Kerala’s Marcian Politics of Violence – Some Unforgettable Facts
The continuing incidents of violence and bloodshed in Kerala for the past many years have…
Browsing: Myths & Controversies
Self Determination
But that determination by which one holds fast to selfish results in religion, economic development…
Shades of Sex & The Radha-Krishna Love Affair
There has been a lot of discussion and political turmoil in recent times on the…
Left Liberals Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
As a Dharmic Skeptic, I have always been someone who has questioned the fundamentals of…
Caste & Conversion – A 21st Century Version of Colonial Conspiracy – Part 1
On the 5th March 2013, in London, a religious fundamentalist, in what can rightly be…
Jati as a Practical Economic Model, Not an Oppressive One – Dialogue between Rajiv Malhotra and R Vaidyanathan
Rajiv Malhotra: I wanted to start by asking you about the Jati system. A very…
Inculturation and How it is Subverting Hindu Practices in India
Apple is widely believed as the pioneer of smartphone revolution. After Apple came out with…
The Need to Rewrite Indian History
In recent years, the government of India and several state governments have decided to revise…
Krishna Janmasthami – Birth of a Lover or an Exterminator or a Statesman
In the last two decades, I have come across several historians, students, religious- spiritual practitioners…
Pollock’s obsession with Sanskrit’s past instead of what it really says
International trade has existed since time immemorial but intercultural exchange was passive at best and engaged…
Christians are not under attack in India
There is probably no other country where members of other religions were as safe as…
The Right to Final Rites
A Jacobite (originally all Hindus forcibly converted by the Portuguese from 16th Century) Church in…
When Germany is Christian, is India Hindu?
Though I’ve lived in India for long, there still are some points that I find…