Nehruvian Betrayal of India
The Alarming Shrinkage of the Hindu Physical Space
Commentary on how the current situation presents an existential threat unlike anything that the Hindu samaj has seen before.
Luminaries of Modern Indian Renaissance
Ancient Indian Political Thought and Institutions: Saletore’s Magnum Opus on Sanatana Politics and Statecraft
B.A. Saletore's masterpiece "Ancient Indian Political Thought and Institutions," remains a classic in the field. It has sadly been cast into oblivion.
Eurocentric History of India
B.A. Saletore as a Pioneer of Writing Indian History from an Indian Perspective
B.A. Saletore belongs to that rarefied class of Indian history scholars who severed the slavish practice of looking at Indian history through European eyes.
Kautilya
How John Marshall Destroyed R.D Banerji's Career: Or the Climate of History Research in B.A. Saletore's Time
B.A. Saletore worked in an era where British colonial oppression extended to archeology and history research in India.
Hyder Ali
Diwan Purnaiah’s Dharma Chhatrams and the Lessons they Teach
An essay on the sprawling network of Dharma Chhatrams founded by Purnaiah, the eminent Diwan to three Mysore Kings and the lessons they teach us
Indian History
Bhasker Anand Saletore: The Historian Extraordinaire
The first episode of a series profiling the life and legacy of Bhasker Anand Saletore, the extraordinary scholar of history who lived from 1900-63.
Hindu History
P.V. Kane’s Magnificent Guidance for Serious Scholars of Sanatana Culture and Heritage
In the concluding episode of this series, P.V. Kane offers brilliant and encyclopaedic guidance to independent scholars who wish to pursue serious research in the fields of Sanskrit, Indology, Indian culture and heritage.
Luminaries of Modern Indian Renaissance
The Shattered Landscape of Sanskrit Pathashalas: P.V. Kane’s Lament
In the same 1946 speech, P.V. Kane paints a desolate picture of traditional Sanskrit Pathashalas, which had flourished unbroken since the dawn of the Indian civilisation. It makes for very depressing reading.
Sanskrit
Indology will not Flourish Hereafter in War-worn Europe: P.V. Kane’s Prophecy
Way back in 1946, P.V. Kane unerringly prophesied that Indology and Sanskrit studies will soon decline and disappear in Europe itself and that it was now the responsibility of Indian scholars to take this endeavour forward.
K.M. Munshi
P.V. Kane’s Cosmic Vision for Writing Indian History
In this episode, we learn P.V. Kane's cosmic vision for writing Indian history purely from an Indian perspective. He precisely identifies the fundamental problems and errors in the histories of India written by foreigners who find it impossible to present a correct evaluation of an alien cultural tr
Luminaries of Modern Indian Renaissance
The Impending Destruction of Sanskrit: What P.V. Kane Predicted in 1946
On 19 October 1946, Pandurang Vaman Kane delivered a momentous speech at the 13th Session of the All India Oriental Conference at Nagpur. In it, he clairvoyantly predicted the impending destruction of Sanskrit learning and Indology after India attained Independence. It has come true in a nightmarish
British Colonialism of India
Worse than Asuras: How the British Inflicted Hunger on Indians by Killing Dharma-Chhatrams
The first part of a series narrating the tragic history of the heartless destruction of traditional Hindu Dharma-Chhatrams by the colonial British. This episode tells the woeful tale of how the East India Company impoverished hundreds of Hindu charitable institutions throughout the Thanjavur Samstha