Continuous, Comprehensive and Cumulative – The Knowledge Tradition of India
What does India have to offer? It is a question which is often put to Indians by a curious visitor. The answer is seldom easy or straight. Indians usually launch into a confused ramble about the ‘diversity’ More...
On What is a Hindu Temple
In an interview last year, of Dr. R. Nagaswamy, the great scholar of temple architecture in India, I dared to put up a rather naïve question to his formidable intellect: “How old is the Hindu temple?” The questions More...
How Old is The Hindu Temple?
India has the largest number of monuments in the world. Even after large-scale destruction of its temples during the Islamic invasions of India, still thousands upon thousands of the Hindu temples survive. Though More...
The Case Against AOL: A Case of Malicious Prosecution
It is no news that Hindu saints are a target of Christian missionaries and the loony left. Neither is it news that a large section of print and electronic media in India reports favorably to leftist and missionary More...
Intellectual terrorism of the Left: The case for Dr. Makarand Paranjape
The Controversy In a recent incident which should be shocking for anyone caring about freedom of expression, Dr. Makarand Paranjape, the professor of English Literature at the JNU, and a famous author, was barred More...
Why liberals hate Baahubali?
Liberals hate Baahubali! Their reasons range from obvious to ridiculous, but they are unanimous in their intense hatred for something so deeply and intensely loved by Indian masses. Baahubali is yet another case More...
Azaan and Freedom of Expression – Are they Compatible?
Sonu Nigam is what we would call a moderately famous personality in Bollywood. But on 17th April, he shot to fame once again when he inadvertently committed a cardinal sin according to Indian secularism. He criticized More...
Why Saba Naqvi is afraid of Mullahs on TV and why we must encourage that
In a recent write-up on the current state of ‘secularism’ and minorities in India, Saba Naqvi warns about Mullahs on TV1, calling for a ban on them appearing on news channels in panel discussions. Her caution More...
The Man Who Turned Down the Skull Cap- How India Sees Narendra Modi
What makes Modi what he is? That is a million dollar question today. Is it his Hindutva image? Is it his development politics? Is it his suave diplomacy? These are heady times to address this issue, but it needs More...
How Scroll.in is part of Omidyar’s Breaking India Network
[contextly_sidebar id=”kGUimsh7QzG4xPoBbePVIdQLR5xwcjxs”] Scroll.in raises millions of dollars from Omidyar Network On March 19, 2013 The Times of India reported that the US based philanthropic venture More...