The Idea of Bharatiya Exceptionalism-I
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of the transcript of a lecture given by Rajiv Malhotra in a seminar organized by Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal Namaste. On this auspicious Mahashivaratri Day, I am honored to be invited to share my thoughts in the presence of eminent thinkers. I want to discuss the idea of “Bharatiya Exceptionalism”. So I will explain More...
Indian Culture & History: Whose Narrative Should It Be- 2
[contextly_sidebar id=”cehr5yAKWI4dX2h76yWEGL5QqxyDyCEZ”] In Part 1, I discussed the Indigenous and Ambedkar’s views of our culture and history. The Indigenous view covered how the sages viewed our More...
Flashpoint Kashmir: How and why an average Kashmiri is robbed of his dreams
Yet again the picturesque Kashmir Valley is in news for wrong reasons. This time the big talk is about violence during by-elections of the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency that led to the death of eight boys. Over More...
History, Textbooks and Distortion
Vedic era and Vedic society The most ancient literary evidence in Indian history is the Veda. The ancient archaeological sites are that of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Unanimously all history textbooks tell that both More...
Calling Arunachal Pradesh ‘A disputed territory’ is a factual mistake by media houses
As we all know Arunachal Pradesh and North East are integral parts of India and all states of north east choose their chief ministers democratically by election process. Few days ago, a terrorist outfit named ULFA More...
Narendra Dabholkar, Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti & Financial Irregularities
If we go by numerous narratives on Indian society that find place in our academia plus media, a prominent one is encouraging the spread of ‘rationalism’ and ‘progressive thinking’ in our so-called ‘superstitious’ 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...
Ayodhya Dispute-II: A Timeline of Events
[contextly_sidebar id=”ytIacg78MWBFbBzpPAqdiRBZ1iYY3Y36″] Between writing Part I and Part II of this series, I came across this article by Deepanjana Pal on a documentary by Anand Patwardhan on Babri-RJB More...
A Case for Cow-Protection without Whitewashing the Past
“Cow” is called “aghnya”- the inviolable, the one which should not be harmed or killed. Hindus perceive her as the mother who nourishes everyone, as the abode of all goodness, and the very embodiment of More...
Beyond Belief: We Are Not All the Same
Believer, the recent documentary by Reza Aslan, succeeded in creating quite a buzz among Hindus all over the world. Most people took umbrage over the fact that Aslan zeroed in on a fringe community of ‘believers’ More...