From a falsehood, anything
In Classical Logic, we come across the principle of explosion. That is, if one assumes a seeming contradiction is true, then anything that we state can be proved. For example, take two starting assumptions ‘Either More...
The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 – A Primer
Introduction There has been a long tradition of non-profit organizations in India, known as Non-Government Organizations (henceforth referred to in this paper as NGOs) accepting financial contributions from entities More...
After millennia a Tradition is Reborn
Picture 1 Mohit Bharadwaj Mohit Bharadwaj is a man on a mission. He wants to have the 21 nitya sacrifices performed again in Madhyadesa, the original homeland of the Vedas and the very air ring with the songs of More...
Shastras and the tale of Sridhara Venkatesa Ayyaval
It was gratifying to see the heartwarming story of Sridhara Ayyaval in modern media. The article in question was written by Indic scholar Shri Aravindan Neelakandan and focused on a famous incident in the seer’s More...
A Very American Tradition
The first thing that strikes about the place is how cold and quiet it is. For a place with 25 workers, there is hardly any banter, or the usual complaints about pay. And then you notice the long row. Of turkeys. More...
Revisiting the panic around FCRA
In the light of recent events—of cancellations of FCRA-NGOs and tightening FCRA laws—we have revisited Sri Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s 2011 article: http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/that-seventies-feeling/804154/0 More...
Questions for Amnesty International’s Christine Mehta
In an article in the Hindu dated 2 July 2015, a certain Christine Mehta, an employee of Amnesty International and an American citizen, has interesting things to say. She describes the situation in which her OCI More...
On the passing of the Ayyas
In the aftermath of the recent incident over attacks on Brahmins in Tamil Nadu, one can think of many things to say and write. One could write about the history of the Dravidian movement and its unique focus on More...
Christianity has gained enormous ground in India Mr. Tony Joseph
Tony Joseph’s specious arguments in this piece merit a thorough response. He has structured his arguments by claiming a rebuttal of four claims, so we will go through them in the same sequence and attempt to examine More...
Hook, Line and Sinker – Fishing Men for Jesus
Abstract: This article explores the Biblical euphemism for conversion—fishing for men—and tries to place it in the context of evangelical organizations that operate in India. Introduction 18 – And Jesus, More...