Why Wendy Doniger's book shouldn't be banned

Editor's note: This is a reader we received on the piece How Doniger’s now-recalled ‘The Hindus’ ruffled Hindutva. As per Firstpost policy, the comment has been lightly edited for spellings and grammar. The rest of the comment has been left as is. by Gautam MajumdarThe problem is primarily that we do not write books about our history. We read books written by people of other countries to understand ourselves. Those works become subject of discussion.[caption id="attachment_1384291" align="alignleft" width="380"] Representational image. Agencies.[/caption]David Frawley ( Pandit Vamadeva Shastri ) in his book "In search of the cradle of civilization" raises some basic questions. "Will the English read their history if written by an Indian ?"Then why do we not write and read our own history. The book explains the thought process why English and Max Muller wrote our history in a particular way and why they were wrong ( including the Aryan invasion theory ).Doniger's book should not be banned. It should be a motivation to write a better book on India and Hinduism.