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Identifying Hinduphobia/Hindudvesha Cloaked in Pseudo Gandhian-ism
Commentary

Identifying Hinduphobia/Hindudvesha Cloaked in Pseudo Gandhian-ism

Venkat Nagarajan- November 19, 2021

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
Archives, Identity (Distortion & Appropriation)

The surprising un-Indianness of BORI’s course on Indian heritage

Omkar Sathe- June 30, 2020

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
Archives, Indology

TV Ramayana and Hindu Nationalism: Academic Discourse and Indian Realities

Beloo Mehra- March 30, 2020

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
Archives, Commentaries

Rama versus Devi: Battleground Bengal

Subhodeep Mukhopadhyay- May 18, 2019

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
Archives, Indology

Minor Episodes in the Ramayana – Their Sociological Significance

Aravinda Rao- April 19, 2019

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