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Intellectual terrorism of the Left: The case for Dr. Makarand Paranjape
Archives, Rights (Discrimination & Appeasement)

Intellectual terrorism of the Left: The case for Dr. Makarand Paranjape

Pankaj Saxena- May 8, 2017

The anti-Hindu lobby managed by the leftists has sharpened the pitch of the battle in the western universities. In the coming times, more incidents of ... Read More

The World of Wendy Doniger’s Translations
Archives, Identity (Distortion & Appropriation)

The World of Wendy Doniger’s Translations

Shankar Sharan- October 31, 2015

“Aldous Huxley once said that an intellectual was someone who had found something more interesting than sex; in Indology, an intellectual need not make that ... Read More

Behind the Hostility in Academia towards Narendra Modi: An Interview with Vamsee Juluri
Archives, Identity (Distortion & Appropriation)

Behind the Hostility in Academia towards Narendra Modi: An Interview with Vamsee Juluri

IndiaFacts Staff- September 22, 2015

The petition by several US-based academics (mostly of Indian origin) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Silicon Valley has understandably garnered enormous attention. Counter petitions ... Read More

Conformity as History: A review of Ramachandra Guha’s Makers of Modern India
Archives, Commentaries

Conformity as History: A review of Ramachandra Guha’s Makers of Modern India

Saradindu Mukherji- March 7, 2015

In post-Independent India, conformism to the received wisdom is the key to "glory" in social sciences/historical studies, and deviation leads to guillotine. Ramachandra Guha is ... Read More

Imagining Jambudvipa: Rescuing Indology and Indian History
Archives, Indology

Imagining Jambudvipa: Rescuing Indology and Indian History

Yvette Rosser- September 15, 2014

". . . a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi Troubles my sight: somewhere in the sands of the desert A shape with lion body ... Read More