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...
Reichstag Fire in the fight for free speech
Hindus have now become the targets of the publishing industry which is responsible for a Reichstag Fire in the arena of free-speech rights. These Hindu-baiters have indulged in self-censorship of a book but are More...
Wendy Doniger’s incestuous children
At the outset I must admit I am a Hindu, and apologize for the same. To improve my credibility I also admit that the holocaust happened; that Muslims are persecuted everywhere and that the way forward for More...
Dealing with bullies: the Siddharth Varadarajan way
Siddharth Varadarajan, former editor of the Hindu on 15 February tweeted thus: Siddharth Varadarajan is outraged because Penguin Books does not play an activist role in opposing Section 153 of the Indian Penal 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 Hindus
Note: This is a republication of a 2010 essay is authored by Shyam N. Shukla. Dr. Wendy Doniger has impressive credentials with two doctorates, in Sanskrit and Indian Studies, from Harvard and Oxford universities. More...
Decoding Wendy Doniger’s Hinduism book: Part 3
Read parts 1 and 2. We Hindus In the light of foregoing, it is incumbent upon contemporary Hindus and Hindu scholars to regain the initiative and using indigenous historiography and cognitive categories and to institute 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...
Decoding Wendy Doniger’s Hinduism book: 2
Read part 1 here. Bridge of discourse between ‘This Hindu’ and ‘That Hindu’ Hindus need to be wary of the intractable opposition between “This Hindu and “That Hindu” that is falsely posited and perpetrated More...