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Revision as of 08:51, 25 December 2005 by 68.193.158.108 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Michael Witzel (born 1943) is Wales Professor of Sanskrit at Harvard University. He has been teaching Sanskrit since 1972. He is noted for his studies of the dialects of Vedic Sanskrit, old Indian history and the development of Vedic religion. He is editor-in-chief of the Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies (EJVS).
Witzel has become controversial among some Indians as his works contradict the version of the Indian history as propagated by Hindu nationalists of India. Specially, his position on the Aryan Invasion Theory(AIT) has invited angry reactions from the so called Hindutva supporters as the AIT questions the very basis of Hindutva.
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He also has a track record of publisihng works that disprove the claims of the socalled Hindutva Movement.