Talk:K. S. Lal
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[edit] Libelous
- Many of his books are based on the theme perceived as critical of Islam and as such a lot of his works focus on the impact of Muslim conquerors on India and hinduism. This has made him a controversial author and often at odds with other contemporary Indian Historians such as Romila Thapar on their visions of Indian history and its politicization. His views on history are often quoted and used by proponents of hindutva, as are those by Will Durant.
Just what is libelous?--Tigeroo 16:47, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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- No sources to establish that he is "often quoted and used by proponents of Hindutva". Same for Will Durant as well. The term "controversial" is also unsourced. Unless you can source specific controversies (and put it in an itemized section) with multiple sources, we have a libelous edit.Hkelkar 17:15, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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- I don't see how the term "controversial" is libel worthy to justify removal under WP. The other two statements also in no way impune upon the character of K.S. Lal. It is equivalent to saying "XXX use his works as toilet paper".--Tigeroo 17:32, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
- Yes but can you source any of these claims? Not a single source in the section (for a long time). And yes, in the absense of sources, "controversial" is libelous. If you supply many sources then okay. If you can supply sources that attest to specific controversies then you can list them under "controversies" but you can;t call him "controversial" unless there are reliable source that address him as such. Hkelkar 17:37, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Bah, that's easy. His NCERT role and the history Saffronization controversies easily sourced make him one. That's fine, I'll fix it.--Tigeroo 19:07, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Provided are links to the entire report. Take a second to check and you will see the that India Religious Freedom, Report is by the US Government, the Delhi Historians Group is a grouping of Indian Historians opposed to the saffronization of Indian history and central to the whole debate about history books. They are all professors of standing, and have numerous publications. The notes are just abbreviated specific references to the entire report available, linked and listed in the references.--Tigeroo 18:27, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
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