My reaction to Prof. Wendy Doniger's nonsense

Subj: My reaction to Prof. Wendy Doniger's nonsense
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Prof. Wendy Doniger Unmasked





Dear Colleagues/Supporters:



I am very pleased to enclose herewith an article that appeared in Outlook India, dated October 28, 2009. Aditi Banerjee wrote this article in response to Prof. Wendy Doniger’s interview in the Outlook India issue of October 26, 2009. I am also providing the URL for the web article in Outlook India below:



http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?262511



In the interview Doniger has unfairly tried to vilify and demonize traditional Hinduism, through a mixture of factual errors, half-truths and inaccurate translations from the Sanskrit language of the Ramayana.



BBC has this to say about Doniger:



“Professor Wendy Doniger is known for being rude, crude and very lewd in the hallowed portals of Sanskrit Academics. All her special works have revolved around the subject of sex in Sanskrit texts ranging from Siva: The Erotic Ascetic to Tales of Sex and Violence”...



Aditi Banerjee in her article quotes the Wales Professor of Sanskrit, Harvard University who has said that Prof. Wendy Doniger’s translations are “unreliable” and “idiosyncratic.” Several other sources have not only systematically demolished the myth that Ms. Doniger is an expert on Hinduism but also exposed her false and superficial scholarship.



It is a matter of pride and satisfaction that many young, energetic and highly educated Hindu boys and girls all over the world are taking up cudgels on their own to challenge these phony experts on Hinduism. They surreptitiously sabotage traditional Hindu culture, traditions and Dharma.



We are very proud of Aditi, and congratulate her for vigorously convincing and forceful refutation.



I urge you all to read and widely circulate Aditi’s article. If you have contacts / friends in the media please ask them to reprint her article so that even more people may get an idea of Hinduism as practiced by its adherents.



Narain Kataria

(718) 478-5735


2. My Take
Yes, give Hell to Prof. Wendy Doniger.
She is sexually-obsessed, is inventing lies, and is Anti-Hindu.

3. What is needed is:
a. Demolish the circus that surrounds her name.
b. Explode the myth of her being an expert on Hinduism.

Surinder Paul Attri