Wendy Doniger’s derogatory Hinduism studies

Introduction I do not believe in burning books, but Wendy Doniger’s 779-page tome titled, The Hindus: An Alternative History, 2009,  is a hurtful book.  It is laced with personal editorials, folksy turn of the More...

Western Indology and academic Apartheid

Colonial hegemony of Indology Those who are at the forefront of expressing their disgust and anguish at the act of withdrawing Wendy Doniger’s snigger of a book on the Hindus are a very distinct and peculiar type. More...

On Wendy Doniger’s alternative history

Note: This is a reprint of Aseem Shukla’s 2010 essay. Also appended is the exchange he had with Wendy Doniger. History empowers and history emasculates. History, like art, is beautiful or odious to the beholder. More...

Wendy Doniger’s fake victimhood

The withdrawal of a book by Penguin Books has made the author of the book feel bitter and portray herself as a victim. This strange attempt at self-martyrdom does not hold any water and is a lame effort on her part More...