Narendra Modi reawakens India to its ancient civilizational tryst
(This article appeared in the souvenir released at Madison Square Garden for Prime Minister Modi’s visit. Emphases added) When Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi gave his first speech in parliament he spoke of the end of 1200 years of slavery. Indeed it felt that India had arisen to a new dawn, a “tryst with destiny” that it had not quite kept when More...
Hartosh Bal’s Caravan to Oblivion
In the 1 October 2014 issue of Caravan magazine, journalist Hartosh Singh Bal repeated the now-jaded caution of how the victory of the Narendra Modi-led BJP in the 2014 elections has paved the way for the “fascist” More...
Acharya Chanakya’s approach to knowledge
Introduction The wise Viṣṇugupta Cāṇakya, also known as Kauṭilya, who propelled the Mauryan Chandragupta to meteoric heights, while uprooting the tree of the wicked Nanda-s and cleansing the taint of the More...
Introducing Daily Secular Tweet Digest
In keeping with its commitment to provide a credible, alternate narrative in public discourse, IndiaFacts introduces a new feature: the Daily Secular Tweet Digest starting today. The Daily Secular Tweet Digest is More...
Dear Sujit Saraf: Indians did not always believe White to be Right
In a piece published on 8 September in the Times Of India, but highlighted recently following Modi’s visit to the United States, a Bay Area based IT official and playwright Sujit Saraf claimed ”In his heart, More...
Campus Wars: AISF bullies JNU Vice Chancellor over Hindu festival
A reader alerted IndiaFacts to what an ongoing campus war occurring in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). The war though is being fought with posters and pamphlets. The occasion this time is the upcoming celebration More...
Nemesis knocks at Jayalalithaa’s door
On 27 September 2014, Jayalalithaa’s past caught up with her after 18 long years (which saw several judges and Public Prosecutors), and sent her to jail. Political connoisseurs were of the view that justice was More...
In which Pankaj Mishra defends racists
Livemint on 30 September published this op-ed by Pankaj Mishra, which warns how the Americans are falling for a dangerous cliché known as Narendra Modi. Let there be no mistake: this is your usual anti-Modi article. More...