Brahminical Patriarchy: What the Twitter CEO ought to know
In the wake of the recent controversy surrounding the placard displayed by the Twitter CEO that mentions “Smash Brahminical Patriarchy”, one can’t wait to delve into a deeper analysis of the term, “brahminical patriarchy” which is a noun phrase with a prepositive adjective, “brahminical” followed by the noun, “patriarchy”. Thus, an More...
Message to Twitter CEO: About Brahmins, you don’t know jack
When Jack Dorsey held up a poster screaming “Smash Brahminical Patriarchy” was he played by Indian leftists and crypto Christians masquerading as liberals? Or was it an expression of the Twitter CEO’s own More...
Scientifically Illiterate Thinking behind Diwali Restrictions
“You have more firecrackers than the Indian Army. This can burn the whole country,” observed Justices Madan Lokur and Deepak Gupta of the Supreme Court during the hearing about banning crackers during More...
Sabarimala: What is actually at stake?
The discourse around the recent Sabarimala verdict clearly shows what is wrong with a hegemonic modernity and rationality that refuses to see its own limits and forces all plurality into conformity. It feels like More...
The Legitimacy of Hindu Demands & Urgent Need for Constitutional Acceptance
A group of few Hindus, have recently created a charter of Hindu demands, asking the Indian state / PM Narendra Modi to look into the needs of the Hindu majority as equal citizens of this nation. Upon reading the More...
Court Decides Lord Ayyappa’s Destiny
The Court finally disposed the Sabarimala case ruling that all women can now enter the temple. Reason given by the 5-Member bench of Supreme Court is that Article 25 of the constitution guarantees freedom of conscience More...
Ilayaraja and Those Who Say Ours is the Only God
Consider the two examples given below. 1. During an interaction in Google headquarters, music maestro Ilayaraja said he was not sure whether Jesus was ever born or not, but that he was sure that Ramana Maharshi More...
Concerned Hindus demand end of institutionalized discrimination against Hindus
Editor’s Note: A group of Hindu thinkers and activists met in Delhi on 22nd of September, 2018 to discuss about issues affecting Hindu society. After deliberations they have released a charter of demands which More...
Utilisation of Temple Funds in Karnataka: A Factual Report
Government control/ regulation of Hindu Temples has always been a contentious issue in India since colonial times. The British perceived these temples as important power centres and sought to establish a firm hold More...
Distortion of the Articles 25-31
The Constitution of a country is the basic document for governing the country. However, if for any reason, some Articles or concept therein get distorted, and continue for decades; the distortion becomes the standard More...