Α new book by N. Kazanas has been published in December 2009 by Aditya Prakashan, N. Delhi with the title: Indo Aryan Origins and other Vedic Issues. Prof. Michael Witzel made some comments on this book in Yahoo Groups - Indo-Eurasian_research. Dr Kazanas replies with the Open Letter to Prof M. Witzel.

Dear Michael,

Τhank you for drawing attention to my Indoaryan Origins and Other Vedic Issues published by Aditya Prakashan, N. Delhi (Dec 2009).

It has been said that greed and dishonesty are the scourges of modern times (i.e.Kaliyuga). I do not think you suffer from the first. But you certainly suffer from the second (= lying and lampooning). You display a most unsubtle capability to present distorted evidence and mislead the brave few who follow you.

Why do you state with such nonchalant disregard for the facts that I was "admitted, regrettably, without peer review in the JIES (vol 30-31, 2002-3)"? Your statement merely corroborates your bigotry.

I pointed out in the course of that 2002-3 debate in my ‘Final Reply' that the referees accepted my paper with two comments: -

a) "[T]he author gives different arguments against recent works by Witzel (and some other scholars) who oppose the idea of an autochthonous character... Some of these criticalthoughts are quite interesting."

b) "Maybe the age of the first arrival of Indo-Europeans... in India should be pushed further back." Please, consult Mallory for independent testimony on this - unless you think he too is up to his ears in "Hindutva". For further details, see JIES, vol 31, 1-2, 2003, p 193. It is §6 of my reply to you(!) and the other critics in that debate. But, in usual fashion, having said your sloppy, scurrilous piece, you did not bother to examine my reply to it.