SV: An article mentionig Indologists

[Satya Upadhya]

In one of his articles (whose links M.Witzel gave), Rajaram says that the
Indian horse was distinct from the Central Asian horse and that the Rg Veda
talks of horses having thirty four ribs (seventeen on each side). He also
says that horse bones have been found at all levels at Harappan sites.

I would appreciate it if M. Witzel or others could talk a bit about
Rajaram's horse(es) or give some references. In particular i wish to know
about whether there is disagreement between respected archaeologists on this
issue.

As regards the Harappan seals, it is true that no horse seals have been
found, but does that really mean anything? Seals depicting bulls have been
found, but not seals depicting cows afaik.

As an aside, i wish to know how an industrial engineer gets to figure so
prominently in the present debate.

-Satya



>From: Michael Witzel <witzel at FAS.HARVARD.EDU>
>Reply-To: Indology <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
>To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
>Subject: Re: SV: An article mentionig Indologists
>Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 01:07:42 -0500
>
>Dearest Dr. Duran,
>
>since you asked publically an opener answer:
>
>This "German Romantic Colonialist Missionary Racist Communist" (NS
>Rajaram), along with his one man cohorts, S. Farmer,  has already debunked
>N. Jha's and NS. Rajaram's "decipherment" in two articles in the "communist
>rag" FRONTLINE (Chennai) of Oct. 13, 2000,sqq. and in the equally red
>OUTLOOK, or so do some Hindutvavaadins say.
>
>See all papers  and links at:
>http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/R&J.htm
>and also, with subsequent discussion, at:
>http://www.safarmer.com/frontline/  and
>http://www.safarmer.com/horseseal/update.html
>
>And, please, do not forget to expand your knowledge and check NS Rajaram's
>pertinent articles in the Indian version of the Voelkische Beobachter, "The
>Organiser" of Oct. or Nov. 2000  http://www.organiser.org/ (same text as =
>PRAGNA of Oct. 2000: http://www.pragna.org/Art21001.html  )  and cf. also
>http://www.organiser.org/21jan2001/cover2.htm  which reveal all the secret
>reasons, unimaginable to outside observers, for my writing above papers.
>Actually, also Amartya Sen's!
>Cf. also The Hindu Research Centre,
>http://www.hvk.org/articles/1200/124.html
>
>Finally, I can assure you that I am as conservative as Rajaram's statement
>(above) indicates. And certainly,  as Aryan-invaderistic as the evidence
>will hold, i.e. little or none, so far.
>Please see my pertinent papers on the issue (via my website
>http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/mwpage.htm),
>and watch out for the next and/or the second next issue of EJVS at
>http://nautilus.shore.net/~india/ejvs/ where most of these never-ending
>Aryan Questions will be dealt with, Euro-centrically from Massachusetts,
>and otherwise.
>
>Enjoy! Yours, qbsm, The M. Witzel
>
>===============
>
> >May some of your said me where is the refutation from Witzel about the
> >Rajaram dicheperment? I t is truth the Witzel is conservative of the
> >europeism and Aryan invaderistic?
> >Dr. Lolo Duran
> >from U A de C
> >>>
>
>========================================================
>Michael Witzel
>Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies, Harvard University
>2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138, USA
>
>ph. 1- 617-496 2990 (also messages)
>home page:  http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/mwpage.htm
>
>Elect. Journ. of Vedic Studies:  http://www1.shore.net/~india/ejvs

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