[INDOLOGY] "The Age of the Unicorn, Brought to You by IIT Kharagpur"

[Periannan Chandrasekaran]

https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/iit-kharagpur-vedic-culture-calendar-hindutva-aryan-invasion-symbols-claims/

[FYI: this is related to these other recent developments from the same
institute on the same topic:

   - IIT-Kharagpur calendar calls Aryan invasion a myth
   <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iit-calendar-on-aryan-invasion-myth-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-professor/article38065010.ece>


   - With IIT Kharagpur Calendar, the Hindutva Right Takes Another Step
   Away From Science
   <https://m.thewire.in/article/education/with-iit-kharagpur-calendar-the-hindutva-right-takes-another-step-away-from-science>
   ]


==Excerpts====

   - *The unicorn as a symbol of a Vedic rishi is among the four “decisive
   evidences” the sages of IIT Kharagpur have presented in a 2022 calendar,
   whose stated purpose is to rebut the “Aryan invasion myth”.*


   - *The calendar has been produced under the auspices of the newly
   inaugurated Centre of Excellence for Indian Knowledge Systems at IIT
   Kharagpur, headed by Prof. Joy Sen.*


   - *Even though this calendar has thrust IIT Kharagpur into the news, the
   so-called “Indian Knowledge Systems” already have a home in IIT
   Gandhinagar, and IIT Kanpur may be next in line.*

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Regards
Periannan Chandrasekaran
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