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

[Ananya Vajpeyi]

Alas so much of the sheer idiocy here on the subcontinent is spawned in the
petri dish of "Swadeshi Indology" and now "Indian Knowledge Systems".
IIT-Madras was first and now IIT-Kharagpur joins the rush towards "tamas".

Yours,

AV.




On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 1:31 PM Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Thanks for sharing this.  It’s truly dismaying to see the world’s “two
> greatest democracies “ — India and the US — submerged by floods of sheer
> idiocy.
>
> Matthew Kapstein
> EPHE, Paris
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> *From:* INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of
> Periannan Chandrasekaran via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 3, 2022 9:59:55 PM
> *To:* indology <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Subject:* [INDOLOGY] "The Age of the Unicorn, Brought to You by IIT
> Kharagpur"
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> 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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