Sandeep Balakrishna

ARTICLES

The Hindu Code of War Ethics and Jihad

The Hindu Code of War Ethics and Jihad

A comparative analysis of the Hindu code of war ethics and the Islamic jihad

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Hindu Ethics of War: A Gentle Introduction

Hindu Ethics of War: A Gentle Introduction

A layman's introduction to the Hindu ethics of war

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Dear Hindus: Don’t Forget these Precursors to the Sabarimala Judgment

Dear Hindus: Don’t Forget these Precursors to the Sabarimala Judgment

First off, a huge and heartfelt congratulations to the entire Hindu community for its unprecedented solidarity in spontaneously hitting the roads in a massive wave of protest against the recent feminist-textbook judgement in the Sabarimala “case.” It hurts to even use words like “case,” “issue,” “controversy” and such other

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T M Krishna: The Musical Urban Naxal

T M Krishna: The Musical Urban Naxal

What ails T M Krishna?Wrong question. The right answer: T M Krishna is himself an ailment. To those who have followed Thodur Madabussi Krishna’s musical career for a while, it’s evident that while his career’s metamorphosis has been along expected lines, it has reached its logical

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What Sitaram ji Said: Encounters with Jawaharlal Nehru

What Sitaram ji Said: Encounters with Jawaharlal Nehru

We have briefly introduced the invaluable contributions of Sitaram Goel, one of the strongest voices in the post-Independence era of India speaking up for and defending Sanatana Dharma, and at the same time, offering sledgehammer-like blows to the combined forces of the residues of imperialism that had so

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What Sitaram ji Said: An Introduction

What Sitaram ji Said: An Introduction

Without doubt, Ram Swarup, Sitaram Goel and Arun Shourie (before he irreversibly slid down the oily wall of slathered ambition and reached his current position) occupy places of deserved eminence in the pantheon of what is crudely known as Hindu revivalism after India attained freedom from about a thousand years

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Axing Sanatana Traditions One Judgement at a Time

Axing Sanatana Traditions One Judgement at a Time

Minister for Women and Child Development and Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens, Government of Karnataka, Smt Jayamala must be a happy woman. Even as the toxic losers’ formula of 38 + 78 was concocted overnight by the destructive duo of the Congress and JD(S) in the recently concluded

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Teaching Sanskrit to Children will Save our Languages and Hinduism

Teaching Sanskrit to Children will Save our Languages and Hinduism

In his landmark and classic novel Roots, author Alex Haley traces his genealogy back to seven generations pegging his roots in The Gambia, West Africa. By all accounts, it’s the work of a lifetime, an outcome of deep passion for learning and embarking on both a personal and cultural

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Yes. The Taj Mahal is a Despot’s Monument to a Woman

Yes. The Taj Mahal is a Despot’s Monument to a Woman

A cultural analysis of the real symbolism of the Taj Mahal

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What Happens when a Hindu Temple is Destroyed

What Happens when a Hindu Temple is Destroyed

In the previous part of this series, we saw how Hindu temples show a remarkable sense of unbroken continuity and cultural unity in that they are still a living memory. The majestic Somanatha Devalaya that was rebuilt in 1951 is a superb testimony to this inherited knowledge-heritage, traditions, and

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