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Michel Danino Quotes

born 1956 France

Michel Danino is an author who currently serves as the chairperson of the National Council of Educational Research and Training's (NCERT) social science curriculum. A proponent of Hindutva, he has been criticised for engaging in historical negationism.

France
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The Hindu mind works in such a way that continuity of worship is more important than physical fact. When the Harappans migrated eastward towards the Gangetic region, they carried with them their memories of the Sarasvati. The myths and sanctity were transferred to Prayag.

Aryabhata conceived the earth as a rotating sphere in space, which causes the apparent rising and setting of the sun. Varahamihira disagreed and Brahmagupta derided Aryabhata — but unlike medieval Europe, the intellectual climate in India was free and tolerant of dissent.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michel Danino (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.