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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-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

University of Rajasthan The University of Rajasthan, informally known as Rajasthan University (RU, ISO: Rājasthān Viśvavidyālaya), is a public state university located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1947 by an Act of the State Legislative Assembl ...

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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