Essays exploring the vast repository of the Hindu Cultural ethos
In hindsight, the only “justice” that the infamous Justice Party delivered to Tamil Nadu was to snuff out the soul of the Tamil people. The Justice Party ensured that the land permanently lost its capacity to produce iconic sons like Raja Raja Chola, Rajendra Chola, Pallava Narasimhavarman all the way
A high-level portrait describing the cultural atmosphere of Bharatavarsha before the assault of Nehruvian secularism
It’s more than two years since the nonstop, deafening noise-hype over the two-part Telugu film Baahubali has finally died out. Fresh in the wake of the release of both parts, I found all that hoopla amusing, ridiculous and completely overblown, given that it’s only a movie.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s vision of and eulogy to the Indian Civil Services in his inspirational speech on April 21, 1947 to the first batch of the Indian Administrative Services needs repetition if only to underscore how farsighted he was: Your predecessors were brought up in the traditions in which
Remembering R.C. Majumdar, one of India's greatest gifts to the world of historical scholarship
When we reminisce about the Indian freedom movement, the year 1858 is a turning point of sorts. That was the year when the control of India passed from the East India Company to the British Crown. From 1858 onwards, for roughly 50 years, a gradual, steady and in many cases,
D V Gundappa or DVG as he is affectionately known in Karnataka remains one of the cultural colossuses in the state, who was amidst us just forty-five years ago. He was an embodiment of a rare kind of spiritual strength and philosophical vision that was both multi-faceted and
A near-comprehensive account of how the grand and unbroken tradition of Indian drama was intentionally destroyed by the Leftists
A New Being has descended upon us. It is a noxious alloy which combines within itself the revival of that dead genre named M.F. Hussain Apologetics and the Devdutt Pattnaik School of Epidemic Distortion. Over the last six-plus years, it has gained prominence, which none should envy but
The cardinal sin in Islam is Širk, ‘associating (a creature with the Creator)’ or ‘polytheism’. Thus, sun-worship means offering worship to a creature, putting it on the Creator’s throne. In this paper, we trace the early and later history of the concept of Širk (rhymes with French cirque,