Mehta, who said he was left with little time for writing & other academic interests as V-C, was recently called an unrelenting critic of Modi govt in an IB note.
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This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Absolutely correct. Our ‘intellectuals’ are as away from the ground realities as science teaching from the arena of new technology. Moreover, selective outrage and selective quotes suit only a section with pre-mindset and refusing to listen to other point of views.
I am not a Modi fan either…but haven’t seen such a consistently biased academic like Mr. Mehta! Even without reading his articles you kind of know the conclusion.
विचारों से तमाम मुद्दों पर असहमत होते हुए भी मेहता जी को पढ़ना और सुनना जरूरी है। वह कहीं भी रहें उनको उनके पाठक या श्रोता अवश्य सुनें। मोदीजी को भी उनको पढ़ना और सुनना चाहिए।
The political atmosphere has changed but it has brought lot of pressure on such academic persons to follow thew party in power and thus loose your own thinking and follow the instructions.
We will find such pressure on many as party in power wish to rewrite and dictate new history.
When a nation has ministers who talk of being not part of humanity as rest of the human species but children of Rishi and Muni etc. Has he any such proof or just being in power can utter any such words in the Parliament. Where is commonsense and any educational background or since Darwin is a white man,he must be wrong.
Are we going to spend next few years with this elephant of religion in the room as in the past 5 years or see any developments?
Bhanu Pratap Mehta, like many of our academics was an interpreter. Interpreters don’t do original work but spend their time interpreting events or research work done by others. The danger with this approach is that over time they become ideologues constantly pushing a single perspective. There are no colleagues or research data that force them to continually question their thesis. In Mr Mehta’s case, he became so convinced of his rightness that he was writing political columns that were biased and sometimes just bogus. Since he is obviously a smart person, we should hope that he finds something that forces him to question his beliefs and ideas.
Gopalji, very well written. People like Bhanu Pratap and Romila Thapar have done very little original work, only as you say interpretations. Check the bibliography of any of Romila Thapar’s books, there is no reference to any original Sanskrit texts etc, only what mostly foreigners have written/interpreted about our ancient books! How can this be original work? But we can’t question anything what she has published and if you do so one is then then said to have a saffron agenda.
The foremost quality of an academic is that he or she should be open and seeking the truth about whatever subject they study and explore. Even if it means challenging what they have been taught or believe to be true. Unfortunately most leftist historians do not meet this mark and interpret facts based on the ideology they believe in
Absolutely correct. Our ‘intellectuals’ are as away from the ground realities as science teaching from the arena of new technology. Moreover, selective outrage and selective quotes suit only a section with pre-mindset and refusing to listen to other point of views.
Absolutely correct. Our ‘intellectuals’ are as away from the ground realities as science teaching from the arena of new technology. Moreover, selective outrage and selective quotes suit only a section with pre-mindset and refusing to listen to other point of views.
I am not a Modi fan either…but haven’t seen such a consistently biased academic like Mr. Mehta! Even without reading his articles you kind of know the conclusion.
Was a biased and lowminded. Totally unfit for the position. Damaged the institution. Good he’s quit. Not a moment too soon.
Good riddance.
Hope he also shuts up his otherwise non-stop jabbering mouth for good.
विचारों से तमाम मुद्दों पर असहमत होते हुए भी मेहता जी को पढ़ना और सुनना जरूरी है। वह कहीं भी रहें उनको उनके पाठक या श्रोता अवश्य सुनें। मोदीजी को भी उनको पढ़ना और सुनना चाहिए।
By the way why Ashoka University is famous ? How many Nobel laureate are alumni of this University ?
The political atmosphere has changed but it has brought lot of pressure on such academic persons to follow thew party in power and thus loose your own thinking and follow the instructions.
We will find such pressure on many as party in power wish to rewrite and dictate new history.
When a nation has ministers who talk of being not part of humanity as rest of the human species but children of Rishi and Muni etc. Has he any such proof or just being in power can utter any such words in the Parliament. Where is commonsense and any educational background or since Darwin is a white man,he must be wrong.
Are we going to spend next few years with this elephant of religion in the room as in the past 5 years or see any developments?
That he was dropped gives some hope for the future of education in this country.
A man of both integrity and intellect, becoming a rare combination.
Bhanu Pratap Mehta, like many of our academics was an interpreter. Interpreters don’t do original work but spend their time interpreting events or research work done by others. The danger with this approach is that over time they become ideologues constantly pushing a single perspective. There are no colleagues or research data that force them to continually question their thesis. In Mr Mehta’s case, he became so convinced of his rightness that he was writing political columns that were biased and sometimes just bogus. Since he is obviously a smart person, we should hope that he finds something that forces him to question his beliefs and ideas.
Gopalji, very well written. People like Bhanu Pratap and Romila Thapar have done very little original work, only as you say interpretations. Check the bibliography of any of Romila Thapar’s books, there is no reference to any original Sanskrit texts etc, only what mostly foreigners have written/interpreted about our ancient books! How can this be original work? But we can’t question anything what she has published and if you do so one is then then said to have a saffron agenda.
The foremost quality of an academic is that he or she should be open and seeking the truth about whatever subject they study and explore. Even if it means challenging what they have been taught or believe to be true. Unfortunately most leftist historians do not meet this mark and interpret facts based on the ideology they believe in
Absolutely correct. Our ‘intellectuals’ are as away from the ground realities as science teaching from the arena of new technology. Moreover, selective outrage and selective quotes suit only a section with pre-mindset and refusing to listen to other point of views.
Good riddance.
He can now join Beijing University, after all, they were paying him for so long!