One of the fascinating aspects of the history of science (in the East) is how dramatic progress, not seen in centuries, was often triggered
-
-
Replying to @Gopanarya
in a few decades by the colonial contacts btwn East & West. But it was not just the contact btwn civilizations but foresight to use that
1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @Gopanarya
knowledge, improvise it & innovate. What I find most fascinating in tracing this history is how nations like Japan were able to do that to
1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @Gopanarya
catch up with the West & leapfrog. This story is written in the sweat & toil of the Japanese inching ahead with translating western texts as
1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @Gopanarya
also wise farsighted rulers who sponsored such efforts. Would the Hindus have been able to do the same? The trajectories of India & Japan in
1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @Gopanarya
the 18th century are interesting. The key diff of course being Japan's independence made a huge difference. But as noticed earlier,there was
1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @Gopanarya
Kumara Kampana Retweeted Kumara Kampana
a brief spell (see https://twitter.com/colonelgerard/status/669976363655233536 …) with the decline of the Mughal power & the rise of the Marathas, when a tremendous effort was
Kumara Kampana added,
2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @Gopanarya
@ColonelGerard India and Japan (as u note) VERY different pre-contact. Japan monoculture, not colonized, strong ruling elite asabiya, etc
1 reply 2 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @omarali50
@ColonelGerard btw, check this book out, interesting readhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1099070299 …
1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @omarali50
@omarali50 Ah, Aizawa! Sure, will need to study him in detail :-D1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@ColonelGerard I believe @omarali50 sahab came to know of it thru @Rjrasva who would be the 'Hindutvadi' referenced in the link :)
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.