Non-Jonesian Indology and Alexander

[Dr. Pal]

Dear Jona,My book GÇ£Non-Jonesian Indology and AlexanderGÇ¥ was published in 2002 November and I had written in this forum about the utter repugnance of Indian historians towards it. One very respected art historian, Pratapaditya Pal of Chicago even accused me of giving away our national wealth! As a writer I am not above making mistakes and had expected brickbats but the fact that no one wanted to even review my book hurt me very much.Fortunately this painful phase is now over and I thank Prof. Jan-Mathieu Carbon of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, for it http://www.classics.und.ac.za/reviews/05-19pal.htm. As a writer one has to learn to live with reviewers who apparently operate from a loftier plane but 'Name that Hallucinate' is actually a misquotation. I had written GÇ£Names that HallucinateGÇ¥ and despite my limited familiarity with the English Language, as a section heading GÇ£The Names that HallucinateGÇ¥ appears preposterous. 'Nandas were from Baluchistan Area' is, of course, a mistake for which I have to apologize. I have been reprimanded for my association with GÇÿmasters of befuddlementGÇÖ like Robert Graves and Karl Jung but I still think a historian cannot insulate himself totally from myth. I feel honoured by the epithet GÇÿGravesianGÇÖ and I have tried to learn from one of my great heroes - Wolfgang Pauli (winner of a Nobel Prize for physics) who wrote a book with Karl Jung. GÇ£Heaven has become empty space for us, a fair memory of things that were. But our heart glows, and secret unrest gnaws at the root of our beingGÇ¥, wrote Jung.
Regards,
Dr. Pal

[susan]

Dear Dr Pal
Congratulations on having your book reviewed - you've certainly worked very hard on it.Next month I'm going to Sri Lanka to meet a friend who has been studying Alexander Romances in India & Sri Lanka for many years, especially in connection with the war-god Skanda; I'd like to get hold of a copy of your book before I go, to take to him. Can you tell me how I can purchase it ?RegardsSusan

[Pela]

Hi Susan did you find this info, and it's only 12 pounds, a bargain:Ranajit Pal, Non-Jonesian Indology and Alexander. New Delhi: Minerva Press, 2002. Pp. 268, incl. 41 black- and-white illustrations. ISBN 81-7662-032-7. Regards to all.
OLD MACEDONIANGLISH Koen iyas sam gnayan aza to shwo iyasWhen i's am knowan as to what i's vizden aza tia gorosali gramatik rekoi odviewed as the colossal gramatik reckons ofMakedonsi histori, verieve moy velot sestra,Makedon's history, believe my word sister,brator, keyull gnayall totalno onadto shwo iyas brother, you'll knowall totally on to what i's vidu aza chisto voda. viewed as chaste water.

[Dr. Pal]

Dear Susan,Thanks for your interest. I have been exploring the possible link of the mythology of Ganesha, Skanda's brother. In one of the representations of Ganesha he smites Sinduasura. Can this be linked with Porus?
My book is available from Amazon.co.uk and also W.H. Smith and Blackwell. I have a few copies which can be mailed directly.
http://books.kelkoo.co.uk/ctl/do/compar ... oksRegards,
Dr. Pal