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...
The Idea of Bharatiya Exceptionalism-I
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of the transcript of a lecture given by Rajiv Malhotra in a seminar organized by Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal Namaste. On this auspicious Mahashivaratri Day, I am honored to be invited More...
Indian Culture & History: Whose Narrative Should It Be- 2
[contextly_sidebar id=”cehr5yAKWI4dX2h76yWEGL5QqxyDyCEZ”] In Part 1, I discussed the Indigenous and Ambedkar’s views of our culture and history. The Indigenous view covered how the sages viewed our More...
Snippets From Kurukshetra War In Mahabharata- I: Background Information
This three part article is a compilation of information on Kurukshetra war as mentioned in the Vyāsa Bhārata. The latter is considered a narrative of the events during the war since the author Sage Krishna Dwaipāyana More...
Why the notion of ‘Hindu Nation’ alone is chosen for criticism?
I sometimes wonder who influences whom: the Indian mainstream journalists influence the foreign correspondents or the other way round, as they always hold the same view. Or is there even a directive from the top More...
L’Affaire Azaan and Noise Pollution in India
Superstar Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam’s recent volley of tweets expressing his annoyance over being woken up by azaan, the Islamic call to prayer that is broadcast from mosques, on loudspeakers, five times a day, More...
ಅಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೂ ಸೋನು ನಿಗಮ್ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದರಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪೆನಿದೆ ಹೇಳಿ?
‘ಕಂಕರ್ ಪತ್ತರ್ ಜೋಡ್ ಕೆ, ಮಸ್ಜಿದ್ ಲಾಯೇ ಬನಾಯ್ ತಾ ಚಡ್ ಮುಲ್ಲಾ ಬಾಂಗ್ ದೇ, ಕ್ಯಾ ಬೆಹ್ರಾ ಹುವಾ More...
Azaan and Freedom of Expression – Are they Compatible?
Sonu Nigam is what we would call a moderately famous personality in Bollywood. But on 17th April, he shot to fame once again when he inadvertently committed a cardinal sin according to Indian secularism. He criticized More...
మన సంస్కృతికి మనమే వారసులం
పురాణాల్ని చరిత్రగా వక్రీకరించి దేవతలంటే ఆర్యులనీ, రాక్షసులంటే శూద్రులనీ చెబుతూ More...
Threat of Pakistan and Bangladesh’s spying network in India
A few days ago, Pakistan kidnapped a retired Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav from Iran and has tried to brand him as a spy. The case is now in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. On one side, Pakistan has caught More...