Dr. Prodosh Aich (born 1933) is a retired
Bengali
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professor, formerly of the
University of Oldenburg
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, and the author of several books.
University of California, Riverside
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He is chiefly known for his German language publication ''Lies With Long Legs'', (''Lügen mit langen Beinen''), that questions the foundations and veracity of
Indology
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Indologist
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s,
Aryans,
Sanskrit
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Hinduism
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Indo-European
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-language families and race along with many more.
Biography
He was born in 1933 in Calcutta (now
Kolkata
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), India. He did his high school and philosophical studies in India, and studied sociology, ethnology, and philosophy at the
University of Cologne
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in Germany. He also taught sociology at the
University of Rajasthan
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, University of Cologne and Oldenburg University.
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He has published many essays and papers in readers and journals and made several documentary films as well as authored several books.
Bibliography
* ''Truths - European Christians in History'' in 2015
*''Lies With Long Legs — Discoveries, Scholars, Science, Enlightenment Documentary Narration'' (''Lügen mit langen Beinen'', German) in 2003.
*''Thorns on a Righteous Path'' (''Preis des aufrechten Gangs'', German) in 2001.
*''Coloured amongst whites'' (''Farbige unter Weissen'', German) in 1962.
References
External links
''Lies with Long Legs''*
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Zimbio
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Indian Professor Prodosh Aich, calls Indologist Max Mueller a "swindler". He describes yet another Indologist William Jones a "fraud"
1933 births
Bengali Hindus
Bengali writers
20th-century Bengalis
20th-century Indian non-fiction writers
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Living people
University of Cologne alumni
Academic staff of the University of Rajasthan
Academic staff of the University of Cologne
Academic staff of the University of Oldenburg
20th-century Indian essayists
Indian male essayists
Indian male writers
20th-century Indian scholars
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