K.M. Munshi's Flowing Stream Approach to the Study of Indian History
Kulapati K.M. Munshi delineates his approach to the study of Indian History as a flowing stream through time instead of using dynasties and isolated periods.
The Grand World of Daana and the Civilisational Value we Have Lost
An essay on the Sanatana conception of Daana or charity and the levels at which it works, and how it has shaped the Hindu civilisation and society.
Revisiting K.M. Munshi's Majestic Vision for Writing India's History
The first part of a series exploring Kulapati K.M. Munshi's vision for writing the comprehensive history of India
Bahadur Shah Zafar: The Last Mughal who was also the Last Great Traitor
The story of how Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal, intrigued with the British to sabotage the First War of Indian Independence in 1857
Gandhi was “Our Man” said the British: George Orwell’s Devastating Critique
Excerpts from the iconic George Orwell's incisive critique of Mohandas Gandhi, his methods and his legacy reveal several unflattering truths about the Mahatma.
Dismissing a Defenceless Stenographer: A Slice from the Great Nehruvian Purge of the RSS
This is the story of K.V.S. Manian, a stenographer at the Director General of Civil Aviation who was dismissed in 1949 for his alleged links with the RSS.
Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of a Civilisational State: Remembering P.K. Telang
Commentary on the civilisational message of Narendra Modi's Rajya Sabha speech of 8 February. We find a direct echo of the scholar P.K. Telang whose exposition of ancient India's democratic tradition is ever-relevant.
Why Twitter has Bitten Off More than it Could Chew
Commentary on the recent crackdown against Twitter by the Indian Government and why it is a welcome move
Jayanti Dharma Teja: The Original Nehruvian Crony Capitalist
The rise and fall of the shipping tycoon, Jayanti Dharma Teja, India's original crony capitalist.
No, You can't Separate Yoga from Sanatana Dharma
An essay that traces the philosophical, textual, traditional and practical roots of Yoga and exposes the attempts both by the West and Indian Yoga entrepreneurs to dissociate Yoga from its Hindu moorings.