I have started replacing them with the proper quotes from the English translation by Rev. However, I then started looking at some of the so-called "quotes" only to find that some of them seem to be completely made up (I have removed a couple of those), while others seem to be poorly rewritten versions - not the originals given at the place where the links take one to. Help requestedÄŻurther note to the above: I have just started editing the main page and removed all the academic titles as per Wikipedia policy as well as some of the discussions of Ranajit Pal's speculations (but left a link to his site in case any one is interested in his alternate views). Cheers, John Hill ( talk) 23:21, 20 February 2009 (UTC) Repair work on this article. I will now have a look at this article and remove these speculations and give a reference to Pal's website for those who might be interested in some alternative views.
I have just gone through his website and found it full of accusations, suppositions and unsupported speculations. Ranajit Pal seems intent on rewriting practically the whole history of India and Persia. Varana ( talk) 22:29, 20 February 2009 (UTC) Dear Varana: I agree totally. They should either be condensed into a summary or deleted altogether. It'd be nice if someone with more knowledge on the topic than me could have a look at those passages. Under the "Origins" heading, there is a large section of views of a certain Ranajit Pal, whose website strikes me as a very odd piece of, errm, "original research" (to put it politely). 34 Incorrect dates might be enabling OR on this page.31 GOCE copyedit request for Chandragupta Maurya.19 Are the mentioned sources reliable?.Nepal part of Mauryan Empire? but Bhutan isn't? 9 Infobox 'Jain' religion inserted by blocked user.7 Repair Work Is Another Instance of Editorial Intransigence.6 File:Maurya.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion.4 Correct the Salutation of Emperor chandragupta Maurya to "The Great".