State of intellectuals in Contemporary India-Part 3
Joseph Goebbels who was the chief propagandist of the German Nationalist Socialist Party, once famously said: If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. Fortunately More...
Mainstream scholarship in Hinduism: Challenges and solutions
I accept the following: 1. There has been, and continues to be, a deep antipathy against Hinduism amongst the academics, and those who occupy the intellectual space. This exists particularly in the departments More...
Countering the West’s bias about Sanatana Dharma
When Shivani Desai invited me to speak here in Chapel Hill, she explained that the objective of today’s gathering was to “Create awareness about Hindu culture and heritage…” and to “Motivate More...
Forgotten Saints: Sree Narayana Guru
This year is the 160th birth anniversary of the great social reformer, philosopher, saint and visionary Sree Narayana Guru. But unfortunately with the exception of his dedicated followers in Kerala, not many know More...
Rending the veil of historical negationism in India
(An analysis of Aavarana: The Veil by S.L. Bhyrappa. Translated into English by Sandeep Balakrishna. Paperback: 400 pages. Publisher: Rupa Books Co., 2014. ISBN-13: 978-8129124883) Introduction Ostensibly a work More...
The strength of Sanatana Dharma
1 August 2014 witnessed the annual celebration of the Naga Panchami (or Nagara Panchami) festival across India and the world. It is also celebrated as Bhratru Panchami, an occasion where brothers are honoured More...
Kanwariyas: Myth and Truth
All over India, an interesting phenomenon can be observed. On one hand, materialism is on the rise, and on the other hand, spirituality is also on the rise. Even difficult poojas, like the Chat Pooja, and arduous More...
Are Hindus exceptionally dangerous?
Whenever news about India make it to the local Nuremberg newspaper, my mother reads them out to me on phone. Usually, those news portray India in a poor light, like ‘people died from cold on the streets of Delhi’ More...
Decline & Fall of the Hindu Civilization in Cambodia
Cambodian history illustrates the interplay of economics and ideology in defining the fate of a nation. A vibrant South East Asian empire that selectively adopted Indian civilizational norms and institutions expanded More...
Why Muslims and Christians should vote for Narendra Modi
India, a secular democracy or a theocracy? In a secular democracy, as is professed by India, the state should not interfere in the personal beliefs of its citizens. The freedom of faith or religion is the right More...