A Dose of Pragmatism to Counter Extremism?
What divides the world The recent terror attacks in Europe have collapsed questions on public policy, strategic affairs and social integration to a rare common standstill: how to curb dogmatic…
Should we support “liberal” Muslims?
I am responding to numerous requests to give my views on Tarek Fatah. I want to first examine Benazir Bhutto and Fareed Zakaria, both well-known liberal Muslims. This gives insights…
Left Liberals Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
As a Dharmic Skeptic, I have always been someone who has questioned the fundamentals of religions/ideologies/darshans. As someone who believes in freedom of expression, I have always sided with everyone…
Vedic Influence in Japan and Korea
Excerpts from the book Mysteries of the Ancient Vedic Empire by Stephen Knapp Japanese scholar Okakura observes, in his Ideals of the East: “The religion and culture of China are…
Who owns the Shastric authority?
Interviewed by Ravi JoshiBest-Seller author Rajiv Malhotra, a public intellectual on civilizations, cross-cultural encounters, religion and science, has raised concerns over the bias of western scholars in their study of…
The Science of Dharma: Satya and Ahimsa
Acknowledgement: I sincerely thank Kaal Chiron (twitter handle @Kal_Chiron) for his inputs. Dharma could be defined[i] as the documented scientific path, which facilitates man’s progress to Absoluteness that is rooted…
