Virendra Parekh
The Conflict Between Religions (I) – Tracing the Roots
The Indic tradition has given to the world schools of Sanatana Dharma that preach the peaceful pursuit of the transcendent truth among their own followers ... Read More
The Unity Of Indic Religions (IV) – Tribal Traditions: Nailing A Lie That Has Survived Colonial Rule
<Parts I, II and III of this series of articles can be found here (I), here (II) and here (III).> Colonial rulers had a bottomless ... Read More
The Unity of Indic Religions (III) – Sikhism: Bhakti, Shakti, and Seva
Without analyzing the concept of idol worship/murti puja, it may be pointed out that Sikhs are not the only Hindu sect that does not believe ... Read More
The Unity of Indic Religions (II) – Jainism: Apart From and Yet Part of Sanatana Dharma
Attempts are made sometimes to present Jainism as a revolt of the fair-minded Kshatriya against the clever, unscrupulous Brahmin. However, if at all there was ... Read More
The Unity of Indic Religions (I): There is No Discord, Only Different Ways of Understanding the Supreme Reality
The idea was to malign Hinduism and, more importantly, diminish Hindu society by slicing large sections away from it. Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism were misrepresented ... Read More
West Bengal’s Self-Goal: Forebodings About The Future
Patriotism at the regional level, if genuine, is not opposed to cultural nationalism but is underpinned by it. What nourishes Bengali, Tamil, Telugu or Marathi ... Read More
Existential Struggle, not just an Election
This Leftist model of governance was appropriated by Mamata Banerjee lock, stock and barrel. She beat the left by becoming more leftist than the left. ... Read More