Ayodhya Dispute- I: Fighting Eminent Historians
In the legal fight to reclaim the Ram Janmabhumi in Ayodhya, the discussion on Left Historians is a must. While the perception created is that the participation of these eminences was to add nuance to the subject, nothing is far from truth. When it comes to pushing and setting a narrative on Ram Janmabhumi, Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU), Aligarh More...
Indian Culture & History: Whose Narrative Should It Be-1
Like the story of the proverbial blind men and the elephant, India’s cultural history too has many narratives. Each is different and given to fierce debate. Most of us hold on to one point of view without having More...
How castiest readings of Holi trivializes the festival
I must confess that with the current climate of distinct Hindu hatred, my expectations of peacefully celebrating my festivals were misplaced. This year, with a charged electoral climate, a decisive mandate and favourable More...
Reza Aslan’s ‘Believer’- An Exhibit of Unconcealed Hinduphobia
From colonial times, Indians have been characterized as predominantly savage, otherworldly, uncivilized, and by implication, in need of ‘civilizing’. These long perpetuated portrayals of Hindus did not remain More...
The Other Hidden Heroines in Indian History
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare certainly had a right to his opinion but names, like words, are very important. Rarely in Germany or Russia More...
ISIS defeat in Mosul is not an end to the extremist Islamic ideology
Defeat of ISIS in Mosul The ISIS leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi has reportedly acknowledged his defeat in his ‘farewell sermon’ (Khutba al-Wida’a), which was addressed to the religious preachers of the Islamic More...
Book review: NDTV Frauds by Sree Iyer
At only about 50 pages this book has done more to expose the cancer within the Indian media than the entire law enforcement authorities in India have ever done in history (1). In 1783, Alexander Dalrymple, a member More...
Rohith Vemula “post-truth” and the fetishization of Scheduled Castes
A youngster committed suicide, and he blamed certain groups for his despair and his taking the ultimate step. Apparently he was driven to suicide by the actions of this group of people. As soon as this came to light, More...
Interview with Gautam Chikermane, Author of Tunnel of Varanavat
Gautam Chikermane is a writer tracking the worlds of money, power and faith. His last book Tunnel of Varanavat exploring a theme in Mahabharata was widely appreciated and became a best-seller. Saiswaroopa Iyer, More...
Secularism is a National Security Threat to India
Every year in the rainy season, frogs come out and try to say something noisily. Similarly, during elections, some seasonal frogs emerge into India’s mainstream and proclaim loudly: “Muslim vote is secular; More...