Dr. Prodosh Aich (born 1933) is a retired

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professor, formerly of the

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, and the author of several books.

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- He is chiefly known for his German language publication ''Lies With Long Legs'', (''Lügen mit langen Beinen''), that questions the foundations and veracity of

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s, Aryans,

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-language families and race along with many more.

Biography

He was born in 1933 in Calcutta (now

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), India. He did his high school and philosophical studies in India, and studied sociology, ethnology, and philosophy at the

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in Germany. He also taught sociology at the

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, University of Cologne and Oldenburg University.PRODOSH AICH was born in Calcutta in 1933
SpringerLink - He has published many essays and papers in readers and journals and made several documentary films as well as authored several books.

Bibliography

* ''Truths - European Christians in History'' in 2015 *''Lies With Long Legs — Discoveries, Scholars, Science, Enlightenment Documentary Narration'' (''Lügen mit langen Beinen'', German) in 2003. *''Thorns on a Righteous Path'' (''Preis des aufrechten Gangs'', German) in 2001. *''Coloured amongst whites'' (''Farbige unter Weissen'', German) in 1962.

References

External links

''Lies with Long Legs''
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Indian Professor Prodosh Aich, calls Indologist Max Mueller a "swindler". He describes yet another Indologist William Jones a "fraud"
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