Guest guest Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 indicjournalists, "N.S.Rajaram" <nsrajaram@v...> wrote: SPECIAL LECTURE Dr. Navaratna Rajaram THE MYTHIC SOCIETY, BANGALORE Nrupatunga Road OCEANIC ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION (As against river valley origin concept) On 30 November, 2004 (Tuesday) At 6:00 PM OCEANIC ORIGINS OF INDIAN CIVILIZATION Natural environment and the primary sources call for a shift from the Eurasian steppes to oceanic regions to understand the origins of Indian civilization. This places India and Southeast Asia in their proper geographical and ecological context. N.S. Rajaram Summary The contradictions between the various historical theories (and their conclusions) about ancient India and the data they claim to interpret are so wide-ranging and persistent that we can at present do little more than highlight some of their more obvious aspects. One of the points of the presentation is that the entire enterprise of historical writing is fundamentally flawed, and nothing less than a complete overhaul is called for. Further, this overhaul has to be supported by empirical evidence and carried out with due respect for the primary sources from the natural sciences, archaeology and the literature. Mere tinkering with details will not take us out of the present morass. --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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