For Leela Samson, hypocrisy is a fine art
The controversy surrounding the movie MSG and censor board chief Leela Samson’s resignation has once again underlined the fact that all efforts to control freedom of expression inevitably result in anomalies, petty politics, and spitefulness. What is farcical is that Samson, whose own past is not without taint, is trying to portray herself as a champion More...
Pattanam excavations prove the myth of St. Thomas
What took place in November 2011 was neither a debate nor a discord. The venue was Thiruvananthapuram, at the Joint Annual Conference of Indian Archaeological Society (ACIAS), Indian Society for Prehistoric and More...
Ramachandra Guha wants science to be approved by socialists
In the 12 January edition of Hindustan Times, eminent Nehruvian Ramchandra Guha expressed dismay over the controversy surrounding the Indian Science Congress where it was claimed that ancient Indians were well versed More...
Academic Hinduphobia in America
The study of Hinduism in the West is currently undergoing a metamorphosis. Second and third generation Hindu-Americans, who since the 1960’s were educated in American high schools, have been personally impacted More...
Harsh Mander’s article on ghar wapsi conceals his Christian funders
In the 13 January edition of Hindustan Times, well-known social activist and former member of the Sonia Gandhi-headed NAC, Harsh Mander opined on the conversion-reconversion debate thus: Free India was born in a More...
Charlie Hebdo or the moral bankruptcy of Indian intellectuals
In the wake of the murderous attack at the office of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, many Indian intellectuals have opined against the absoluteness of freedom of expression, even as they condemned the killings. More...
PK hides the dangerous reality of Muslim marriages
The movie PK is in the news for a number of reasons. Some Hindu organizations have complained that it ‘hurts the sentiments’ of Hindus. The most dangerous and misleading part of the movie is its depiction More...
Charlie Hebdo or the Nuanced intolerance of our liberals
Following the despicable murders of the cartoonists and staff at the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, many Indians have taken to the print, electronic and cyber media to show solidarity with Charlie Hebdo. But some More...
Christian missionaries target every single component of Hindu society
Scheming Sadhus, Shastris, Maamis and Iyers The Church, which focused on harvesting Scheduled Castes and Most Backward Classes in the beginning, has also started concentrating on the upper echelons of the Hindu More...
Intellectuals spread lies about Paris attack
The doublespeak of India’s intellectuals on, among other things, freedom of expression is sickening. When the Hindu groups are involved, the guardians of public discourse cry themselves hoarse, quote John Stuart More...