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	Statement by a group of students in the USA (University of Wisconsin at Madison) about Dr. K. Elst, from Chingari's ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		We, the members of Chingari, are dismayed and outraged that Koenraad Elst is being taken seriously as a scholar at the upcoming University of Wisconsin South Asian Studies conference.
		Elst's hatred of Islam and secularists, and championing of the extreme Hindu right-wing agenda, is abundant in his writings.
		Elst attempts to claim that just like pro-Nazi "revisionists" or "negationists" who try to deny the factual history of the Holocaust, pro-Muslim "negationists" (read secular intellectuals) systematically try to conceal what he sees as Muslims' attempts to annihilate the Hindus.
	www.angelfire.com /in/zydenbos/elstprotest.html (1274 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Koenraad Elst
		Koenraad Elst is a Belgian orientalist and writer.
		Elst has written at length about fascism and totalitarianism in India and the West.
		Elst had for some years a leftist phase, and had also some interest in the New Age movement, though he writes that by 1985 he had had enough of the "superficiality and flakiness" of the New Age scene.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Koenraad_Elst (1210 words)

	Support Dr. Koenraad Elst for the Kluge Chair Petition
		Dr. Elst was born in Leuven Belgium on August 7, 1959 into a Flemish Catholic family.
		Dr. Elst shows a rare courage in challenging many of the historical dogmas concerning Hinduism and the ancient history of South and West Asia.
		The Support Dr. Koenraad Elst for the Kluge Chair Petition to James Billington, Libray of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue S.E, Washington, DC 20540-4860; was created by and written by Mayuresh Kelkar.
	www.petitiononline.com /elst1959/petition.html (302 words)

	Elst probes, discovers India for himself (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Elst was in the city to deliver a lecture on ‘Ayodhya-History and Controversy’, a subject extremely close to his heart.
		Elst shows a strong distaste for those he calls the professional secularists and blames them for warping facts.
		Elst also feels that the restraint of the majority community during great provocations is not given its due, while one retaliation is blown out of proportion.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0104/143.html (528 words)

	Communalism Watch: March 2003
		Elst's commitment to the Sangh Parivar can be gauged from the fact that he unabashedly defended it even as the fires of Gujarat were still raging last year.
		Elst doesn't mention the fact that the activities of Khwaja Hasan Nizami and other luminaries of the Tabligh/Tanzeem movement were a reaction to the massive conversion efforts of Arya Samaj and not vice versa.
		Elst himself hints towards this when he writes that the shift from "Hindu‰ to "Indian‰ in the formation of BJP was not due to conviction but to fear.
	communalism.blogspot.com /2003_03_01_communalism_archive.html (2063 words)

	Koenraad Elst at AllExperts
		Koenraad Elst has also written several books on the Aryan invasion debate, Ayodhya temple issue and issues related to Islam, Christianity and Hinduism.
		Elst is a member of the Christian-Democratic trade-union.[3] He described himself as "a secular humanist with an active interest in religions, particularly Taoism and Hinduism, and keeping a close watch on the variegated Pagan revival in Europe."[4]
		Koenraad Elst is also a contributor to the "conservative-libertarian" internet magazine The Brussels Journal[7].
	en.allexperts.com /e/k/ko/koenraad_elst.htm (721 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		One recent author with a degree in Indology is Koenraad Elst who is at least aware of the context of Indo-European studies.
		Koenraad Elst, a major proponent of the Out of India theory, has proposed that any Dravidian in Sanskrit can still be explained via the OIT.
		Proponents of the OIT, such as Koenraad Elst, argue that it would have been expectable that migrations, and possibly an Urheimat were mentioned in the Rigveda if the Aryans had only arrived in India some centuries before the composition of the earliest Rigvedic hymns.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Out_of_India_theory (6370 words)

	Elst on Habib
		The writings of the Dutch historian Koenraad Elst have recently become popular among the "Hindutvavadis" of India.
		He claims that official (or officially sanctioned) history in India is subject to "negationism" - the denial or playing down of Muslim crimes in the past, as well as of a history of Hindu-Muslim conflict.
		Elst's distinction: "Not the Muslims are guilty, but Islam", is a perplexing one.
	www.geocities.com /a_habib/Dada/elst.html (2047 words)

	Dr Koenraad Elst Best Advocate in West for Hindutva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Elst takes on Hindutva's critics with gusto, pooh-poohing the notion that the saffron brigade could possibly be fascist and debunking the theory that the Aryans in India are not an indigenous people.
		Elst's latest book, an expanded version of the thesis which earned him his Ph.D. from the University of Leuven in Belgium, is Decolonising the Hindu Mind, a study of the ideas which have propelled the Hindu revivalist movement.
		Elst is disturbed by the anti-democratic strains of some Hindu organisations of millennia, Hindu India had been the proverbially rich country, and for long, the wily money making Hindu bania had been a favourite enemy image projected by the Indian Muslims and leftists.
	www.hvk.org /hvk/articles/0302/197.html (1427 words)

	IndiaStar: Koenraad Elst, The Saffron Swastika The Notion of Hindu "Fascism," reviewed by Ramesh N. Rao
		Elst argues that the term "fascist", originally marketed as a demon-term by the Communists, has now been used not just by Marxist academics but equally assiduously by Christian and Islamic spokespersons in their willful and dangerous campaign of calumny against all ideas and groups Hindu.
		Elst carefully constructs his arguments and shows that the complicated and intricate story of anti-Judaism (Catholic and Muslims anti-Judaism as well as Communist/Stalinist hounding of Jews in the Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe) was beyond the ken of not just Golwalkar but most other Indian and Western leaders at that time.
		Elst concludes his argument by pointing out that the best proof that the Hindutva movement is not fascist is the proliferation of publications that criticize, berate, and misrepresent Hindutva, not only when the BJP/RSS was in the opposition, but also when it is now in power.
	www.indiastar.com /rameshrao.html (3746 words)

	Rewriting Indian History - Francios Gautier
		In his foreword to the book of the same title, Koenraad explains that negationism, which means in this context "the denial of historical crimes against humanity", is not a new phenomenon.
		In modern history, the massacre by the Turks of 1,5 millions Armenians, or that of the 6 million Jews by the Nazis, the several millions of Russians by Stalin, or again the 1 million Tibetans by the Chinese communists, are historical facts which have all been denied by their perpetrators...
		Koenraad Elst quotes Professor K.S. Lal's "Growth of Muslim population in India", who writes that according to his calculations, the Hindu population decreased by 8O MILLION between the year 1000 and 1525.
	www.geocities.com /dipalsarvesh/5.html (2762 words)

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		Elst (born 1959) submitted his doctoral dissertation only in 1998, but he is anything but a novice.
		Elst got his idea that pre-Islamic universities in India were Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina versions of Islamic academies where no science was taught.
		Elst quotes Alberuni as though he were an infallible source.
	members.tripod.com /naimisha/new_page_3.htm (2907 words)

	Elst Information - Online Prescription Medication Directory
		Elst; a village in the municipality of Rhenen, in the province of Utrecht
		Elst; a village in the municipality of Maasdonk, in North Brabant
		Koenraad Elst; a Belgian writer and commentator on Hindu politics
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	TRINIDADANDTOBAGONEWS.COM - Hinduvta History: Hey What's Going On Here?
		It is Secular vs Religious," an interview with Dr Koenraad Elst appearing in the Maha Sabha column by Parsuram Maharaj: Dr Elst was to be one of the main international speakers at a conference on the Hindu presence in Trinidad, called to celebrate the Maha Sabha's 50th anniversary.
		Contrary to Dr Elst's self made definition, it means that the State is not a religious state and that neither citizenship nor rights within state or society is linked to religion.
		When Dr Elst puts in question the earliest of Indian Christians whose origins are unclear but who have been in India for at least 1,700 years, one begins to wonder what is the agenda.
	www.trinidadandtobagonews.com /selfnews/viewnews.cgi?newsid1035907050,71170,.shtml (1596 words)

	IndiaStar: Koenraad Elst's "Ayodhya and After" review
		That Elst is rejected by "mainstream" publishers under the thumb of the left is then used to blame him for havinghis publication under the "Voice of India" imprint.
		Elst: "But the point is, while one cannot blame the Muslim propagandists for painting a rosy picture of the religion they try to sell,we now see 'eminent historians' spreading this untruthful item of propaganda, in books which are required in many universities.
		Elst: "Pride in being Indian means, for 99%, pride in Hinduism (unless you are a secularist distorter and consider the Islamic invaders' avowed objective of destroying Hindu culture also as "culture" and as "Indian").So, this legitimate pride has to be nourished with broad and in-depth knowledge of Hindu culture.
	www.indiastar.com /closepet2.htm (4134 words)

	The Hindu : India will shape world culture, says Indologist
		India will be the greatest contributor to the universal world culture that is likely to develop in the years to come, the Indologist Koenraad Elst, said here today.
		Delivering a special lecture on `India's image in the West' at the Avinashilingam University, Dr. Elst said, "In future, we are going to have one universal civilisation in which the most valuable elements of every culture will have a place.
		Elst said that in the past, India had been identified with poverty and misery.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/01/20/stories/2004012003090300.htm (441 words)

	Koenraad Elst - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Koenraad Elst was born in Leuven, Belgium, on 7 August 1959, into a Flemish Catholic family.
		Koenraad Elst has also published about multiculturalism, language policy issues, ancient Chinese history and philosophy, comparative religion, and the Aryan invasion debate.
		He also met the Hindu writer Sita Ram Goel in India, and was influenced by his writings.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Koenraad_Elst (321 words)

	Table of Contents - Ayodhya facts that did not reach you all (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Dr Koenraad Elst: Future historians will include the no-temple argument of the 1990s as a remarkable case study in their surveys of academic fraud and politicized scholarship.
		K Elst: Today, judges and governments in Australia, New Zealand and the Americas are increasingly conceding the right of indigenous communities to restart worship at their sacred sites.
		Koenraad Elst: The problem with Ayodhya, the cause of all this rioting and waste of lives and political energy, is not that Hindus want to adorn their own sacred site with proper temple architecture: that is the most normal thing in the world.
	www.maanojrakhit.com /e_book02_ayodhya_text.htm (15592 words)

	[GOANET] COMMENT: The problem of Christian missionaries
		Elst is one of the handful of Westerners who's writing is sometimes cited by politicians using religious conflict to build their support base.
		Elst's site gives more hints into his thinking.
		When, in March 2001, I applied for a teaching post for the course in World Religions at a Catholic institution in Ghent, Belgium, I was invited for a talk with the rector and his academic adviser.
	www.mail-archive.com /goanet@goacom.com/msg04482.html (4695 words)

	The Scorpion
		Elst follows Godse in arguing that it is a myth that the British wanted partition from the start.
		Koenraad Elst has done sterling service in pointing out the true nature of Gandhi’s policy of non-resistance and “turning the other cheek”.
		It could be seen recently in Wichita in Kansas where two Blacks armed with a small pistol, subjected a group of White Gandhi-type non-resistors to an ordeal of humiliation and anguish which ended in their death.
	thescorp.multics.org /23gandhi.html (1284 words)

	The Reviewer: Pick of the Week- September 12, 1999
		The book under review, Update on the Aryan Invasion Debate by Koenraad Elst is a comprehensive account by a leading scholar who has been at the centre of this debate.
		Elst discusses with respect, dismissed this reviewer's criticism of linguistics as being motivated by the fact that it gives results that he cannot agree with.
		In summary, Koenraad Elst has made an immensely valuable contribution by bringing together a vast body of data and explaining both the scholarly and the political background underlying the various issues and personalities.
	members.rediff.com /thereviewer/12091999p.htm (1880 words)

	Zydenbos contra Elst
		Although Elst's pamphlet was brought to my attention by a colleague at the time, I found that it did not merit any serious attention.
		To conclude: A bully (whether his name is Rajaram or Elst) should not complain when a bullied person (whether as a member of a group or as a named individual) has the guts to hit back.
		"Koenraad Elst--Sangh Parivar's Apologist" in 2003: "Elst's commitment to the Sangh Parivar can be gauged from the fact that he unabashedly defended it even as the fires of Gujarat were still raging last year.
	www.angelfire.com /in/zydenbos/z2elst.html (6901 words)

	David Frawley Books - How I Became A Hindu My Discover Of Vedic Dharma - Journalistic Work (Page9) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Elst intrigued me because he was a Westerner yet had a grasp of India better than any Indian did.
		But Elst had much better command of political and social issues in India than I ever gained, unmatched by any western writer and researched in great detail.
		Elst is a thorough scholar and supremely rational in all that he does.
	www.hindubooks.org /david_frawley/how_i_became_a_hindu/journalistic_work/page9.htm (284 words)

	India currents :Interview with Koenraad Elst (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Koenraad Elst is a Belgian writer and academic who became interested in
		K. Elst: Christianity is a tremendous threat, and few have woken up to that fact.
		Elst: The story that St. Thomas was murdered by Brahmins in India is accepted
	bjp.org /history/elst-ivw.html (1940 words)

	Is Islam Dying? Europe Certainly Is (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		If Dr Elst is right, and the intimidation of adversaries by the islamists is a proof of Islam’s inherent weakness, the refusal of the West to stand up to the bullies and to defend and protect their victims is proof of an even greater weakness.
		I am inclined to suspect that the intolerance of radical Muslims, even if directed against the ‘enemy’ in the West, such as Danish cartoonists and the Pope, is primarily intended to intimidate and terrorize people who grew up in Muslim societies and families, in order to prevent their apostasy.
		Perhaps, as Dr Elst fears, Islam in its stage of decline might, by the mid-21st century, succeed in conquering Europe and becoming the old continent’s dominant religion.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/1705909/posts (2470 words)

	An Interview With Koenraad Elst
		I have reviewed one of Koenraad Elst's books for Sulekha, and Koenraad has been mentioned in passing by many people in response to what I have written.
		Koenraad is an unassuming, hardworking, good-humored, and brilliant man who does his research meticulously, but who has been made into an ogre by the academic and media mills both in India and in the West.
		The label “maverick” itself is used by academics and reviewers as a rhetorical ploy to equally quickly dismiss views that they do not know how to counter or they know cannot be countered without acknowledging that the “maverick” has a few points to make.
	www.saveindia.com /an_interview_with_koenraad_elst.htm (6132 words)

	Comments on Dr. Koenraad ELST, comments on Hinduism vs. Buddhism in the West: the Belgian case, comments on Dr. ...
		Comments on Dr. Koenraad ELST, comments on Hinduism vs. Buddhism in the West: the Belgian case, comments on Dr. Koenraad ELST's Blog, comments on Religion
		I, for sure, join K. Elst when he deplores the lack of âawareness of Hindu schools and teachings beyond what their own guru has taught them.â Wouldnât this apply to Hindus in India too?
		It doesnât seem K. Elst wishes to be a spiritual actor in the current rise of Hinduism as a dogma to be defended - in the creation of a kind of Hindu anti-defamation leagues for the best or the worse.
	dr-koenraad-elst.sulekha.com /blog/post/2004/08/hinduism-vs-buddhism-in-the-west-the-belgian-case/comments/pageno-2.htm (2978 words)

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