Decolonising Hindu Civilisation
A Few Basic Guides for Decolonising the Hindu Psyche
In the concluding episode we examine some fundamental contrasts with the Western framework of Indology and offer a few guides to decolonise the Hindu psyche.
Decolonising Hindu Civilisation
The Hindu System of Philosophical Inquiry Contrasted with the Western Intellectual Milieu
There is a fundamental difference between the Hindu System of Philosophical Inquiry and the post-Christian intellectual milieu of the West. Confounding the two has been one of the greatest obstacles to decolonising the contemporary Hindu psyche.
Luminaries of Modern Indian Renaissance
The Deracinated Nehruvian Power Elite Derails the New Indian Renaissance
A survey of the history and consequences of Western intellectualism and how its blind adoption by the Indian power elite after independence derailed the trajectory of decolonisation that had begun during the New Indian Renaissance.
Luminaries of Modern Indian Renaissance
The Training, Character and Bequest of the Stalwarts of the New Indian Renaissance
This episode fleshes out the training, character and the legacy of the luminaries of the New Indian Renaissance. They shaped their era almost from the scratch, having no past masters to help and guide their work.
Luminaries of Modern Indian Renaissance
The New Indian Renaissance as a Guide to Decolonisation
A little-studied period of recent Indian history is the Golden Age of the New Indian Renaissance spanning the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. The jaw-dropping contribution of this period to Hindu decolonisation is a sure shot guide for our own time.
Decolonising Hindu Civilisation
The Lost Access to the Hindu Societal Past
Unlike Muslim regimes, the British consciously destroyed traditional Hindu institutions as a result of which today's Hindu society has lost access to its own societal past.
Decolonising Hindu Civilisation
Decolonisation is a National Duty and a Hindu Civilisational Impertive
Decolonisation is diagnosis, scholarship, process and a civilizational continuum and not a mere "goal" to be achieved
Ramajanmabhoomi Movement
Bharatavarsha Must Consciously Reject the Western Model of Ideological Universalism and Accelerate Decolonisation
The Western model of ideological universalism of Left and Right has broken down on its own home turf. India must consciously reject it and reshape her destiny using homespun models through decolonisation.
Muslim History of India
Ever Heard of Jhain? This is what Jalal-ud-din Khalji did to it
This is the little-known story of a Jhain, a prosperous town in medieval Rajasthan, heartlessly obliterated by Jalal-ud-din Khalji. Now it is known as the Chhan village.
Anti-Brahminism
Why Annamalai Infuriates the DMK
By calling for the removal of E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker's statues, BJP Tamil Nadu President K. Annamalai has once again hit the DMK where it hurts them the most: the ugly legacy of Periyar
Tipu Sultan
The Tears of the Poralavoor Adithiri and Rama Varma’s Victory Against Tipu Sultan
The concluding part of this series reveals the connection between the young Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma's encounter with the Poralavoor Adithiri and how it contributed to his victory over Tipu Sultan.
Travancore Princely State
Dharma Raja Karthika Tirunal Rama Varma’s Gift
The first episode narrating a profound incident that occurred in the childhood days of Travancore king Karthika Tirunal Rama Varma