Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion Decolonizing time: C. K. Raju Time at the interface of Creation hymn Colonialism science and religion Calendar Clock: Chronometer C. K. Raju Calculus Clockwork cosmos Centre for Studies in Civilizations, Delhi and Creative cosmos Indian Institute of Education, Pune web:http://ckraju.net I neither air nor sky beyond.. I Who knows, who can say how it all came? I Even the gods came later.. Decolonizing RgVeda 10.129 time: Time at the Creation hymn interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism Calendar I Then there was neither existence nor non-existence Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I Who knows, who can say how it all came? I Even the gods came later.. Decolonizing RgVeda 10.129 time: Time at the Creation hymn interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism Calendar I Then there was neither existence nor non-existence Clock: Chronometer I neither air nor sky beyond.. Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I Even the gods came later.. Decolonizing RgVeda 10.129 time: Time at the Creation hymn interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism Calendar I Then there was neither existence nor non-existence Clock: Chronometer I neither air nor sky beyond.. Calculus I Who knows, who can say how it all came? Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing RgVeda 10.129 time: Time at the Creation hymn interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism Calendar I Then there was neither existence nor non-existence Clock: Chronometer I neither air nor sky beyond.. Calculus I Who knows, who can say how it all came? Clockwork cosmos I Even the gods came later.. Creative cosmos I or perhaps he too knows not. I Only poets searching deep in their hearts understand what joins non-existence to existence. Decolonizing Creation hymn: continued time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I He who sees it from the highest heaven, he knows Calendar Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I Only poets searching deep in their hearts understand what joins non-existence to existence. Decolonizing Creation hymn: continued time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I He who sees it from the highest heaven, he knows Calendar Clock: I or perhaps he too knows not. Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing Creation hymn: continued time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I He who sees it from the highest heaven, he knows Calendar Clock: I or perhaps he too knows not. Chronometer I Only poets searching deep in their hearts understand Calculus Clockwork what joins non-existence to existence. cosmos Creative cosmos I but only poets can hope to understand creation! Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I That is: neither God nor gods, Calendar Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I That is: neither God nor gods, Calendar Clock: I but only poets can hope to understand creation! Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing Definition of colonialism time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism Calendar Clock: I Colonialism = con-all-ism Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I not through military or technological superiority. Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I Colonialism in India established by trickery Calendar Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I Colonialism in India established by trickery Calendar Clock: I not through military or technological superiority. Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I But a century later Portuguese desperately tried to conquer India I by doing a Constantine: I they tried (but failed) to convert the Moghul emperor Akbar in 1582! Decolonizing Converting the emperor time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I Vasco da Gama arrived in 1498 CE. Calendar Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I by doing a Constantine: I they tried (but failed) to convert the Moghul emperor Akbar in 1582! Decolonizing Converting the emperor time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I Vasco da Gama arrived in 1498 CE. Calendar I But a century later Portuguese desperately tried to Clock: conquer India Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I they tried (but failed) to convert the Moghul emperor Akbar in 1582! Decolonizing Converting the emperor time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I Vasco da Gama arrived in 1498 CE. Calendar I But a century later Portuguese desperately tried to Clock: conquer India Chronometer Calculus I by doing a Constantine: Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing Converting the emperor time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I Vasco da Gama arrived in 1498 CE. Calendar I But a century later Portuguese desperately tried to Clock: conquer India Chronometer Calculus I by doing a Constantine: Clockwork I they tried (but failed) to convert the Moghul emperor cosmos Akbar in 1582! Creative cosmos I battle of Plassey—in 1757 I won by bribery and deceit. Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I First major victory by British took 250 years: Calendar Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I won by bribery and deceit. Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I First major victory by British took 250 years: Calendar I battle of Plassey—in 1757 Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I First major victory by British took 250 years: Calendar I battle of Plassey—in 1757 Clock: Chronometer I won by bribery and deceit. Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I Uprising of 1857 easily overthrew the British. Decolonizing Militarily insecure time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism Calendar I British remained militarily insecure. Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing Militarily insecure time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism Calendar I British remained militarily insecure. Clock: Chronometer I Uprising of 1857 easily overthrew the British. Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I a weapon which the colonized totally failed to understand: I the University. I (Macaulay 1847 said: education prevents revolt. How?) Decolonizing New weapon time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I But then the colonizers introduced a new weapon Calendar Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I the University. I (Macaulay 1847 said: education prevents revolt. How?) Decolonizing New weapon time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I But then the colonizers introduced a new weapon Calendar I a weapon which the colonized totally failed to Clock: understand: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos I (Macaulay 1847 said: education prevents revolt. How?) Decolonizing New weapon time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I But then the colonizers introduced a new weapon Calendar I a weapon which the colonized totally failed to Clock: understand: Chronometer Calculus I the University. Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing New weapon time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I But then the colonizers introduced a new weapon Calendar I a weapon which the colonized totally failed to Clock: understand: Chronometer Calculus I the University. Clockwork cosmos I (Macaulay 1847 said: education prevents revolt. How?) Creative cosmos I e.g. University of Nalanda. Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I Universities with international students existed in India Calendar from over 2000 years earlier( − 3rd c. CE) Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism I Universities with international students existed in India Calendar from over 2000 years earlier( − 3rd c. CE) Clock: Chronometer I e.g. University of Nalanda. Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju Creation hymn Colonialism Calendar Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos 1. created by the church 2. during the Crusades (a time of religious fanaticism) 3. to create an indoctrinated army of missionaries. I (Aim: to persuade Muslims who could not be converted by force I the way pagan Europe was earlier converted to Christianity.) Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C. K. Raju I But, the Western university (Bologna, Pisa, Paris, Oxford, Cambridge etc.) was unique: Creation hymn Colonialism Calendar Clock: Chronometer Calculus Clockwork cosmos Creative cosmos 2. during the Crusades (a time of religious fanaticism) 3. to create an indoctrinated army of missionaries. I (Aim: to persuade Muslims who could not be converted by force I the way pagan Europe was earlier converted to Christianity.) Decolonizing time: Time at the interface of science and religion C.