Ramayana
Identifying Hinduphobia/Hindudvesha Cloaked in Pseudo Gandhian-ism
The original lyrics run thus: Bhadragirishwara Sitaram, bhakatajanapriya sitaram (literally, ‘Lord of Bhadrachala, O Rama, Beloved of Sita, Beloved of His Devotees, O Rama’). Gandhi ... Read More
The surprising un-Indianness of BORI’s course on Indian heritage
BORI has great potential, and there is tremendous respect for their work. However, with great power comes great responsibility. BORI comes from a place of ... Read More
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
Rama versus Devi: Battleground Bengal
Left-liberals are very explicitly “othering” north Indians and pitting them against native Bengalis – ironically it is something which the left accuses the non-left of ... Read More
Minor Episodes in the Ramayana – Their Sociological Significance
The overall vision presented by the Ramayana is that the ancient society was probably more liberal than what we think of or what our liberal ... Read More