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“What Does it Mean to be ‘Indian’?” – A Review
Book Reviews

“What Does it Mean to be ‘Indian’?” – A Review

Jay Jina- January 7, 2022

Who do you think you are? Ask this question of the ordinary small town or rural vernacular-schooled Indian and they instinctively point to traditions, rituals, ... Read More

Continuous Distortions in Discourses of Indian Social Systems – II
Archives, Identity (Distortion & Appropriation)

Continuous Distortions in Discourses of Indian Social Systems – II

Dr Pingali Gopal- July 11, 2020

It is extremely important to gain an insight into the traditional Indian understanding of the concepts, varna and jati. Only then we can consider in ... 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

The Big Scandal of Indology
Archives, Indology

The Big Scandal of Indology

Subhash Kak- February 10, 2020

Almost all you have in academic textbooks about ancient India is either superficial, banal, half-truth or plain wrong. The understanding of earliest India offered by ... Read More

Western Indology and academic Apartheid
Archives, Indology

Western Indology and academic Apartheid

Anirban Ganguly- February 23, 2014

Colonial hegemony of Indology Those who are at the forefront of expressing their disgust and anguish at the act of withdrawing Wendy Doniger’s snigger of ... Read More