Hinduism vs Hindutva: What is the debate about
Shashi Tharoor is an erudite author and his English prose is eminently readable. He generally makes sense in his views and opinions on many issues, in spite of being a Congress politician. But his recent book “Why More...
Need for India’s Spirituality- revisiting Sri Aurobindo’s vision
In pursuing an English private school education in 90’s urban India, one thing that was quite natural for a student like me, was developing a sense of admiration for Western thought, culture and way of life. In More...
Congress Was Never National
The Congress party that was founded by an Englishman may be ended by an Italian woman. It has always looked to foreigners and foreign sources for inspiration. Recent election results show that this ploy of projecting More...
An Open Letter to Maa Durga
Dear Mother, Open letters are currently in vogue, so I thought of writing one myself and since they are usually written to those who wield some kind of power, I chose you, the Infinite Power Herself. Sticking to More...
Selective Intellectualism of Ramchandra Guha
Introduced to the Upanishads by T.S. Eliot; and to Tagore by the early Pound; and to the Indian Tradition by Max Muller (late of the Bhavan); and to Indian dance by Bowers; and to Indian art by what’s-his-name; and More...
Bitter Truths, Difficult Questions
Morgan Freeman’s character in Now You See Me (2013) tells Mark Ruffalo’s character, “When a magician waves his hand and says, ‘This is where the magic is happening,’ the real trick is happening somewhere More...
Hindutva In The 21st Century
Background The rise of Hindutva may prove to be the most important phenomenon of the 21st century. It is therefore of great importance to understand its meaning and implication. India is unique as a civilization More...
Forgotten Liberators: Khudiram Bose
Note: This is a guest piece by IndiaFacts reader and supporter, Shwetank Bhushan Singh. It was February 1906. A grand exhibition had been arranged at Midnapur in Bengal. The intention was to hide the injustice More...
CONGRESS CRIMES 1: ITS RACISM SEES INDIANS AS INFERIOR
For more than a century, the Congress has told Indians they are inferior to whites and must accept whites as superiors in everything. People from Quattrocchi to Robert Vadra have taken advantage of it. The Congress More...