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...
History, Textbooks and Distortion
Vedic era and Vedic society The most ancient literary evidence in Indian history is the Veda. The ancient archaeological sites are that of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Unanimously all history textbooks tell that both More...
Ridiculing Hindu gods and deities is easier and safer
The recent comments by Prashant Bhushan about Lord Krishna have enraged, I would say rightly, many devout Hindus. Surprisingly, when it comes to Lord Krishna, I saw that even those who often sit at the fence on More...
The Intellectual Deceit of Faizan Mustafa
It is time for Faizan Mustafa – a leading columnist on Indian Muslim issues and vice chancellor of the Hyderabad-based NALSAR University of Law – to enroll in a madrassa and teach Islamic Sharia. In article More...
No Peace, Only Pieces – The Sufi Mission in Kashmir!
The article has been republished from author’s blog with permission. Of late, eminent intellectuals, perfumed or otherwise, have been raising a stink about how as a society we should be ashamed of the many things More...
Academic Hinduphobia Going Mainstream
Introduction Last weekend while firming our plans for Inferno, we chanced upon an article. We could not help reading it with uninterrupted amusement, for, right from the click-bait headline to the nearly 900 More...
Eight reasons why the ‘Clash of Civilizations’ is already upon us
We are witnessing one horrific terrorist attack after another the world over and it shows absolutely no signs of stopping. Since 2015, there seems to be at least one incident in Europe every month. In 1993, American More...