Europe: European History – A Briefest Overview- II
European colonialism lasted from the 16th to 20th centuries vastly extending their reach around the globe by establishing colonies in the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Colonialism was of two types mainly: settler More...
Europe: Bouquets of Flowers on a Bed of Thorns- I
The second fortnight of May when the Sun is at its hottest best, we decided to channelize some hard-earned money for a family Europe tour. We opted for the 12 nights and 13 days tour starting Italy and ending in More...
Evolution, Religion, and Indian Traditions-whose Clash Is It Anyway?
Evolution-a Crash Course Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) gave us the most important theory of evolution sweeping away god or intelligence as creators of living and non-living beings. His theory rested on the four More...
Eastern Religions: Deluded Constructions of the European World- III
[contextly_sidebar id=”e8mZdrfi1cIDLxmTVPk4oEPmuOyV0Q4q”] In the previous parts, we saw the nature of Christian encounters with the Roman world and the Indian sub-continent, along with attempts of western More...
Eastern Religions: Deluded Constructions of the European World- II
[contextly_sidebar id=”ivF2z95KoBClMpdUdSC8PF1DnOF5VU0K”] In the first part, we saw the nature of encounters of Christianity first with the Romans and later with the Indians. Indians, in turn, had an More...
Eastern Religions: Deluded Constructions of the European World- I
There are a few books which come with a stunning impact. “Do All Roads Lead to Jerusalem?” is one such work, turning all our cherished notions about religion on its head. A new paradigm with a better More...
Book Review: Becoming Hindu and Muslims-Reading the Cultural Encounter in Bengal 1342-1905
Becoming Hindu and Muslims-Reading the Cultural Encounter in Bengal 1342-1905 by Saumya Dey has been published by Munshiram Manoharial Publishers Pvt.Ltd and is available on Amazon. Introduction Bengal records More...
The Darkening Age: A Book by Catherine Nixey – 2
In the first part, we saw how the conversion of Constantine became a key event in the conversion of the Greco-Roman world. After the initial difficulties and persecutions, highly exaggerated by later writers, Christianity More...
The Darkening Age: A Book by Catherine Nixey – 1
This is a powerful book which is surely going to set the cat amongst the pigeons. The author questions Christianity as an organised religion sharply; and the readers would want a scholarly counterview by Christian More...
Sri Aurobindo and India’s Rebirth- A book by Michel Danino
A book comes along once in a way which hits you hard; and this is one of those. I discovered Swami Vivekananda through his Complete Works at the age of 40, and I kicked myself for having missed it for such a prolonged More...