Secularism in India: History, Implications and Alternatives
India officially became a secular nation in 1976 with the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution of India enacted in 1976. [1] [2] But what does secularism mean? Unlike the West which is very clear about the core tenets More...
The Queen who cursed a God: An excerpt from an upcoming book
Gandhari screwed her eyes shut behind her blindfold. She shrunk her eyes into their sockets, withdrawing as far into herself as she could. If she could, she would have squeezed her ears shut. She shrank into More...
A Memo about Women in Mahabharata
A recent controversy has erupted in Google with an employee writing an internal memo against gender diversity and equality. Its now known as the anti-diversity memo. This memo was 10 pages long and has been going More...
The perils of textual transmission: decapitation and recapitulation
Prologue Gaṇeśa as Vyāsa’s scribe has found popular but not critical acceptance. Yet, complicated issues regarding the text, its transmission,and its reception are revealed by paying attention to this story. More...
Mehbooba Is Already Enjoying A Rare ‘Azadi’- Il
[contextly_sidebar id=”5I5kPie3y2VXZ3Y4E8ueWsETwhX4dUtx”] Constitutional Lollipops to J&K Cripple Idea of India The Indian Constitution’s Article 370, Clauses 1 (c) and (d) say that —- “(c) More...
It was the British who divided India, the Muslims just played along
Delving into the Partition of India is not an academic exercise. Understanding it is important because Partition is at the heart of the India-Pakistan conflict. When communities that had lived amiably alongside More...
IndiaFacts to Launch Hindu Human Rights Report 2017 on August 19
There is no dearth of Human Rights Reports being produced about India. But most of these exclude a large percentage of the human rights violations in India on the mistaken premise that rights violations in India More...
Book Review: The Corporation that Changed the World by Nick Robins
The Corporation that Changed the World: How the East India Company Shaped the Modern Multinational by Nick Robins is available on Amazon. The first multinational corporation the world saw was also the most rapacious More...
Mehbooba Is Already Enjoying A Rare ‘Azadi’- I
Big Compromise with J&K on National Laws The truth is finally out. Mehbooba Mufti is an ardent supporter of the evil “separatist” agenda in J&K, if not a “separatist” herself. For all you know, she More...
Should India strive to become the largest exporter of beef in the world?
Introduction Yogi Adityanath began his term as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh with an intense campaign against the illegal slaughterhouses running in the State. This has temporarily shut down the meat industry More...