Sunday, February 16, 2014

Revisiting The Hindus: An Alternative History by Wendy Doniger

I've been fairly obsessed about Penguin India's recent decision to recall and pulp Wendy Doniger's The Hindus: An Alternative History.

Here I have to make a disclosure: Penguin (US) actually gave me a complimentary copy.  It was flattering that a big operation like Penguin took note of my little blog and it appealed to my sense of vanity.

Here are a couple of worthwhile commentaries on Penguin India's recent decision to recall and pulp The Hindus: An Alternative History:
In his article, Elst notes Vishal Agarwal's effort to compile a chapter-by-chapter refutation of The Hindus.  You may find Vishal's chapter-wise review at http://vishalagarwal.voiceofdharma.com/articles/thaah/.

Lastly, I have made a few changes in the last paragraph of my review on Goodreads.