Gravy Train of Eminent Historians about to end
Secular fears We seem to be living in unusual times. The meteoric rise of Narendra Modi more or less accompanied by the precipitous decline of the family that calls itself the Congress party seems to have let the cat among the pigeons of the secularist intelligentsia. A few weeks ago U.R. Ananthamurthy announced that if Narendra Modi became prime minister More...
The Need for a Kshatriya Mindset: Part 2
Read Part 1. We must all meditate on the image of Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield, because this promotes something that is sorely needed in our community today, a Kshatriya mindset: that is, the proper values More...
The Need for a Kshatriya Mindset: Part 1
When you think about Krishna’s life, it is full of difficult moments that for most ordinary people would have led to a life full of suffering and disappointment. And even after his life’s work is done, Krishna More...
Times of India Distorts Headline
The Times of India report about a Muslim Imam who murdered a married man with whose wife he was having an illicit affair is headlined as follows: Priest kills lover’s hubby, held in J&K Neither does More...
Negationism of Vijayanagar History
In several articles and speeches since at least 2004 (“Trapped in the ruins”, The Guardian, 20 March 2004), and especially in the commotion provoked by Girish Karnad’s speech in Mumbai (autumn 2012), William More...
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IndiaFacts is pleased to announce that we are now throwing the floor open to the public for our popular Distortion Watch feature. Here’s how it works: 1. If you come across any distortions and/or slander anywhere–print, More...
The Communal Violence Bill is not community specific: Rahman Khan
Assertion: Minority Affairs Minister Mr. Rahman Khan, while speaking on the controversial Communal Violence Bill, told reporters that the Bill is not specific to any community: I do not see why it should be opposed More...
The calamity that is Mamata Banerjee
The unusual indulgence shown by many observers and ordinary voters towards Mamata Banerjee was really a product of hostility towards the shockingly dismal fate Indian communism had inflicted on West Bengal. Most More...
Tracing India’s Constitutional History: Part 2
In the last part, we understood that Dharma was the supreme authority and even the king was subservient to the dictates of Dharma. However, in most circumstances, the king did not have any legislative powers and More...
What will the World Think of India?
The panel discussions in the English news channels in India are amazing. It keeps amazing me how panelists manage to reply at length to a straight forward question without giving an answer. Usually, the anchor shifts More...