On Mon, 6 Jun 2011 02:34:26 +0000 (UTC) 123hop at comcast.net writes:
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> From: "Jim Farmelant" <farmelantj at juno.com>
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> Meera Nanda has been noted for her critiques of postmodern
> thought, which within the Indian context she sees as having
> given intellectual credibility to Hindu fundamentalism.
> Hence, while pomo was originally introducted into
> India by leftist intellectuals, it was ultimately the
> right-wing that benefited since pomo arguments
> could be used, and were so used, to provide
> an updated apologetics for Hindu fundamentalism.
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> details?
http://www.mukto-mona.com/Articles/vedic_science_Mira.htm http://newhumanist.org.uk/332/meera-nanda
She has been published in Monthly Review in the past, see her "Against Social De(con)struction of Science: Cautionary Tales from the Third World" in Monthly Review (March 1997).
Jim Farmelant http://independent.academia.edu/JimFarmelant www.foxymath.com Learn or Review Basic Math
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> Joanna
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