Want to see full list of anti-Indian "south Asia" academic zealots--Anti NaMo Letter to Silicon Valley Indians posted on a self-proclaimed Academe blog.

Reproduced here in utter disgust.

Kalyanaraman

PS: The signatories include Columbia University's Akeel Bilgrami, Stanford University's Thomas Blom Hansen and the University of Chicago's Wendy Doniger. (Selected at http://scroll.in/article/751959/full-text-leading-us-academics-criticise-uncritical-fanfare-ahead-of-modis-silicon-valley-trip …)
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Faculty Statement on Narendra Modi Visit to Silicon Valley

As faculty who engage South Asia in our research and teaching, we write to express our concerns about the uncritical fanfare being generated over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Silicon Valley to promote “Digital India” on September 27, 2015.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Silicon Valley highlights the role of a country that has contributed much to the growth and development of Silicon Valley industries, and builds on this legacy in extending American business collaboration and partnerships with India. However Indian entrepreneurial success also brings with it key responsibilities and obligations with regard to the forms of e-governance envisioned by “Digital India.”

We are concerned that the project’s potential for increased transparency in bureaucratic dealings with people is threatened by its lack of safeguards about privacy of information, and thus its potential for abuse. As it stands, “Digital India” seems to ignore key questions raised in India by critics concerned about the collection of personal information and the near certainty that such digital systems will be used to enhance surveillance and repress the constitutionally- protected rights of citizens. These issues are being discussed energetically in public in India and abroad. Those who live and work in Silicon Valley have a particular responsibility to demand that the government of India factor these critical concerns into its planning for digital futures.

We acknowledge that Narendra Modi, as Prime Minister of a country that has contributed much to the growth and development of Silicon Valley industries, has the right to visit the United States, and to seek American business collaboration and partnerships with India. However, as educators who pay particular attention to history, we remind Mr. Modi’s audiences of the powerful reasons for him being denied the right to enter the U.S. from 2005-2014, for there is still an active case in Indian courts that questions his role in the Gujarat violence of 2002 when 1,000 died. Modi’s first year in office as the Prime Minister of India includes well publicized episodes of censorship and harassment of those critical of his policies, bans and restrictions on NGOs leading to a constriction of the space of civic engagement, ongoing violations of religious freedom, and a steady impingement on the independence of the judiciary. Under Mr. Modi’s tenure as Prime Minister, academic freedom is also at risk: foreign scholars have been denied entry to India to attend international conferences, there has been interference with the governance of top Indian universities and academic institutions such as the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, the Indian Institutes of Technology and Nalanda University; as well as underqualified or incompetent key appointments made to the Indian Council of Historical Research, the Film and Television Institute of India, and the National Book Trust. A proposed bill to bring the Indian Institutes of Management under direct control of government is also worrisome. These alarming trends require that we, as educators, remain vigilant not only about modes of e-governance in India but about the political future of the country.

We urge those who lead Silicon Valley technology enterprises to be mindful of not violating their own codes of corporate responsibility when conducting business with a government which has, on several occasions already, demonstrated its disregard for human rights and civil liberties, as well as the autonomy of educational and cultural institutions.

Signed,

Meena Alexander, Distinguished Professor of English, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York

Arjun Appadurai, Paulette Goddard Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University

Anjali Arondekar, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, UC Santa Cruz

Fredrick Asher, Professor of Art History and South Asian Studies, University of Minnesota

Paola Bacchetta, Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies University of California, Berkeley

Sarada Balagopalan, Associate Professor of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University, Camden

Radhika Balakrishnan, Prof of Women’s and Gender Studies, Rutgers University

Shahzad Bashir, Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford University

Manu Bhagavan, Professor of History and Human Rights, Hunter College and the Graduate Center, The City University of New York

Mona Bhan Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology DePauw University

Srimati Basu, Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies, University of Kentucky

Prashant Bharadwaj, Associate Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego

Nilanjana Bhattacharjya, Faculty Fellow, Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University

Nandini Bhattacharya, Professor of English, Texas A &M University, College- Station

Tithi Bhattacharya, Associate Professor of South Asian History, Purdue University

Amit R. Baishya, Assistant Professor of English, University of Oklahoma

Akeel Bilgrami, Sidney Morgenbesser Professor of Philosophy and Director, South Asian Institute, Columbia University

Purnima Bose, Associate Professor, English and International Studies, Indiana University-Bloomington

Christopher Candland, Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College

Paula Chakravartty, Associate Professor, Gallatin School, & Department of Media, Culture and Communication, New York University

Shefali Chandra, Associate Professor of South Asian History Washington University, St. Louis

S. Charusheela, Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Bothell

Partha Chatterjee, Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, Columbia University

Indrani Chatterjee Professor of History and South Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin

Swati Chattopadhyay Professor History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara

Marty Chen, School of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School and Affiliated Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Rohit Chopra, Associate Professor of Communication, Santa Clara University

Elora Chowdhury Associate Professor & Chair, Women’s and Gender Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston

E. Valentine Daniel, Professor of Anthropology, Colombia University

Monisha Das Gupta, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies and Women’s Studies, University of Hawaii, Manoa

Jigna Desai, Professor of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, University of Minnesota

Pawan Dhingra, Professor of Sociology, Tufts University

Wendy Doniger, Professor of the History of Religions, University of Chicago

Richard Falk, Professor of International Law Emeritus, Princeton University

Bishnupriya Ghosh, Professor of English University of California, Santa Barbara

Huma Ahmed-Ghosh, Professor and Chair of Women’s Studies, San Diego State University

Durba Ghosh, Associate Professor of History, Cornell University

Sumanth Gopinath, Associate Professor of Music Theory, School of Music, University of Minnesota

Nitin Govil, Associate Professor of Cinema & Media Studies, University of Southern California

Paul Greenough, Professor of History and Community and Behavioral Health and Director, South Asian Studies Program, University of Iowa

Inderpal Grewal, Professor of South Asian Studies, Yale University

Sumit Guha, Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor of History, University of Texas, Austin

Thomas Blom Hansen, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for South Asia, Stanford University

Syed Akbar Hyder, Associate Professor of South Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin

Nalini Iyer, Professor of English, Seattle University

Priya Jaikumar, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, University of Southern California

Pranav Jani, Associate Professor of English, Ohio State University

Sheila Jasanoff, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government

Arun W. Jones, Associate Professor, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

May Joseph, Professor of Social Science, Pratt Institute

Priya Joshi, Associate Professor of English and Associate Director, Center for the Humanities, Temple University

Sampath Kannan, Henry Salvatore Professor of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania

Suvir Kaul, A.M. Rosenthal Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania Waqas Khwaja, Professor of English, Agnes Scott College

Naveeda Khan, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University

Nyla Ali Khan, Visiting Professor of Women’s Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman

Satish Kolluri, Associate Professor of Communications, Pace University

Ruby Lal, Professor of Middle East and South Asian Studies, Emory University

Sarah Lamb, Professor of Anthropology and Head of the Division of Social Sciences, Brandeis University; Co-Chair of South Asian Studies

Karen Leonard, Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, University of California, Irvine

David Lelyveld, Professor of History, Emeritus, William Paterson University

Jinee Lokaneeta, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Drew University

Ania Loomba, Catherine Bryson Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania

David Ludden, Professor of History, New York University

Ritty Lukose, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and South Asian Studies, the Gallatin School, New York University

Sudhir Mahadevan Assistant Professor of Film Studies, Comparative Literature, Cinema and Media, University of Washington, Seattle

Tayyab Mahmud, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Global Justice Seattle University School of Law

Sunaina Maira, Professor of Asian American Studies, University of California, Davis

Bakirathi Mani, Associate Professor of English Literature, Swarthmore College

Rebecca J. Manring, Associate Professor of India Studies and Religious Studies Indiana University-Bloomington

Monika Mehta, Associate Professor, Department of English, Binghamton University

Jisha Menon, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies, Stanford University

Kalyani Devaki Menon, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, DePaul University

Sally Engle Merry, Silver Professor of Anthropology, New York University

Raza Mir, Professor of Management, Cotsakos College of Business, William Paterson University

Deepti Misri, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies University of Colorado, Boulder

Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Chair and Distinguished Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies, and Dean’s Professor of Humanities, Syracuse University

Satya P. Mohanty, Professor of English, Cornell University

Megan Moodie, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz

Projit B. Mukharji, Martin Meyerson Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies, History & Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania

Madhavi Murty, Assistant Professor of Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz

Vijaya Nagarajan, Associate Professor of Theology & Religious Studies, Program in Environmental Studies, University of San Francisco

Gyanendra Pandey, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of History, Emory University

Carla Petievich, Visiting Professor of South Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin

Sheldon Pollock, Professor of South Asian Studies, Columbia University Kavita Philip, Associate Professor of History, University of California, Irvine

Vijay Prashad, George and Martha Kellner Chair of South Asian History, Trinity College

Jasbir K. Puar, Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Rutgers University

Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Professor of Law and Development, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

R. Radhakrishnan, Chancellor’s Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine

Gloria Raheja, Professor of Anthropology, University of Minnesota

Junaid Rana, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Anupama Rao, Professor of Anthropology, Barnard College

Velcheru Narayana Rao, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Emory University

Kasturi Ray, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies/Co-Director, South Asian Studies, San Francisco State University

M.V. Ramana, Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University Sumathi Ramaswamy, Professor of History, Duke University

Chandan Reddy, Associate Professor of English, University of Washington, Seattle

Gayatri Reddy, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, University of Illinois, Chicago

Parama Roy, Professor of English, University of California, Davis

Sharmila Rudrappa, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin

G.S. Sahota, Assistant Professor of Literature, University of California, Santa Cruz

Yasmin Saikia, Hardt-Nickachos Chair in Peace Studies & Professor of History, Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, Arizona State University

Arun Saldanha, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Society University of Minnesota

Juned Shaikh, Assistant Professor of History, University of California, Santa Cruz

Nitasha Tamar Sharma, Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence and Associate Professor of African American Studies and Asian American Studies, Northwestern University

Elora Shehabuddin, Associate Professor of Humanities and Political Science, Rice University

Bhaskar Sarkar, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara

Priya Satia, Associate Professor of History, Stanford University

Aradhana Sharma, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Wesleyan University

Snehal Shinghavi, Associate Professor of English and South Asian Studies, University of Texas, Austin

Ajay Skaria, Professor of History, University of Minnesota

Shalini Shankar, Chair and Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, Northwestern University

S. Shankar, Professor of English, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Amritjit Singh, Langston Hughes Professor of English, Ohio University

Mytheli Sreenivas, Associate Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Ohio State University

Rajini Srikanth, Professor, English, University of Massachusetts Boston Nidhi Srinivas, Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, The New School

Ajantha Subramanian, Professor of Anthropology and South Asian Studies, Harvard University

Banu Subramaniam, Professor, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Kaushik Sunder Rajan, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago

Raja Swamy, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Tennessee Tariq Thachil, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale University

Ashwini Tambe, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies, University of Maryland, College-Park

Vamsi Vakulabharanam, Associate

Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Jyotnsa Vaid, Professor of Psychology, Texas A&M University

Sylvia Vatuk, Professor of Anthropology, Emeritus, University of Illinois, Chicago

Kamala Visweswaran, Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, San Diego

Kalindi Vora, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, University of California, San Diego

Bonnie Zare, Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies, University of Wyoming

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37 comments on “Faculty Statement on Narendra Modi Visit to Silicon Valley”

Abhijit Bhattacharya
August 28, 2015
An article on Modi’s visit to Silicon Valley
http://www.dailyo.in/business/modi-silicon-valley-visit-sundar-pichai-google-job-creation-start-up-india-stand-up-india-innovation/story/1/5836.html
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Ganapathy V Iyer
August 28, 2015
Ridiculous and baseless article.
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ksr960
August 28, 2015
This seems to be orchestrated considering the transparency of US security agencies. I would suggest you to question those US agencies first, if possible..because thats where IS is where you chose to live
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Dave Mun
August 28, 2015
These professors (sepoys) have deep hatred for Narendra modi and hence such statements by them as a group. They repeatedly used Gujarat riots to make their point which they think that by repeating same thing over and over again it will become truth. Being professors they have enough brainpower to do their research to find the truth..enough online to prove them wrong. If anything, Modi has been victim of this malicious propaganda. From day one its not Modi’s past that bothers them it is what he stands for. He stands for India that is proud of its sanskrit/eastern philosophy, its culture and its contribution to the world through time. He represent majority India that has been under the indirect rule of the foreign educated Sepoys who have tried to control Indians both externally and internally by imposing western philosophy through their control of education policies. Now they have lost control over it for the first time since independence and hence all this anxiety in them. In carrying out their malicious agenda they forget Narendra Modi is PM of country and his visit is to market country to improve the image of the country and to create jobs for all Indian youth irrespective of what they represent. With the exception of few all NRIs welcome PM of India who’s visit has potential to improve living standards of many Indians and improve India-US relations. Only such sepoys with malicious agenda will go to the extent to harm the whole country..just shows how much they really care for India
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- mmsrinivas
  August 28, 2015
  very well said!!
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- Madhukar Dube
  August 29, 2015
  Rather that making unsupported statements, one must prove that the facts stated above are untrue and concerns irrelevant.
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dinesh
August 28, 2015
we are lucky that these anti indians are in usa .. they dont have any partiotism for india nor are they interested about its history and culture.May the indian government cancel their OCI cards and cease all their properties in india
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Who
August 28, 2015
What a pathetic lot all of you professors are. Suffer!!!!! Because all of you lost and Modi and majority of India won. I am so happy when I see such articles. It shows how much you are suffering. I really hope all of you are having sleepless nights! Suffer!!!!!
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panini
August 28, 2015
@Academeblog: This is a great service you have done listing all haters names in one place. Now we know whose opinions do not count, whom we don’t have to care about and also avoid the supporting universities and/or the departments. Thank you!!
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MAHESH SHAH
August 28, 2015
The above listed faculty are part of same old paid agents of anti modi brigade who failed to block him in 2014..Silicon valley is full of innovators and enterprenuers who make their fortune by seer hard work and not jokers..
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- Jodhpur (@manjuarunmehta)
  August 29, 2015
  can u sight one his original work?
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Ajay Dahiya
August 28, 2015
What a load of bullsh*t. Thank God these guys are not in India. Such a shame that these guys are of Indian origin. I hope these clowns never return to India as we don’t deserve these kinds of snakes on our land.
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Radhacharan Patel
August 28, 2015
Now I know what the term ” useful idiots” mean.
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S. Kumar
August 28, 2015
These ‘pade likhe bewakoofs’ are insulting India by insulting its democratically elected Prime Minister. Shoo off!
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Karan
August 28, 2015
If you read the comments posted by Modi’s fan here, it just talks about hatred and verbal abuse. The big thing Modi is teaching Indians are verbal abuse, hatred and arrogance. Before make in India, Modi should “Make India first” (no corruption, respect for women, respect for all religion, abolish caste system and many more)
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- Rajesh Kumar Singh
  August 28, 2015
  This is the standard response of known Modi haters that has nothing to do with facts. The article itself smacks of rabid hatred towards Modi. It’s a group of known Modi haters with leftist leanings carrying on with their ancient narrative that disregards the truth. The fact is the present political dispensation led by Modi is the most tolerant in the history of India where his detractors seem to have a freer run than ever before. In the process they have been getting exposed and losing their credibility. The signees to this appeal will suffer the same ignominy as a section of the English media in India that has been trying its best to influence electoral choices and failing all the time. They even promote road-side ruffians and small-time megalomaniacs as revolutionaries to somehow thwart the attempts of Modi to transform India into a truly FEDERAL Republic. This group of congenital liars and Modi baiters has run the establishment so far with the help of funds provided by dubious NGOs. These freeloaders don’t enjoy that luxury any more. This disturbs them and thus they indulge in such diatribe.
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  - mmsrinivas
    August 28, 2015
    Perfect!!
  - Badari Narayanan
    August 29, 2015
    @Rajesh Kumar Singh: Well said
    List of lies / dirty insinuations
    1. near certainty that such digital systems will be used to enhance surveillance and repress the constitutionally- protected rights of citizens
    2. powerful reasons for him being denied the right to enter the U.S. from 2005-2014
    3. there is still an active case in Indian courts that questions his role in the Gujarat violence of 2002
    4. well publicized episodes of censorship and harassment of those critical of his policies, bans and restrictions on NGOs
    5. academic freedom is also at risk
    6. interference with the governance of top Indian universities and academic institutions
    7. government … demonstrated its disregard for human rights and civil liberties
    None of these filth who have signed this ‘petition’ belong even remotely to silicon valley
- GNanda (@pnanda2014)
  August 28, 2015
  Wow!! Surprising that these “professors” who are supposed to carry and promote the baton of honesty and integrity could stoop down to such low levels and mention outright lies. I’ve been following the politics in India closely and I can say that the accusations this corrupted lot has mentioned are baseless. The GOI has NOT interfered more than necessary with TIFR, Nalanda etc. I happen to research the case of Nalanda a bit and fact of the matter is that the previous Chancellor Amartaya Sen (who btw happens to be dear to many on the list here) promoted a culture of nepotism, un-accountability and favoritism at Nalanda including questionable, unqualified appointments, inflated expenses and salaries. Even respected APJ Abdul Kalam wrote to President of India about the state of mismanagement at Nalanda especially related to faculty appointments. It’s highly ironic that Mr. Sen who apparently “cares” much about the Nalanda project didn’t even bother to attend the Opening Ceremony!!! One media site noted “While Prof Amartya Sen has been a critic of Narendra Modi and BJP Government, his relative silence on corruption during the UPA’s rule it would seem was purposeful. It can be said that he has been a beneficiary of the UPA’s arbitrariness and distribution of favours in the form of total control over the Nalanda University project. Nalanda University some believe had become a private estate with public money in the name of autonomy.”
  Moreover, the GOI didn’t ask Sen to resign but he voluntarily did that obviously because of his political affiliation to create an illusion of “interference” to please his political masters. The GOI simply asked him to submit the plan and details about the university…is that unreasonable??? The same illusion of interference was created in other cases mentioned by Congress sympathetic elements in the media who are still rattled by their crushing defeat in elections and are trying all unscrupulous means to stay relevant…Congress/UPA within the realm of their mandate appointed their unqualified but political sympathizers in key positions including CBFC, FTII etc and no media raised an eyebrow but now that NDA Govt. appoints, why is that a problem? E.g Leela Samson was the head of CBFC but had ZERO film industry experience. Her notable achievement was that she was the former dance instructor for Sonia Gandhi’s daughter!! . In contrast, all the NDA appointments have been those with relevant industry experience BUT they are being targetted because of their ideology and not their performance!!! How fair is that?? Simply disgusting and pathetic behavior by Congress and it’s crony supporters.
  These “professors” mentioned above would do themselves a favour to not engage in dishonest behaviour showing lack of integrity and poor character and show respect to the principles of ethics and integrity that they are supposed to uphold. By relying on rumour mills and false propaganda, they are bringing disrepute to the academic profession. After all, isn’t quest for science and knowledge about facts thorough and open minded and objective research and analysis to form objective, educated opinions based on facts??? These professors are engaging in propaganda out of their own personal biases and hatred and are using their positions to promote it in a very unprofessional and dishonest way. This should be condemned by all who support high academic standards!!!
  As a NRI concerned about academic standards, I for one would never ever in my professional or personal career associate with people of such low morals and integrity…
  Further noting:
  #1 It’s also suspect that a lot of names are from the same university and directly points to some peer pressure tactics especially if pressure is suggestive and applied top down. Would an assistant/associate professor risk his/her tenure/funding by not being in the “good books” of a senior???
  #2 I expect a follow on document/letter by the leaders of this group providing proof for substantiating with objective and fact based research these false allegations of interference, made in this letter namely academic freedom at risk: foreign scholars have been denied entry to India to attend international conferences, government demonstrating its disregard for human rights and civil liberties, as well as the autonomy of educational and cultural institutions. constriction of the space of civic engagement, ongoing violations of religious freedom, and a steady impingement on the independence of the judiciary. If I don’t see the proof, then I will personally sue the leaders of this group for misrepresentation leading to defamation and lack of adherence to academic standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity and abuse of position and power.
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  - Badari Narayanan
    August 29, 2015
    Way to go. Every right thinking Indian will support you in exposing these curs
Sakthi
August 28, 2015
U.S. Should check the internet history of this perverted desi professors most of them are sexual addicts what voice these English professors and psychology professors to talk about technology most of their children will be sex or drug addicts or married to white or black and divorced shame on you Jai Chands
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Life (@Lifedrops)
August 28, 2015
Good that we have list of these names which includes many persons of Indian origin. I have a request for them-please never come back to India. We Indians here have changed our course i.e. of development and self respect. We have voted Narendra Modi by giving his party absolute majority in the Indian parliament. Before giving us sermons on civil liberty and human rights, respect democracy and democratically elected govt. We understand some of yours latent love for communism, which makes you unable to digest the massive mandate India has given. To make facts clear, your statement contains baseless allegations and false notions. There is no case even remotely linked to Gujrat riots linking Modi is pending in any court of law. IIT, TIFR, IIMs are as pure as before. No foreign scholar has been denied entry. You have falsely accused of interference in judiciary, which no govt can do. We support restriction of NGOs that spearhead antinational movements, naxalism and evangelism with huge foreign donations. Modi is visiting USA as head of state to advance the cause of India and carrying our gratitude to hundreds of Indians who have made a mark in Sillicon Valley. Spreading falsehood denigrates your own country and President Obama also understands how crooked you people are. We don’t need you anymore here, your intelligence is menace for the whole world.
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Arvind
August 28, 2015
I expected better from academics. That is having a open mind. Even though all of you hate Modi to the core, you should have taken your time and watched all his speeches which are available on YouTube. He has exhorted for women rights, cleanliness, Dalits, poor, casteless society and so many other progressive ideas. Only persons with closed minds would have written this one-sided fact less tirade
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Amit Shah
August 28, 2015
Bravo
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Ashok Kapur
August 29, 2015
The Techies of Silicon Valley are true revolutionaries .They do not give speeches or make false promises .They do not monopolize knowledge but deliver it to your fingertips .Thereby, lifting the the curtain off the dark ages and the controlled media ,that in the past has made heroes out of zeroes .Does not matter whether they are recognizing Modi or Modi is recognizing them…it is time to feel proud ,as Indians ,that the world today recognizes, for our brain power…after 67 wasted years since independence !Do not talk of Gujrat riots without talking about the massacres in 1947 and 1984 .Even the Brits to their credit ,held inquiry into 1919 Jallianwalla massacre. Give Modi a chance…or you have an option throw him out in four years !….A Silicon Valley Indian
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Subash
August 29, 2015
The list is filled with hateful regressive group of people.Nothing more.My fellow Indians have articulated clearly above whats wrong and unacceptable with this list of hatemongers.I will resist myself from repeating them.Nothing can stop Mr Modi from continuing with his hard work of development and progress for India, the largest democracy in the world.Mr Modi got the highest mandate in 30 yrs.All the elites on this list are burning with jealousy and feel helpless that a man born in a poor family to a mother who was working as a maid to raise her children.This list of elitists are potentially going to loose the generous share of the wealth generated by numerous scams under previous corrupt UPA regime of India. Unfortunately, this kind of ill advised attempts will be defeated by large majority of citizens in welcoming a great leader who liberated India from the clutches of corrupt bureaucracy and nepotism to build a true inclusive transparent democracy.
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ajith
August 29, 2015
One of the things that I like about Modi is his guts/courage to take head-on with so called intellectual elitists or bogged down by their opinions. Best example is Amartya Sen. Of course he is great in his own field of work but was an utter failure when it comes to Nalanda university. No one can continue forever on past laurels, why should it be different for intellectual elitists ? I guess, what makes this group worry is the “RESERVATION” of high posts that they enjoyed even after continued failure just because of the intellectual tag during earlier governments.
It is funny this elitists group hates to look at anything good that he does and pick only on the failures. It looks so biased when all of them wake-up and team-up on a failure and keep mum for rest of the time when things are going good.
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Nanda
August 29, 2015
What a hatred. I can imagine how your hearts are burning in hatred. Be sure to watch Modi’s silicon valley reception and speech and burn more. Please share your reactions after that, I really enjoy when you anti indian thinkers and traitors suffer
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bhartiya (@Bhartiya12)
August 29, 2015
WHO CARES ABOUT THESE GARBAGE ACADEMIA – THEY ARE ALL FROM USELESS DEPARTMENTS/FIELDS – NO ENGINEERING/MEDICINE ACADEMIA SO WHO CARES
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Shaan Weirdperson
August 29, 2015
This derogatory article of a smear campaign against Modi, Hinduism, India is exactly what I expected from the US India Studies Academia-Industry. They are the last champions of their colonial masters And Eurocentric hatred of living native civilizations and traditions. They earn their bread and butter from hate speeches again people like Modi and misportrayal of Hinduism. It will be amusing to see them stoop even lower… As I am sure they are fully capable of.
Nations and traditions that are built on mountains of corpses, genocides, ethnic cleansing, racial supremacy, exclusivist salvationism and juvenile history-centric prophetic revelations want to teach us “Human Rights”… Very Interesting indeed.
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Leicesteryog
August 29, 2015
Political nature of statement is evident from the titles of Academia Signatories. Where are the technocrats/entrepreneurs maybe they are all for the visit.
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Rajeshwar Rao
August 29, 2015
What a bunch of croc. Most people on the list are non-entities and seem to want a piece of the limelight through such statements, dressed up as expressions of concern.
It’s a cosy life — striking leftist positions while choosing to live in the beating heart of world capitalism and making no effort to come back (the justification usually being that academic life and academic research requires them to be abroad).
These NRI academics really need to get a life
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D.Vishweshwara Bhat
August 29, 2015
Did these people the signatories to the above questions on alleged conduct of PM Narendra Modi when thousands of innocent Iraqi people, people of Afghanistan were raieded bombed with all modern warfare machinery at their command by the western powers USA, Britan, France etc asked any questions and did they seek proceedings against them for genocide of these innocents.
Common you educated men of repute why can’t move for genocide against those leaders as even now people in these countries are languishing in inhuman state.
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Balasubramanian S
August 29, 2015
It is good we have an exhaustive list of the minuscule anti-India, Hindu hating population living in the US and working as foot soldiers for propagating a distorted global view about India and Hinduism in particular, in the garb of South Asian Studies. The agenda intent and covert strategy is well exposed by Mr. Rajiv Malhotra of Infinity foundation in his various books published and in particular the book “Breaking India”. Not bad to get a ready list of Breaking India stalwarts as well as their despicable foot soldiers.
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Kes
August 29, 2015
How long will these people peddle their hateful lies against India’s democratically elected leader? Do court rulings mean nothing to them? Interesting that not a single Engineering / Science professor has joined this hategroup.
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sarita
August 29, 2015
Dear Indians,
Lets all attend this talk by PM Narendra Modi in Huge numbers to make it a grander success than his NYC show.Already ally of my 78 friends acquaintances in Silicon valley are very much excited by this and plan to attend his talk.Come along with your whole family,Friends,Relatives. Thank you all
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Soumya Mohapatra
August 29, 2015
I fail to understand how a bunch of so called ‘Intelligencia’ continue to abuse the will of the people of the largest democracy ! How these people (Mis)guided by their commie ideologies can continue to peddle lies like ‘for there is an active case in Indian courts that questions his handling of riots…’ I would love to tell this misinformed gang of commies that the fiercely independent Supreme Court of India, the highest judicial authority has in an independent enquiry supervised by it found That the PM of India was not be held responsible.. Even after the courts rejecting this fanciful story that the commies have been spreading, even after the electorate in India giving the PM n his party a BIG thumbs up.
I know some ppl will call me abusive when I see all this but honestly if their thick heads can’t get some simple facts clear n they continue to spread lies and hatred about India and the democratically elected PM of India, they deserve no better !!!
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