Pranavananda: Swami who revived Modern Hindu Nationalism
“The Hindus are not so much in need of ideas and ideals, as they are in need of strength, unity, organization, power of self-defence and a will for self-expansion. Ideas and ideals they have enough; they have More...
The Man Who Turned Down the Skull Cap- How India Sees Narendra Modi
What makes Modi what he is? That is a million dollar question today. Is it his Hindutva image? Is it his development politics? Is it his suave diplomacy? These are heady times to address this issue, but it needs More...
Is BJP Hampering Hindu Revival?
Two years have passed, since the so called Hindu Nationalist Party, the BJP was elected with a whopping majority to the lower house of the Parliament, the Loka Sabha. The BJP was successful in creating an atmosphere 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...
Harsh Mander’s article on ghar wapsi conceals his Christian funders
In the 13 January edition of Hindustan Times, well-known social activist and former member of the Sonia Gandhi-headed NAC, Harsh Mander opined on the conversion-reconversion debate thus: Free India was born in a More...
How RSS-affiliated NGOs make a positive difference
Recently, the IB had come out with a report questioning the motives and agenda of the foreign funded NGOs operating in India. It is alleged that they have an anti-development agenda, which has caused serious More...
Nationalism as a misstatement of Hindu concerns
Time and again, also after Narendra Modi’s historic election victory, we see a correct pro-Hindu message take an erroneous nationalist turn which detracts from its original pro-Hindu intention. This is precisely More...
Ashutosh Varshney the distortionist
Dr. Ashutosh Varshney, like many of his colleagues is a known professor of distortion. In his latest article ‘Modi the Moderate’, published by the Indian Express on March 27, 2014, Varshney amply demonstrates More...