Petition to President of India - Withdrawal of Padma Sree award given to Sheldon Pollock

References for Petition against Sheldon Pollock. By N. Naveen Chandra

1. Dr. C. Upender Rao, Professor, Head, Sanskrit Department, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf2k7VsM_z0

2. Rajiv Malhotra Interview with Dr. C. Upender Rao,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeRWxLNzhug

3. Prof. Knraad Elst discusses Battle for Sanskrit with Rajiv Malhotra at JNU, https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=cxJnOITrVz0

4. JNU: Rajiv Malhotra's New Book THE BATTLE FOR SANSKRIT full video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=OHn7cvWw5gE

5. Youtube videos on Sheldon Pollock (293) mostly critical https://www.youtube.com/results?

search_query=criticism+of+sheldon+pollock

6. Swadesh Indology conferences (2) on the work of Sheldon Pollock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvEIBfEnwXM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkDfIrZy2VY

7. Sheldon Pollock's writings https://www.google.ca/search?

q=sheldon+pollockl&oq=sheldon+pollockl&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.17620j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UT
F-8#q=sheldon+pollock+pdf
8. Jurgen Hanneder, ON THE DEATH OF SANSKRIT by S.Pollock,jh-a08-deathsanskrit.pdf,
https://www.unimarburg.de/fb10/iksl/indologie/fachgebiet/mitarbeiter/hanneder/downloads
/downloads-artikel/jh-a08-deathsanskrit.pdf
Furthermore, soon after the supposed death of Sanskrit, namely in 1835, Indians were by law allowed to own machines for
printing and this produced an enormous boost in literary activity in perhaps all Indian languages including Sanskrit.
Henneder (ibid) p.299

Whatever the outcome of this problem, it is possible to demonstrate my point that the present
state of research does not permit conclusions from supposedly negative evidence. Henneder,
p.306

Pollock was not aware of books published in Sanskrit such as Sivarajavijaya written by
AmbikadattaVyasa in 1870, Kartavryodaya, an impressive and voluminous
Mahakavya by the Nepalese Pandit Sukr.tidatta Panta (1823/41873). Henneder, p. 308

Pollock is not aware of Swarajya Gita, Pandita Kshma Rao (1931). Henneder, p. 309

Many Sanskrit works of the nineteenth and twentieth century share this fate; some were
studied in India, but were almost completely ignored by Western Indology, Henneder, p.308.

9. The problem with Pollock, Makarand R. Paranjape, Indian Express Updated: March 21, 2016.
10. Causes of World War II (History 102) (http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/causeww2.html)
11. Swastika, Origins in Troy, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Schliemann
12. Swastika, www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29644591
13. Swastika, news.nationalpost.com Canada News
 14. Sacredness of Sanskrit, https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8188/5-ancient-mantras-that-will-transform-your-
life.html
15. Sacredness of Sanskrit, https://www.google.ca/search?
q=sanskrit+mantras&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved
=0ahUKEwiWzauKkP_UAhVIbz4KHXi1DeYQsAQIOw&biw=1366&bih=662
16. Sacredness of Sanskrit, https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/13-major-mantras-memorize
17. Was Sanskrit Oppressor? - see some of the above references.

These references clearly show Sheldon Pollock was either ignorant of or ignored the excellent Sanskrit works produced in
18th, 19th and 20th centuries before he pronounced the death of Sanskrit Language. He made false accusations that
Sanskrit suppressed some classes, that Sanskrit was responsible for Nazis and that Sanskrit was not sacred. A scholar
who ignores evidence wantonly to suit his prejudices and denigrates a great Language and through that a great Religion
and through this a great democracy does not deserve Padma Sree award from Indian Government. Why would Indian
Government want to award a person who insults India?