Indology, Textual Criticism and the Mahabharata: Interview with Prof. Joydeep Bagchee

Interviews and Discussions

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Mukunda and Prof. Joydeep Bagchee discuss Indology, Philology, Historism and the Mahabharata. We discuss the issues and history of Indology and Philology then we jump to the basics of the composition of the Mahabharata and the themes that it delves into. We broach many topics including racism in historical Indology, how modern Indology has shaken those roots, the Mahabharata as a text and how it was interpreted over the past 150 years, ahimsa, dharma and much more.

Prof. Joydeep Bagchee is a foremost scholar on Continental Philosophy and especially Heidegger. Along with his teacher and colleague Prof. Vishwa Adluri, they have taken up the task of applying philosphy, logic and detailed analysis of textual studies to the field of Indology and western application/interpretation of Philology to Indian studies using the Mahabharata as a uniquely powerful case study. They both have co-authored two books, the first being The Nay Science and the second Philology and Criticism.

Prof. Joydeep Bagchee works can be viewed at and he can be reached at:
https://fu-berlin.academia.edu/JoydeepBagchee

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