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The Battle For Sanskrit - A Talk By Rajiv Malhotra

Press Release
03/31/2016

The Force Awakens:  Indian Tradition takes on American Orientalism
Talk by Sri. Rajiv Malhotra
Organized by MIT Samskritam, MIT HSC and Samskrita Bharati - Boston
MIT - Building 6, Room 120 ( https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=6 )
Parking available at West Garage for $7
MIT West Garage location: http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=P25

Come listen to Rajiv Malhotra, popular author of ‘Breaking India’, ‘Being Different’ and ‘Indra’s Net’ speak about his latest book - ‘The Battle for Sanskrit’ (www.thebattleforsanskrit.com) in which he discusses the importance of Purvapaksha (the tradition of studying the other side) of Western Indologists who dominate the popular discourse on Indian culture and the importance of the voice of the insider when interpreting and analyzing a culture and its history, literature and sacred texts.




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