Terrible crimes lie behind all great civilizations.. but the question of why so many modern Western academics opt to treat Hinduism in ways they don't treat Islam or Buddhism is interesting.. (my guess is, partly to do w Westernized Leftish INDIAN acceptance of this) https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/987362796688912384 …
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I can’t answer that. But surely you don’t believe that everyone who reads your books is deeply knowledgeable about Hinduism, and conducts their arguments with tolerance, civility and good spelling. :)
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As the person who wrote the first book on Hinduism to win the Wilbur Award in America - a book written in English - I would still not say that knowledge of English spellings is a criterion. The moment that becomes a filter already a lot of indigenous knowledge is being bypassed.
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I don't deny that sometimes anger and lack of articulation leads to problems but it is a two-way street issue. In most cases if people are listened to and spoken to with respect, they are open-minded, liberal, and ready to embrace supple POVs.
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You mean you don’t dismiss individuals and reject arguments based on poor spellings? Shocking.
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:D Good ol' Rajeev. I only object to finding the internet in the Mahabharata, ha, ha :D
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Guys can’t you see Dhume is a polished pisstaker. With every teeet and response he’s slyly mocking you, your values, your ideals, and you’re religious pride because, like me, he don’t give a rat’s behind about your fragile pegs on which you hang your self worth§arian honour.
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All ok...but it's tweet..."your religious pride"; "doesn't give"..:-) baaki sab saaru che; -)
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You little trouble maker, Vik, you! Good catches all. Hope all’s well on the eastern front. :)



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Except “don’t give a”. It’s intential and is legit colloquialism. :)
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intential? U r surely smoking up


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Losing my edge in my ripe old age, innit!
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don't worry, there's always Old Monk


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Aaah. The strong man’s weakness, that. :)
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I have read all your books, ur book's has encouraged me to read more books related to our ruch history & feel proud of our ancestry. Desperately waiting for the next release!
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Same here... waiting for
@authoramish Raavan more eagerly than Avengers it Star Wars
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Dhumeji is only good at answering poll predictions, who can forget the UP polls when he and Barkhaji were with" UP kei ladkei" sadly the voters looked the other way!!
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You got it so right Amish. I read your Shiva trilogy despite knowing the storyline because for every story behind a Hindu deity, there are multiple messages and interpretations and I was keen to read yours.
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You tell a good story, man, from what I’ve heard. That’s why people read stories/books. To read a larger civilizational chest-beating narrative is rather vain, no?
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).. Western writers more likely to learn from INDIAN friends than vice versa