"My book was published in early 2000, and I sent a copy of it to Witzel (not in a nasty spirit, and certainly not in anticipation of bouquets, but only to facilitate a healthy dialogue, or, at the very least, as a matter of courtesy). Earlier, I had also sent a copy to another scholar at Harvard (with whom I had earlier established indirect and temporary contact). Within a month I received an e-mail letter from that scholar ...relating that there had been a discussion between Witzel and himself âabout the possibility of Talageri coming to study with him (Witzel) in Harvard to do advanced study or a Ph.D.â Witzel, the scholar wrote, âis the Vedic scholar par excellence, and Shrikant could get proper training and academic credentials if he were to be acceptedâ. I was asked to âcontact Michael Witzel directlyâ. There was a proviso â as discreetly phrased as the rest of the letter â âprovided he is open-minded and flexible in his views, and does not show himself to be intransigent or predisposed to certain ideasâ."
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Shrikant Talageri
Shrikant Talageri, born in 1958, was educated in Mumbai where he lives and works. He has devoted several years, and much to study, to the theory of an Aryan invasion of India, and interpreted the Vedas with the help of the internal chronology of Rig vedic Rishes within Rig Veda with the help of genealogical records Anukramanis.
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