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And under the head of War by Other Means - Culture Wars Indian-Style.
What to make of the European/British Interlude in India? A short spasm between the millenial struggle between the Hindus of India (who displaced the Dravidians) and the Chinese? And who asked those Johnny-Come-Lately Moghuls to the party? The Sikhs got so fed up with both of them they formed their own society about the same time as Europeans were engaging in their Reformation.
The article is interesting - particularly with its nod to Max Weber's theory about the Protestant Work Ethic and the Calvinists. But it comes against a backdrop.
Modi's BJP is de-Westernizing India. The theory of evolution is one thing. Abortion is another thing entirely. But the Periodic Table and the Pythagorean Theorem? Calculus I understand.
Fomenting ferment. Discord. Upsetting apple carts everywhere. And easily co-opted are "agents of change" like:-
Anti-fa.
BLM.
Centre for American Progress.
Foundations of all sorts.
WEF.
WE.
Proud Boys.
Canada 2020.
Mughals failed India in science. Just see what Europe did between 1526 and 1757
BJP and its followers portray the Mughal era as a dark period while established historians highlight the glory of 'Great Mughals'. But no one compares Mughals with Europeans.
theprint.in
What to make of the European/British Interlude in India? A short spasm between the millenial struggle between the Hindus of India (who displaced the Dravidians) and the Chinese? And who asked those Johnny-Come-Lately Moghuls to the party? The Sikhs got so fed up with both of them they formed their own society about the same time as Europeans were engaging in their Reformation.
The article is interesting - particularly with its nod to Max Weber's theory about the Protestant Work Ethic and the Calvinists. But it comes against a backdrop.
India cuts the periodic table and evolution from schoolbooks – DW – 06/02/2023
Crucial science topics will no longer be taught to a large swath of Indian students, according to new government guidance.
www.dw.com
Modi's BJP is de-Westernizing India. The theory of evolution is one thing. Abortion is another thing entirely. But the Periodic Table and the Pythagorean Theorem? Calculus I understand.
Fomenting ferment. Discord. Upsetting apple carts everywhere. And easily co-opted are "agents of change" like:-
Anti-fa.
BLM.
Centre for American Progress.
Foundations of all sorts.
WEF.
WE.
Proud Boys.
Canada 2020.
Inside the 'progressive' think tank that really runs Canada - Macleans.ca
How a small think tank called Canada 2020 gave rise to Justin Trudeau and became the country’s new nexus of power
macleans.ca