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The ownership of our knowledge systems are mainly in the hands of foreigners (through Indology) or Indians trained by Westerners who write our इतिहासः || Itihasa (history) from the colonial standpoint, which is to maintain Western hegemony in academia and promote Western Universalism. This strategy of conquest has been in operation since the Edinburgh enlightenment (1750, as cited by Dharampal 2000) which compelled the East India Company to change its barbaric methodologies of conquest used in Europe, the Africas & Americas (Todorov 1974) to a more subtle & devious method to conquer India. The result was a complete infiltration of western false interpretation of Vedas in our knowledge networks through gross error.<ref name=":1" />
 
The ownership of our knowledge systems are mainly in the hands of foreigners (through Indology) or Indians trained by Westerners who write our इतिहासः || Itihasa (history) from the colonial standpoint, which is to maintain Western hegemony in academia and promote Western Universalism. This strategy of conquest has been in operation since the Edinburgh enlightenment (1750, as cited by Dharampal 2000) which compelled the East India Company to change its barbaric methodologies of conquest used in Europe, the Africas & Americas (Todorov 1974) to a more subtle & devious method to conquer India. The result was a complete infiltration of western false interpretation of Vedas in our knowledge networks through gross error.<ref name=":1" />
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Vedic scholarship in India, in the true sense of the term, appears to have ceased with the great work of महर्षिः यास्कः ॥ Maharishi Yaska, albeit with a few exceptions like Swami Dayanand, Shri Aurobindo and Shri Tulsi Ram. Swami Dayananda asserts that the commentaries of modern writers like सायणाचार्यः ॥ Sayana, स्कन्दः ॥ Skanda, Vejikaa, महीधरः ॥ Mahidhara and Western Indologists are gross misinterpretations.  
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Vedic scholarship in India, in the true sense of the term, appears to have ceased with the great work of महर्षिः यास्कः ॥ Maharishi Yaska, albeit with a few exceptions like Swami Dayanand, Shri Aurobindo and Shri Tulsi Ram. Swami Dayananda asserts that the commentaries of modern writers like सायणाचार्यः ॥ Sayana, स्कन्दः ॥ Skanda, Vejikaa, महीधरः ॥ Mahidhara and Western Indologists are gross misinterpretations.{{Citation needed}}
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Many great Indian scholars endeavor to bring back the great Vedic tradition by translations conducted with Bharatiya perspective. Many drawbacks can be pointed out as to the lack of visibility of Indian Scholars well versed in Vedas.
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Many great Indian scholars endeavor to bring back the great Vedic tradition by translations conducted with Bharatiya perspective. Many drawbacks can be pointed out as to the lack of visibility of Indian Scholars well versed in Vedas.{{Citation needed}}
 
# Many vedic scholars are aged seniors who chose to live in distant remote areas, silently practicing their knowledge. Unable to imbibe different modern ways of life their existence has become obscure.   
 
# Many vedic scholars are aged seniors who chose to live in distant remote areas, silently practicing their knowledge. Unable to imbibe different modern ways of life their existence has become obscure.   
 
# Mental and physical connect with the modern systems is lacking owing to simple lifestyle and lack of funds to these scholars.
 
# Mental and physical connect with the modern systems is lacking owing to simple lifestyle and lack of funds to these scholars.

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