Identity (Distortion & Appropriation)
Why are Western scholars obsessed with the Indian “caste system”?
Millions of native Africans perished during the dark centuries of slavery. African slaves were treated like animals. Read More
India’s Icon: Let’s Take the Swastika Global Again
Considering the havoc that the misuse of an auspicious symbol has caused, India must educate the world about using the Swastika in the right way ... Read More
How Many Erdogan Inspired Aamir Khans in India?
Time has come for the Indian government to launch a multi-pronged attack on the tribe of fast multiplying Aamir Khans, both within and without Bollywood. ... Read More
On The Nair Community Of Kerala And Their Sambandham System
The paternity of children had an important role in Sambandham unions, and if the paternity was not determined, it resulted in the ex-communication of the ... Read More
Modi, Ayodhya and Shyam Saran
As a Nehru Dynasty loyalist, Shyam Saran's opposition to the Ram Temple is understandable. But in so doing, he not only toes the Pakistan government ... Read More
The Academic Delegitimization of Hinduism: Some Influential Narratives
It could be that ‘Hindu’ is an exonym (a name of foreign provenance) and was adopted relatively late by my forebears. But all that this ... Read More
Un-Curious Case of a Symbol
The theory of Aryan invasion and a common homeland of Aryans is long discredited; however, the association lingers on. It is time not to move ... Read More