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…
Is CNN Anti-India?
Recently, Reza Aslan, a producer for various networks like CNN and ABC, who claims to speak out against religious discrimination did just the opposite by airing the controversial show, ‘Believer’…
Kerala’s Marcian Politics of Violence – Some Unforgettable Facts
The continuing incidents of violence and bloodshed in Kerala for the past many years have been a matter of deep concern for the peace-loving people of the state. The situation…
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…
A Sanatani Atheist: In Search of My Freedom of Expression
One of the popular atheist bloggers who was grievously wounded in an assassination attempt by the Islamic fundamentalists, Sunnyur Rahman, now lives in Delhi, India. He is a rationalist atheist…
War and Responsible Concern
The Srimad Bhagavad Gita was spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna in the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It constitutes chapters 25 – 42 of the Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata. It…
