Dholkal Ganesh and the Sad Tale Of Apathy
Fifty-six stone fragments lying forlornly on a blue tarpaulin. You can see the vermilion mark still on the part that used to be the face, as the trunk turns gracefully. A fragment that formed the large stomach still More...
Bollywood, Maoists and Lutyens Media: An unholy threesome
We woke up to two pieces of news this Saturday. The first: public-outcry on Sanjay Leela Bhansali for misrepresenting Rajput history. The second: of a 1,000 year old Ganesha sculpture in Chattisgarh being destroyed More...
The White Man’s Burden
A common reason widely accepted for the British adventures in India are the monetary prospects they found to realise from trading with India and more so by controlling/ruling it. It is also widely accepted at least More...
Hindu Political Thought: Liberal, Conservative and Reactionary
Introduction This essay is intended to provide a theoretical introduction to the three varieties of political thought that have emerged among the Hindus in modern times. The circumstances of modernity naturally More...
My thoughts on Jallikattu
There has been a nationwide debate going on whether the age-old festival celebrated in southern states, Jallikattu, should be banned or not. The Supreme Court of India banned the organisation of Jallikattu in 2014 More...
ஜல்லிக்கட்டில் ஒரு பெரும் விளையாட்டு
[contextly_sidebar id=”mYA9Qz8wSkFZl1UrTrCvdn8qoIQSVZ9w”] This article has been translated from English by Vaijayanthi Chakravarthy சில மாதங்களுக்கு முன்பு இந்து More...
The great game in Jallikattu
Some months ago, I had written about Project Thessalonica, an evangelical project that systematically aims to attack Hindu festivals and institutions. Tamil Nadu is a major battleground for the Church where it More...
Book Review: An Era of Darkness by Shashi Tharoor
An Era of Darkness by Shashi Tharoor can be purchased from Amazon Shashi Tharoor gave a fantastic speech at Oxford last year where he took apart the British rule in India. He playfully asked for a reparation of More...
Hindu-Muslim riot in Dhulagarh: A report
This report was filed by Rajarshi Nandy and first appeared on SirfNews. It is being republished with permission. Communal riots broke out between Hindus and Muslims in Dhulagarh area on 13 December, about 28 km More...
Monthly Hindu Persecution Digest: September-October 2016
September: 1. Bangladesh: ISKCON temple attacked for singing Kirtan during Muslims’ prayer, 7 injured Locals attacked the ISKCON temple at Kajo lshah area of Sylhet district in Bangladesh for singing Kirtan More...