The Hijacking of Indian Astronomy- I
Nearly a hundred years ago, English historian George Rusby Kaye remarked that “the History of Indian Astronomy has a considerable history of its own.” He was referring, of course, to the greatly fluctuating opinion in Europe, during the 18th and 19th centuries, regarding the substance and originality of Indian Astronomy. It is widely acknowledged More...
Moronic Inferno featuring Pankaj Mishra
In the build-up to the Lok Sabha 2019 elections, a number of foreign news outlets had written scathingly about India, and especially it’s PM Narendra Modi. Aatish Tasseer’s “Divider in Chief” cover for Time, More...
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...
New York Times Peddles Myth and Calls it History: A response to Romila Thapar
Recently, the New York Times published an article by historian Romila Thapar titled “They Peddle Myths and Call it History“, it goes on to propagate a dozen half truths and full lies. This article attempts to 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...
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 Economist Or the Pulp Fiction?
In its issue dated 4th May 2019, the Economist, London has published an editorial[1] by Anonymous which makes various baseless allegations against Indian Prime Minister Modi. It is obvious that the editor has written More...
Reaching out to Teens with Indic Message: Interview with Soumya Aggarwal
No nation, no civilization can be built without its youth, for it is the kids in their teen years who go on to shape the future of a country or a civilization. Therefore it is vital that for the revival of Indic More...