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**Bwvapays** · 12-22-2008, 05:19 AM

The pity is that more research on Hinduism is being done in the west especially in U.S than in India. Research grants are easier to obtain in the U.S. universities for original research on Hinduism. Our universities do not encourage this. The reason attributed is that the research should also be of benefit to the society that is socially oriented. Their funds are limited. Also political correctness.

Germans were the first to take an interest in Sanskrit and the old literature. The first translation of the Vedas was done in German. The English got interested in Hinduism to enable them to rule us better. And the Missionaries for conversion. Of course there were many exceptions. The English translated old Sanskrit texts by having two Brahmin pundits sitting on either side. One to read the text, the other to translate it into English. This is a joke among the Indologists, but true.

The Germans did it by learning Sanskrit and pondering over dictioneries. So Germany has a number of manuscripts. We should thank Germany and U.K for preserving these because otherwise they would have been lost for ever.

12-22-2008, 05:19 AM	#12
Bwvapays Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 465 Senior Member	The pity is that more research on Hinduism is being done in the west especially in U.S than in India. Research grants are easier to obtain in the U.S. universities for original research on Hinduism. Our universities do not encourage this. The reason attributed is that the research should also be of benefit to the society that is socially oriented. Their funds are limited. Also political correctness. Germans were the first to take an interest in Sanskrit and the old literature. The first translation of the Vedas was done in German. The English got interested in Hinduism to enable them to rule us better. And the Missionaries for conversion. Of course there were many exceptions. The English translated old Sanskrit texts by having two Brahmin pundits sitting on either side. One to read the text, the other to translate it into English. This is a joke among the Indologists, but true. The Germans did it by learning Sanskrit and pondering over dictioneries. So Germany has a number of manuscripts. We should thank Germany and U.K for preserving these because otherwise they would have been lost for ever.
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