RMF Summary: Week of May 9 - 15, 2011

May 12 Princeton Univ. Debate - Video Uploaded http://breakingindia.com/videos?id=118 There are several videos from the event listed in a table of contents at the right. We link to some of the videos below: The 'Breaking India' book launch: The Princeton University Debate with Nehemiah Thompson May 13 Yankee Hindutva Strikes Vijaya Rajiva notes:  This piece ' Yankee Hindutv Strikes' (May 23, 2001, Outlookindia) is not really a review but a trashy polemic against Breaking India and it is by someone called Gita Ramaswamy, possibly one of the new journalists hired by Outlookindia. One wonders what her qualifications are to review this book. It is full of errors and makes no attempt to outline the main arguments of the book... ...  ...I had sent my article/review 'Breaking India: Some Reflections' to Outlookindia, but it was politely rejected, even though I had sent in my academic credentials etc... This thread is continued here. May 14 Fwd: Aryan Invasion Theory Sent by Murali: Director Bal Ram Singh, Ph.D. Phone: 508-999-8588 Fax: 508-999-8451 Date: July 3, 2006 PRESS RELEASE Scientists Collide with Linguists to Assert Indigenous origin of Indian Civilization Comprehensive population genetics data along with archeological and astronomical evidence presented at June 23-25, 2006 conference in Dartmouth, MA, overwhelmingly concluded that Indian civilization and its human population is indigenous. In fact, the original people and culture within the Indian Subcontinent may even be a likely pool for the genetic, linguistic, and cultural origin of the most rest of the world, particularly Europe and Asia. Leading evidences come from population genetics, which were presented by two leading researchers in the field, Dr. V. K. Kashyap, National Institute of Biologicals, India, and Dr. Peter Underhill of Stanford University in California. Their results generally contradict the notion Aryan invasion/migration theory for the origin of Indian civilization. ....  ... Bal Ram Singh, Ph.D. Director, Center for Indic Studies University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 285 Old Westport Road Dartmouth, MA 02747 Phone: 508-999-8588 Fax: 508-999-8451 Email: bsingh@... Internet address: http://www.umassd.edu/indic  May 15 5-min video by ex-KGB man on psychological warfare against nations Sameer writes: If you watch this video, you will understand how pervasive and systematic the process is that the book discusses... May 15 IndiaToday reports on foreign funds fueling religious conversions to Manas reports: Independent churches mushroom across India attracting foreign funds ..