Beloo Mehra
TV Ramayana and Hindu Nationalism: Academic Discourse and Indian Realities
Ramayana became the most popular program ever shown on Indian television, and something more: a phenomenon of such proportions that intellectual and policymakers struggled to ... Read More
The Art of Discussion
Before forming an opinion, one must know something about why a certain practice came into being, what might have been the original intention or deeper ... Read More
Shakti is Waking Up: A Photo-Essay
She instantly knew this was a moment of Grace; this was no chance meeting. Whom she saw was none other but a vision of what ... Read More
Musings on Reason, Religion and Reform
A real renaissance of our cultural spirit and forms requires us to move beyond, way beyond the “activism and sensationalism of the crude mental being.” Read More
Citizen Responsibility: Invoking the Sacred
Modi invoked the sacred dimension of citizen participation in the work of nation-building by appealing to something deeper in a listener's heart. Read More