tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post6551477041538224175..comments2024-02-06T10:23:35.321-08:00Comments on Sharon M. Himsl - Shells, Tales and Sails: V for Gargi Vachaknavi: Female Scientists Before Our TimeSharon Himslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-60301573796370910042017-04-28T11:37:47.542-07:002017-04-28T11:37:47.542-07:00Oh, I love your version :) A wise woman indeed. Th...Oh, I love your version :) A wise woman indeed. Thanks Birgit!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-56324361208860201822017-04-28T09:56:53.241-07:002017-04-28T09:56:53.241-07:00Hmmm-I think she won that debate when he got angry...Hmmm-I think she won that debate when he got angry at her. He had no idea how to answer so he got angry which would mean he went against his own beliefs in some ways doesn't it?? She asked the question but found the higher power of humility and asked forgiveness...she won!Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-89534905491497054672017-04-27T12:53:52.203-07:002017-04-27T12:53:52.203-07:00Thank you, Yvonne! Very happy to be nearing the en...Thank you, Yvonne! Very happy to be nearing the end. And I have 3 yet to write! Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-74347654796249074512017-04-27T12:52:35.624-07:002017-04-27T12:52:35.624-07:00Not entirely clear from the source, other than it ...Not entirely clear from the source, other than it appears she conceded. Lots online though, but I ran out of time, and admittedly....dealing with too much a-zing :( <br />Thanks, Susan!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-74733312658325479572017-04-27T12:49:20.453-07:002017-04-27T12:49:20.453-07:00Hmm...interesting, yes. Hmm...interesting, yes. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-88236206945160122332017-04-27T08:07:50.357-07:002017-04-27T08:07:50.357-07:00You have gone through this challenge with such ded...You have gone through this challenge with such dedication to find remarkable ladies who long before our time was on the first rung of the ladder to where we are today.<br />I salute you.<br /><br />Yvonne.nashvillecats2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02326956741209246895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-10737828570355889142017-04-27T07:45:07.070-07:002017-04-27T07:45:07.070-07:00Thank you for this interesting debate between thes...Thank you for this interesting debate between these two scholars Sharon. I wonder what the actual outcome was.Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-37296532695229055992017-04-27T07:11:32.558-07:002017-04-27T07:11:32.558-07:00I love how the description of that which pervades ...I love how the description of that which pervades the akasha sounds an awful lot like dark matter.<br /><br /><br />--Her Grace, Heidi from <a href="http://romancespinners.blogspot.com/2017/04/w-is-for-wobble.html" rel="nofollow">Romance Spinners</a><br />Her Grace, Heidi, the Duchess of Knealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17818060864422019573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-71909302738012607062017-04-26T16:21:15.490-07:002017-04-26T16:21:15.490-07:00Yes, could have been... She wasn't afraid to d...Yes, could have been... She wasn't afraid to debate the great vedic sage.Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-68576481699623875392017-04-26T16:17:55.950-07:002017-04-26T16:17:55.950-07:00I found philosophy interesting in college, but har...I found philosophy interesting in college, but hard as I tried never excelled :(Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-67142653046763166812017-04-26T16:16:32.491-07:002017-04-26T16:16:32.491-07:00I think it was all about being born into the right...I think it was all about being born into the right class, but would need to research more. Thanks, Sage!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-79453121795625085172017-04-26T16:15:02.600-07:002017-04-26T16:15:02.600-07:00Me, too. They certainly appear to have had opportu...Me, too. They certainly appear to have had opportunities in education. I doubt if it was true for those in the lower classes, with the caste system. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-85892726976090686142017-04-26T15:04:13.516-07:002017-04-26T15:04:13.516-07:00She sounds like a bit of a rebel.
Good for her!
M...She sounds like a bit of a rebel.<br />Good for her!<br /><br />M : )Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03686645083942652050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-51395622517538635532017-04-26T06:11:09.924-07:002017-04-26T06:11:09.924-07:00Hi Sharon ... I don't think I'd do very we...Hi Sharon ... I don't think I'd do very well at studying philosophy... but it's interesting she was allowed to take part ... cheers Hilary<br /><br />http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/v-is-for-vaynol-cattle.htmlHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-46715440433265914082017-04-26T04:29:54.079-07:002017-04-26T04:29:54.079-07:00Another interesting scholar from a society that we...Another interesting scholar from a society that we often consider more patriarchal<br /><br />http://sagecoveredhills.blogspot.com/2017/04/v-is-for-venus.html sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-51008573889064270262017-04-26T00:48:24.724-07:002017-04-26T00:48:24.724-07:00I have always been fascinated by the women scholar...I have always been fascinated by the women scholars/philosophers of ancient India. Some real grit, grace and brains..<br /><br />Nilanjana<br /><a href="http://nilabose.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Madly-in-Verse</a> Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.com