Insight

Insights, analysis and commentary mostly on current happenings in India and occasionally geopolitics

Essays

The Choice Between Western Intellectualism and Darshanic Timelessness

The Choice Between Western Intellectualism and Darshanic Timelessness

Commentary on the Western tradition of intellectualism and the philosophical traditions of Sanatana Dharma with an examination of the record of Indian intellectuals in the Western mould.

The 105th Constitutional Amendment: A Lawyer's Analysis

The 105th Constitutional Amendment: A Lawyer's Analysis

A deep-dive analysis of the recently-passed 105th Constitution Amendment Act, 2021.

The Loathsome Sleaze of Jahangir's Nobles: Mahals as Dens of Lust

The Loathsome Sleaze of Jahangir's Nobles: Mahals as Dens of Lust

A vivid description of the life and lifestyle of Jahangir's Nobles and Aristocrats including a sleazy picture of what went on in their Mahals

Church Politics Over Narcotics Jihad is a New-Age Admission of a Historical Christian Fear of Islam

Church Politics Over Narcotics Jihad is a New-Age Admission of a Historical Christian Fear of Islam

Commentary on Bishop Mar Joseph Kallarangatt's alarm over "narcotics" Jihad in Kerala.

Ignoring Swami Vivekananda Leads to 9/11 and Empowers the Taliban

Ignoring Swami Vivekananda Leads to 9/11 and Empowers the Taliban

Commentary on the ongoing events in Afghanistan and the terminal decline of America, rooted in its innately Asuric impulse. The so-called Dismantling Global Hindutva "conference" must be analysed in this light.

The Unfilled Narrative Vacuum that Hindus Must Occupy NOW!

The Unfilled Narrative Vacuum that Hindus Must Occupy NOW!

For the longest time, the narrative space in public discourse has seen a vacuum. The present time offers a great opportunity to occupy it.

Buddha in a Talibani Pigsty

Buddha in a Talibani Pigsty

Commentary on the ongoing carnage inflicted by the Taliban in Afghanistan from a spiritual, philosophical and historical perspective.

Dismantling Hindutva is a Declaration of a War to Destroy Hindu Dharma

Dismantling Hindutva is a Declaration of a War to Destroy Hindu Dharma

The proposed conference supported by more than forty-five American Universities titled "Dismantling Hindutva" is a xenophobic declaration of war against the RSS and Hindus. It must be given a muscular response from the highest levels.

Wanted: An Honest Body of Literary  Fiction about the Partition of India

Wanted: An Honest Body of Literary Fiction about the Partition of India

The existing body of creative literature on the Partition of India is comparatively small in number and notable for its deception and blatant ideological slant.

No Decade of Peace: The Agitational History that Keeps India Unstable

No Decade of Peace: The Agitational History that Keeps India Unstable

The history of independent India is also the depressing history of decadal agitations that kept India unstable and continuously on the boil. The national costs have been enormous.