Hartosh Singh Bal notes that whilst Krishna Tirtha's attempts might be somewhat acceptable in light of his nationalistic inclinations during colonial rule (Krishna Tirtha had left his spiritual endeavors to be appointed as the principal of a college, set up during the British Raj to counter Macaulayism), it set the grounds for further ethno-nationalistic abuse of historiography by Hindu Nationalist parties; Thomas Trautmann views the development of Vedic Mathematics in a similar manner.