Knowledge traditions

January 05, 2015 12:23 am | Updated April 21, 2017 05:59 pm IST

In his aggressive but poorly researched article, “Neglect of knowledge traditions” (‘Open Page’, Jan.4), Michel Danino attacks the historiography of the authors of the Indian History Congress resolution and accuses them of “suppressing the genuine achievements of Indian science”. It is surprising that a scholar who presumes to berate an entire congress, attended by more than 2,000 Indian historians, is so little aware of the writings of some of the more eminent members of that body. To take only one example, the first three volumes of Professor Irfan Habib’s A People’s History of India (Tulika Publishers, New Delhi) deal extensively with the scientific developments and technologies in use in the Indus civilisation as well as during the Vedic Age. Perhaps Prof. Danino could use “substantial exposure” to such research before letting his own imagination run wild.

Jayati Ghosh,New Delhi

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.