Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 religious-freedom , " Raghu Rao " <raoraghus wrote: http://www.thestatesman.org/page.news.php?clid=2 & theme= & usrsess=1 & id=239258 International meet on Indian history Statesman News Service NEW DELHI, Jan. 7: A three-day international conference on Indian history, civilization and geopolitics is set to begin here on Friday. The executive director of the Indic Studies Foundation, Dr Kosla Vepa, said the aim of the conference was " to decolonise various aspects of ancient Indian history and its chronology which were deliberately distorted and mis-dated during the British Raj with a view to causing confusion and a sense of inferiority among Indians " . He said the conference is expected to be a landmark event in the interpretation of ancient Indian history since the " current version of history is not accurate and distorted. There is need to rewrite the history of India. History as we see it " . The US-based engineer turned historian, Dr Vepa said the conference " aims at increasing awareness of strategic thinking in India and to show that a strategic approach based on long-term objectives is essential to ensure a safe and secure future for the ancient Indian civilisation and lead it to still greater heights " . Dr Vepa who has been studying history for over a decade now said it was a forensic science and depends on numerous other subjects and was not just the study of dates or mere guess work. Asked whether institutions like Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and NCERT have been invited for the conference, he said: " They have not given their consent to attending it. " However, historians and scholars who are expected to attend the conference include Mr Bharat Karnad, Mr Kanwal Sibal, Mr Uday Bhaskar, Mr JS Rajput and Mr Vikram Sood. --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 NONE of the persons mentioned is a historian! - Raghu Rao Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:44 PM Fwd: International meet on Indian history religious-freedom , "Raghu Rao" <raoraghuswrote:http://www.thestatesman.org/page.news.php?clid=2 & theme= & usrsess=1 & id=239258International meet on Indian historyStatesman News ServiceNEW DELHI, Jan. 7: A three-day international conference on Indianhistory, civilization and geopolitics is set to begin here on Friday.The executive director of the Indic Studies Foundation, Dr Kosla Vepa,said the aim of the conference was "to decolonise various aspects ofancient Indian history and its chronology which were deliberatelydistorted and mis-dated during the British Raj with a view to causingconfusion and a sense of inferiority among Indians".He said the conference is expected to be a landmark event in theinterpretation of ancient Indian history since the "current version ofhistory is not accurate and distorted. There is need to rewrite thehistory of India. History as we see it".The US-based engineer turned historian, Dr Vepa said the conference"aims at increasing awareness of strategic thinking in India and toshow that a strategic approach based on long-term objectives isessential to ensure a safe and secure future for the ancient Indiancivilisation and lead it to still greater heights".Dr Vepa who has been studying history for over a decade now said itwas a forensic science and depends on numerous other subjects and wasnot just the study of dates or mere guess work. Asked whetherinstitutions like Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) andNCERT have been invited for the conference, he said: "They have notgiven their consent to attending it." However, historians and scholarswho are expected to attend the conference include Mr Bharat Karnad, MrKanwal Sibal, Mr Uday Bhaskar, Mr JS Rajput and Mr Vikram Sood.--- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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