[INDOLOGY] Against the petition against Prof. Pollock

Thu Mar 3 03:49:58 UTC 2016

Fully agreed with Sri Nityananda Mishra. For many days I developed a
similar opinion. With this we should learn to be proactive. The idea of Dr.
Sampadananda and others must be pondered over.

See the following report in Wire.

http://thewire.in/2016/03/02/what-the-petition-against-the-sanskritist-sheldon-pollock-is-really-about-23357/

On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 at 9:12 AM, Nityanand Misra <nmisra at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear list members
>
> Late last night, Mr. Rohan Murty stated to the Economic Times that Prof.
> Sheldon Pollock will stay on the board of MCLI for “many years to come”.[1]
> With this, the short-lived controversy is over and the chapter is closed,
> and it is time for everybody to move on. While I do not personally agree
> with one statement of Mr. Murty ("there aren't more scholars in India
> capable of carrying out such translations from ancient literature"), I
> respect his decision and am nobody to question it. Mr. Murty's comments
> should be read by all petitioners, they can learn a lesson or two from
> them.
>
> Concidentally, yesterday evening Justice Pratibha Rani granted a six-month
> interim bail to JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar with some conditions (he will
> not participate actively or passively in ... and make all efforts within
> his power to control ... anti-national activities).[2] The full judgement
> of Pratibha Rani should likewise be read by all those who signed the
> solidarity statement on JNU, they can learn a lesson or two from it.
>
> [1] Divya Shekhar and Indulekha Aravind (March 3 2016), Rohan Murty says
> American Indologist Sheldon Pollock to stay, Economic Times, URL:
> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/51231553.cms
>
> [2] Justice Praibha Rani (March 2 2016), Kanhaiya Kumar versus the State
> of NCT of Delhi, Delhi High Coury, URL:
> http://lobis.nic.in/ddir/dhc/PRA/judgement/02-03-2016/PRA02032016CRLW5582016.pdf
> On Mar 1, 2016 2:04 PM, "Caren Dreyer" <mail at caren-dreyer.de> wrote:
>
>> Dear all, isnt it time for an alphabetical blacklist to be regularly
>> updated in order not to invite the wrong persons financed by public funds
>> caren dreyer
>>
>> Sent from my phone.
>>
>> On 01 Mar 2016, at 13:31, Walter Slaje <slaje at kabelmail.de> wrote:
>>
>>  
>> Dear List,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> it might be of some relevance to the community of Indologists that among
>>> the prominent signatories of the Pollock removal petition Prof. V.
>>> Kutumba Sastry ranks fifth on top of the list:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.change.org/p/mr-n-r-narayana-murthy-and-mr-rohan-narayan-murty-removal-of-prof-sheldon-pollock-as-mentor-and-chief-editor-of-murty-classical-library
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That Prof. Kutumba Sastry signed this petition in his capacity of the „President,
>>> International Association of Sanskrit Studies” (IASS), has meanwhile
>>> attracted the attention of also the media, who specifically single out his
>>> name and function:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/murty-library-editor-petition-wants-us-scholar-removed-cites-jnu-remarks/
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/03/01/sheldon-pollock-murty-lib_n_9345928.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In terms of Indological research, it is perhaps of no little
>>> significance that the President of the IASS - a leading organization
>>> carrying “International” as part of their name and arranging the "World
>>> Sanskrit Conference" on a regular basis - publicly supports the text of the
>>> debated petition in full and demands, among others, “Make in India” ethics
>>> and “Swadeshi Indology” in contexts of research and academic publications
>>> guidelines. Trying to be “international” and “swadeshi” at the same time
>>> clearly equals a contradiction in terms.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The IASS ought to state their position in this matter by clarifying if,
>>> in promoting nationalist ideas of Indological research, their president is
>>> acting on their behalf:
>>>
>>> http://www.sanskritassociation.org/board-members.php
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks and regards,
>>>
>>> WS
>>>
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------
>> Prof. Dr. Walter Slaje
>> Hermann-Löns-Str. 1
>> D-99425 Weimar
>> Deutschland
>>
>> Ego ex animi mei sententia spondeo ac polliceor
>> studia humanitatis impigro labore culturum et provecturum
>> non sordidi lucri causa nec ad vanam captandam gloriam,
>> sed quo magis veritas propagetur et lux eius, qua salus
>> humani generis continetur, clarius effulgeat.
>> Vindobonae, die XXI. mensis Novembris MCMLXXXIII. 
>>
>>> 
>>>
>>
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