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plagiarism
Therehasbeenalotofcommotionoveronsocialmedialatelyaboutthebookswritten
byIndianAmericanauthorRajivMalhotra,whohassinglehandedlystooduptoforces
inUSacademiawhopaint,accordingtohim,anegative,motivated,andfalsepictureof
Hinduism.Thisisnotapurelyabstractissue,asitimpingesonsoftpower,positioning,
andthemarketingofIndiatotheworld,somethingthatpreviousgovernmentspaid
scarcelyanyattentionto,butthecurrentonedoes.
Toputitsimply,theissueisas
follows:oneRichardFox
Young,apparentlyan
employeeofaChristian
(http://www.firstpost.com/politics/sonias
iftaarpartyrevivescongressregional
outfitbonhomieisitgivingbjpjitters
2349642.html?
utm_source=fp_top_internal)
seminaryinPrinceton,NJ,
whereMalhotraalsoresides,
hasgoneonthewarpath
againstMalhotra,accusing
himofplagiarism,basedon
(http://s4.firstpost.in/wp
RajivMalhotra.ImagecourtesyRajivMalhotra'sFacebook
page
content/uploads/2015/07/RajivMalhotra380FB.jpg)
somematerialthatwas
allegedlyquotedwithout
explicitattributioninhis
(http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/bajrangi
bhaijaanissalmankhansgifttobhaktsthis
eid2349526.html?
utm_source=fp_top_internal)
ThisEid,Bajrangi
BhaijaanisSalman
Khan'sgifttobhakts
booksIndrasNetandBreakingIndia.YoungscrusadeagainstMalhotraisnotnew:I
personallyhavehadtoblockYoungonTwitterbecausehebombardedmewhenI
supportedMalhotra.
(http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/bajrangi
bhaijaanissalman
khansgifttobhaktsthis
eid2349526.html?
utm_source=fp_top_internal)
Now,adisclaimerisinorder:IhaveknownRajivMalhotraforsomeyears,andwehave
correspondedonoccasion,althoughwehavenevermet.WhileIdontagreewithhim
oneverything,IambroadlyinsyncwithhimandIhavehadnofinancialdealings
whatsoeverwithhimoranyentitieswithlinkstohim.Therearefriendsofminewho
disagreewithhimonstyleorsubstance,butwhenitcomestoanexternalattack,weall
standwithRajiv.
Ontakingabrieflookatthewholeimbroglio,Iseeanoldgamebeingrehashed:certain
antiIndiaandantiHinduforcesareatplay,andhavebeen,inacademiaand
elsewhere,forsomeyears.Thereisacertain#DeepStateatplay,whichIalludedtoa
fewmonthsagoinwhenIsuggestedthatIndiahasbeendeemedapartofanew
#AxisOfEvil(http://www.firstpost.com/india/usdeepstateindiasdaughterindia
nowpartnewaxisevil2152087.html).Iseenoreasontochangethatview,asthesame
dramatispersonaeareatworkheretoo:palsoftheUSCIRFColdWarriorsof
religion,focusedonconversions.
(http://www.firstpost.com/world/indian
nationalrajivmohankulshresthaheld
inchinaforallegedterrorlinks
releasedanddeported2349436.html?
utm_source=fp_top_internal)
IndiannationalRajiv
MohanKulshresthaheld
inChinaforalleged
terrorlinksreleased,
deported
(http://www.firstpost.com/world/indian
nationalrajivmohan
kulshresthaheldin
chinaforallegedterror
linksreleasedand
deported2349436.html?
utm_source=fp_top_internal)
IwroteaboutthisclashofcivilisationsinFearofEngineering
(http://www.rediff.com/news/2002/nov/01rajeev.htm)in2002,includingthefactof
RajivMalhotra,SankrantSanu,etalstandinguptoentrenchedantipathytowards
HindusinAmericanacademia,ledbydenmotherWendyDonigerFlahertyand
WendysChildren,asMalhotradubbedheracolytes.Whatwasasomewhatobscure
tiffinAmericanacademiathenhasnowbecomequiteanissueinIndianow.
Thereisanevengreaterlink.ThisfussaboutMalhotrasbooksmaybedirectrevenge
forwhathappenedtoWendysbooksafewmonthsago:uponbeingaccusedofhurting
thesentimentsofHindus,herpublisherunilaterallywithdrewherbooksonHinduism,
whichwereallegedlyatravestyoftrueresearch,nottomentionfullofgratuitous
titillationandinsults.MalhotrawasthepersonwhofirstchallengedWendyandher
(http://www.firstpost.com/business/amartya
senrightwrongsocialsectorcutsfm
needsexplain2347660.html?
utm_source=fp_top_internal)
AmartyaSenwasright
andwrongonsocial
sectorcutstheFMneeds
toexplain
(http://www.firstpost.com/business/amartya
senrightwrongsocial
sectorcutsfmneeds
explain2347660.html?
utm_source=fp_top_internal)
brood15yearsago,andnowtheobjectiveistobullyhispublisherintowithdrawinghis
books:sweetrevengeindeed.
Thisisaprettygoodtactic,andisanoldone.TheRISAgroupofmostlyAmerican
religiousacademicswhoactasgatekeepersforWesternIndologyhasconsistently
excludedthoseotherthantheirownthroughthespuriousargumentofscholarship.
ThisisdefinedashavingbeenaPhDcandidateunderoneofthem:aclearcaseof
intellectualincest.Indeed,WendyhasspawnedinnicecounterpointtoRomila
ThaparinIndiaanentiregenerationofHinduhatingscholars,bothIndianand
Western.
TheyhavesoughttodenigratetheinsiderperspectiveofHinduism,asexperiencedby
practicingHindusorsympatheticscholars,andlionisedanoutsiderperspective(the
(http://www.firstpost.com/sports/dday
cskrrgoverningcouncilmeets19july
laynewroadmapipl2349870.html?
utm_source=fp_top_internal)
DDayforCSK,RR:IPL
GoverningCouncilmeets
on19Julytolaynewroad
mapforleague
(http://www.firstpost.com/sports/d
daycskrrgoverning
councilmeets19july
laynewroadmapipl
2349870.html?
utm_source=fp_top_internal)
wordsemicandeticareusedtorefertothesepointsofview)ofhostile
anthropologists(orcolonialadministratorsinBritishRajdays).Forinstance,theyhave
keptoutscholarslikeMichelDanino,quitepossiblytheforemostauthorityonthe
SarasvatiriverandtherebythebestdebunkeroftheentireAryanInvasionFairytale.
Thisisnotsurprising:letusrememberGalileoGalilei,whowasalmostburntatthe
stakeforupsettingthecarefullybuiltupsinecuresofinsiderswhohadmadetheir
careersoutofheliocentrism.
ButthatRISAcitadelisunderattack,asHindus,bothscholarsandlaypeople,have
beguntoquestionthem,turningthemicroscopebackonthem,andassertingthatthe
westernworldviewisnotuniversal(whichMalhotrahasdoneexplicitly,bytreatingthe
WestasanthropologicalspecimenstobeviewedthroughthelensofHindu
philosophicalsystems).
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oldtrickstograbattention
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amartyasensoutburstoldmansoldtricks
grabattention2337844.html)
WhatAruvikkarabypollresultmeansfor
Congress,CPM,BJP:someworryforall
(http://www.firstpost.com/politics/aruvikkara
bypollresultmeanscongcpmbjpworry
2325408.html)
No,thewesternviewistrueforallpeopleandforalltime.Anexampleisintheconcept
ofintellectualpropertyrights.Thetraditionalknowledgeandintellectualpropertyof
Hindus,freelygivenbypundits,havebeenquietlyexpropriatedbywesternscholars
(embraceextendexterminate,thefamousMicrosoftstrategy),whothenturnaround
andassertthatitistheirproperty(theUturnHypothesis),forwhichtheyholdIPR.
WesternerszealouslyguardtheirIPRswithpatentsandcopyrightsandsoon.We
remembertheneemandturmericpatents.Thetacticisalsosubtler:theappropriation
ofyogaintoChristianyogathedemonisationofcoconutoilbycleverlycomparing
hydrogenatedcoconutoiltoextravirginoliveandsaffolaoilandsoforth.
Hindushaveadifferent,yetinternallyconsistent,viewofknowledge.Theyhave
traditionallycreatedknowledgeandsimplyputitinthepublicdomainforanyoneto
use,withoutevensigningtheirwork.Isthatwrong?DoesthismeanthatHinduswere
notinnovative?Farfromit.Wedontknowwhoinventedthedecimalsystem(itwas
possiblyBrahmagupta),butdiditbenefitsociety?Yes,itdid,althoughitmaynothave
HowModiiselbowingSonia,Rahul,
CongressfromIndia'sculturalmemes
(http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi
elbowingsoniarahulcongressindias
culturalmemes2306426.html)
#LalitModiGateisaredherring,thegovt
shouldignoreitwiththecontemptit
deserves
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isaredherringthegovtshouldignoreit
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2304548.html)
Donebeingasoftstate:IndianArmyplaying
avengerinMyanmarisamessagetoChina,
Pakistan
(http://www.firstpost.com/india/done
beingasoftstateindianarmyplaying
avengerinmyanmarisamessagetochina
pakistan2288004.html)
Viewmore(http://www.firstpost.com/author/rajeev)
benefitedBrahmaguptapersonallythroughroyalties,andindeedhemaynothavecared
aboutthemoney,anyway.
IntheWest,too,theriseofUnix/Linuxandopensourcesoftwarehasmadeitclearthat
(http://www.fakingnews.firstpost.com)
copyleftorfreelyopeningupintellectualproperty,isnottheendofcivilisationaswe
knowitonthecontrary,itcanleadtoveryfineproductsandbenefitsociety.Indeed,as
opposedtoMicrosoftsIPRheavyWindows,98percentofusnowcarrymobiledevices
basedontheopensourcephilosophyofUnix/Linux,GNUandtheFreeSoftware
Foundation.Soitsclearthatanalternativepointofviewmaywellbeasvalidasthe
conventionalwisdom.CreativeCommonsisanotherexample.
StayingwithIPRforamoment,letusconsiderthebasisoftheattackonMalhotra:that
hehasplagiarised.InsofarasIcantell,whatheisaccusedofisacceptableunderthe
definitionoffairuseintheUSCopyrightAct1976,17USCSection107,andunderfair
dealingintheIndianCopyrightActof1957,Section52.Ifyouperusetheseprovisions,
youwillfindthatthequotingofcopyrightmaterialsforresearchisallowedwithout
hindrance,asitisforteachingaswell,solongasitisnotusedformonetarybenefitto
theuser.
Thus,thereislittlebasisinfactfortheallegation,apriori,andIsuspectthatif
Malhotrasues,hewillwin.However,itisanexcellenttactic,knownasthrowingsome
mudandseeinghowmuchwillstick.Theobjectiveisnottopenalisethealleged
plagiarism,buttocreatetheimpressionthatMalhotraisintellectuallydishonest,the
equivalentofaccusinghimofafelony,whichwillremainasastainevenifheis
exonerated.ThatistheobjectiveofWendysRevenge:hopefully,itwillcausehimto
selfcensor.
Thistechniquehasbeenusedtodevastatingeffectinthepast.OneexampleistheNun
RapeSyndrome.In1998,therewasabighoohaoveranallegedrapeoffourCatholic
nunsinJhabua,intheforestsofMadhyaPradesh,andHindugroupswereimmediately
accused.Tobehonest,itsnotclearwhytherapeofanunismoreheinousthantherape
ofanylaywoman:its,alas,prettyroutine,justaskSistersAnitaandJesmi
(http://indiafacts.co.in/guesswhoactuallyoppresseschristiansinindia/).Anywayit
turnedoutthattherapistswerethemselvesChristians.Thestorythendisappeared,but
therewerenoapologiesforlibelagainstHindus.
ALSOSEE
ThesamethinghappenedinWestBengalrecently.
Anelderlynunwasallegedlyraped,andsincetheBJP
Plagiarism charge:
isrunningthegovernmentofIndia,blamewas
Why Rajiv Malhotra
is on the gunsights of
immediatelydirectedatHinduorganisations.Thenit
western Indologists
(http://www.firstpost.com/india/rajivturnedoutthattherapistswereMuslims,illegal
malhotras-netBangladeshiimmigrants,andthenunwasalso
plagiarism-chargeshows-no-longerspiritedaway.Onceagain,thestorywassweptunder
man-ignorethecarpet,butnoapologies.
2349652.html)
(http://www.fakingnews.firstpost.com/2015/07/man
planstowatchprokabaddimatches
toboarddelhimetroatrajivchowk
station/?utm_source=fp_widget)
ManplanstowatchProKabaddi
matchestolearnboardingDelhi
MetroatRajivChowkstation
(http://www.fakingnews.firstpost.com/2015/07/man
planstowatchprokabaddi
matchestoboarddelhimetroat
rajivchowkstation/?
utm_source=fp_widget)
Pakistanrunsoutofits
flags,orders1lakhnew
flagsfromKashmir
(http://www.fakingnews.firstpost.com/2015/07/pakistan
runsoutofitsflags
orders1lakhnew
flagsfromkashmir/?
(http://www.fakingnews.firstpost.com/2015/07/pakistan
(http://www.fakingnews.firstpost.c
utm_source=fp_widget)
wentonandonaboutPerumalMurugansFoS,but
weredeafeninglysilentaboutJoeDCruzsFoS.Thesepoysobviouslyknowwhatto
thinkandwheretheirselectiveoutragemustbedirected:theirhandlersmustbetelling
themregularly.
Thustheentirearsenal(http://www.firstpost.com/topic/organization/arsenalfootball
clubprofile51000.html)ofthe#DeepStatehasbeenbroughtout,includingthesleeper
cells.Thefactthattheallegationsarebaselesswillnotmatter,andthenastieswill
succeedintheirobjectiveofshuttingdownRajivMalhotraunlessallofuswhosupport
ourcivilisationarevocalinourresistance.Tostartwith,youcouldsignthepetitionthat
iscirculatingonlinehere(https://www.change.org/p/publishersofrajivmalhotras
booksdonotyieldtomafiapressuretacticsthatseektocompromiseintellectual
freedom?
recruiter=15510047&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive).
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thewitheringassaultonHinducivilisation.
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DoDiDa aminuteago
WestandwithRajivMalhotra.It'snnotjustanattackonRajivbutanattackon
Indians.
RequesteveryIndiantopleasereadandsignthispetition(Removespaces):
http://www.cinemarasik.com/2015/07/signthispetitionsupportfree
intellectualexpression/
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UdayabhanuPanickar 5minutesago
IsaluteyoubothRajivandRajeevthatisMrRajivMalhotraandMrRajeev
Srinivasan.
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KrisAntiHypocrisy 9minutesago
Plagarism?Rofl!Youjustneedtocomparekrishnaandjesus.Lookhowsimilarthey
look.Ironyjustdied...
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URbecozUthink 13minutesago
Iamincompleteagreementwiththeauthorandhavesignedthepetition...Hopethis
helps,ithasalreadyhelpedmealot....thanksforhelpingushelpourselves
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IntheMiddle 15minutesago
Ithinkthenun'scasewasaCongressvsBJPissue,whendiditbecomewestvsus?
ButIagreethattheChristianevangelicaltypes(notallofthem,onlytheextremists)are
somethingtobewaryof.Theyarenothingbutabunchofvultures.
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FuturaLogic>IntheMiddle 12minutesago
KHANGressGodMOTHERwasSonia,avaticanstooge,vaticanisproxyfor
ChristianWest!Simple!
Christianevangelicaltypes==TERRORISTS!AnyonewhosaysMyGod
takesyoutoheaven,yourstoHellisTerrorizing!That'showTHEY
COLINZED150+countriesexterminatingnativepopulationssometimes!
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gunse007 26minutesago
abrahamreligionsgoingextinct...churchisEmptyinwesterncountrieswhilemoslems
BZkillingnbombingeachotherduringEidalso....
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