Michel Danino
Michel Danino | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68),
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| Nationality | French (former) Indian |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Organization | IIT Gandhinagar |
| Honours | Padma Shri |
Michel Danino (born 4 June 1956) is a French-born Indian writer.IIT Gandhinagar[2] and has been a member of the Indian Council of Historical Research. In 2017, Government of India conferred Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honor for his contribution towards Literature & Education.[3]
Life in India
Danino spent a few years in
Nilgiri mountains, where he resided for two decades. In 2003, he settled near Coimbatore and accepted Indian citizenship.[1]
Work and reception
Danino wrote The Lost River: On The Trail of the Sarasvati (2010), which tentatively identified the legendary Sarasvati River, mentioned in Rigveda with the current Ghaggar-Hakra River.[4] V Rajamani over Current Science reviewed it in favorable terms and praised Danino for his meticulous research.[5]
Indo-Aryan migrations, and for distorting Aurobindo's speculative views as assertions.[6] Heehs added that Danino selectively cherry-picked quotes from his draft-manuscripts and ignored his published works, which were far more nuanced.[6] Others have accused Danino of pursuing a sectarian Hindutva oriented scholarship based on historical negationism.[7][8][9]
Danino was a contributing author to an encyclopedic volume by
Indus Valley civilisation.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b Pande Daniel, Vaihayasi (22 May 2010). "The Sarasvati was more sacred than Ganga". Rediff.com. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
Technically, I am not a 'foreigner': I adopted Indian citizenship some years ago.
- ^ "Michel Danino". IIT Gandhinagar. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "Ministry of Home Affairs Press Note" (PDF). Padma Awards. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2017.
- ^ "TOI Crest: Quick review". The Times of India. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- JSTOR 24073512.
- ^ JSTOR 3590880.
- S2CID 145463239.
- S2CID 144701033.
- S2CID 144085595.
- S2CID 132664143.
External links
- "Michel Danino". IIT Gandhinagar. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
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