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Akhilesh Pathak

Akhilesh Pathak

The author is a PhD Scholar at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Brahminical Patriarchy: What the Twitter CEO ought to know
Archives, Rights (Discrimination & Appeasement)

Brahminical Patriarchy: What the Twitter CEO ought to know

Akhilesh Pathak- December 1, 2018

If both ‘brahminical’ and ‘patriarchy’ turn out to be hypothetical terms as is evident from a review of ancient literature of India, why at all, ... Read More

Defining Urban Naxal: A Tribute to Prof. Romila Thapar
Archives, Commentaries

Defining Urban Naxal: A Tribute to Prof. Romila Thapar

Akhilesh Pathak- October 20, 2018

One must pay attention to the fact that the global challenge against India on various fronts needs to be understood from a wider perspective, one ... Read More

Does India need Sufism?
Archives, Commentaries

Does India need Sufism?

Akhilesh Pathak- May 15, 2018

Sufi thought ever since its inception right into the modern times does not adequately dissociate itself from orthodox Islam, especially Sunni Islam. The popularly held ... Read More

Hindutva or Hinduism? A subtle Polemic against Hindu Dharma
Archives, Indology

Hindutva or Hinduism? A subtle Polemic against Hindu Dharma

Akhilesh Pathak- April 14, 2018

Hundreds of years of false propaganda and malevolent interpretation have taken a heavy toll on the minds of the people who led a life that ... Read More