A short exposition of White privilege by a brown convert. 😏
There is a reason the first item on this list occurs a few decades after 1757. Guess what happened in 1757.
Dharampal documents Smallpox inoculation in India—from British archives. Soon after, West "discovers" it.
There is a reason the first item on this list occurs a few decades after 1757. Guess what happened in 1757.
Dharampal documents Smallpox inoculation in India—from British archives. Soon after, West "discovers" it.
https://twitter.com/raghurajs_hegde/status/1330930173001170945
The problem with such Eurocentric history is that it takes the ignorance of Europe and presumes it to be the ignorance of the world. Like Europe thought the sun revolved around the earth, so the "world" did. You must also believe in "Arabic numbers" @raghurajs_hegde?
While Europe was a festering cesspool of dirt & disease, Hindu were well aware of the importance of hygiene and its role in the spread of disease. This is why they had elaborate hygiene rules, particularly concerning the exchange of bodily fluids like saliva and "jhoota."
There is one thing White Europeans were exceptionally good at—stealing knowledge, erasing its origins, and then demonizing the original sources. This came from the Church.
The new book from @GarudaPrakashan will document how that was done with mathematics.
The new book from @GarudaPrakashan will document how that was done with mathematics.
After British colonial education did a number on "modern" English-educated Indians. It erased their histories and substituted European history for their own, so they would look up to the "master race." @raghurajs_hegde is a great example.
https://twitter.com/Unlearner11/status/1331600424021811205?s=20
Yes, even in Math, soon after Indian texts are translated and reach Europe a flurry of "independent discovery" start happening. 😏
https://twitter.com/Boyy1444/status/1331633207939190784?s=20
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