Does Aakar Patel’s racist rant against Gujaratis attract penal actions under Indian laws?
I often wondered if the tradition of the New Year’s resolution is widely followed by the public in general and journalists in particular. If the answer is yes, Aakar Patel’s resolution should be to write a handbook on racist jokes because he seems to be an expert in it. In his recent Livemint ‘column’ he decides to continue his disdainful stereotyping More...
Peshawar massacre and ignorant liberals
With every passing day, my disdain for liberals grows. Earlier, it was primarily because of their proclivity to slavishly follow the Left, because of their moral bankruptcy; now, I am getting convinced that our More...
Does one become a Hindu?
Both Sita Ram Goel and VamadevaShastri (David Frawley) have written a book called How I Became a Hindu. I could never write such a book because I have deliberately made a choice not to identify myself as Hindu. More...
Why Ghar Wapsi should be welcomed
The topic of conversion has become centre stage in India – not because millions have been converted from their Hindu faith to Christianity and Islam in recent years, but because some 50 Muslim families came back More...
Chetan Bhagat’s prescription actually hurts moderate Muslims
In his recent blog titled “It’s not moderate Muslims’ fault” in Times of India, celebrity writer Chetan Bhagat tries defending the indefensible. Though I am an admirer of both his wit and clarity More...
Thiruvalluvar Birth Anniversary Celebrations: Heralding a glorious future
This is a Research Paper prepared by Professor Sami Thiagarajan, Presdient of Dravidian Intellectual Forum, Chennai, and, Bala Gauthaman, Director of Vedic Science Research Center, Chennai; Translated and Edited More...
Hinduphobic Washington Post bats for Christian Evangelists
This was contributed by IndiaFacts reader and supporter, Skanda Veera. Washington Post (WP) in a recent report noted that the Christian Enclave in India “fears violence” as Hindus “press for conversions”. More...
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on Shudras
Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, the chief architect of our nation’s constitution is now mostly remembered as the leader of the Dalits and is regrettably co-opted by individuals like Kancha Ilaiah and the Marxists who advertise More...
Kancha Ilaiah’s incurable hatred of the Bhagavad Gita exposed
The very interesting Kancha Ilaiah wrote an op-ed in the 20 December edition of Deccan Chronicle displaying his good judgment regarding the debate centred on making Bhagavad Gita the national scripture. Although More...
Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Patriot, Orator, Poet, Prime Minister and Statesman
The man whom India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru prophesied to become the Prime Minister of India one day, the man whom the then PM Manmohan Singh called the “Bhishma Pitamah of Indian Politics,” More...