Towards a Vocabulary and an Aesthetic of Nationalism- III
A society can hope to function and thrive only if it succeeds in balancing two apparently conflicting elements within its body: freedom and order. Life is instilled into the society by the values it adheres to; More...
Towards a Vocabulary and an Aesthetic of Nationalism- II
During the heyday of Indian nationalism at the close of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century, the nationalistic idiom that our poets had forged may be divided into two broad categories: one, More...
Towards a Vocabulary and an Aesthetic of Nationalism- I
In the wake of the Anti-CAA riots across the country, the renewed mischievous “azadi” sloganeering on the streets, and radical leftist hooliganism in the name of dissent in our university campuses, it has become More...
BHU SVDV Appointment: What Is at Stake
Let us make it clear at the outset that this article is not a denunciation of the individual assistant professor whose appointment at the Faculty of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan (SVDV) department in Banaras Hindu More...
Greta Thunberg, Prince Harry, and the Mischief of the Left-leaning MSM
Climate change, the latest fad of the Global Left, is back in the news; thanks to a UN summit on the subject. In that summit, the mainstream media has extended ridiculously disproportionate coverage to a Swedish More...
Dirge Sung by a Hindu
Dear Lord: To what curséd exodus Do you send us next? The Dark months of monsoon eat away At the weary memories of my predecessors; And the ravaged hopes of my progeny sink Deeper in the muds of confusion – A More...
Bollywood’s Article 15, or, How to Be Ashamed of Your Country, by Sheer Ignorance
One can summarize Anubhav Sinha’s Article 15, Bollywood’s latest venture in demonizing India, her society and Hinduism by a few crisp phrases: terribly cheesy dialogues, second-rate acting, and cheap leftist More...
ঔপনিষদিক – ১
ওঁ। তিনি অনির্বচনীয়, অচিন্ত্য। তাঁর রূপ, মহিমা ও গুণের বর্ণনা ভাষার সাধ্যাতীত। তাঁর More...
What Are We? A Contemplation on the Hindu Identity – 3
[contextly_sidebar id=”CcLd9tw4L5ODcRsU78rtyA429cUckx3N”] In any discussion on the Hindu identity, it is important to note that the word ‘Hindu’ has been used by pre-modern foreigners as a blanket More...
The Tashkent Files: A Review
Last evening I was told by a colleague of mine that finally The Tashkent Files, Vivek Agnihotri’s latest feature film, has been cleared for a release and that it was being screened at one of the movie theatres More...