> Some criticisms :
>
> 1. I object to the usage of Hindee / Hindoo. This is uncalled for.
>
> 2. Before anyone criticises others, please define secularism.
>
> 3. Harish Khare's Ashgar Ali Engineer's articles / comments along
> with those from TheHindu are very wellknown for their anti-Hindu bias.
>
> 4. Muslims in India are notorious for their high population
> growth rate. This is also a contentious issue in many nations.
> Their objection to controlling population, like all their
> arguments / reasoning / counter-arguments et al come from Quran,
> to which they have submitted their ability to think rationally.
>
> - Suresh
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