Insight

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

Essays

How Economic Liberalisation led to Hindu Societal Apathy

How Economic Liberalisation led to Hindu Societal Apathy

Economic liberalisation created a generation of highly affluent Hindus who became apathetic to civilisational threats

The Final Century for the Hindu Civilisation

The Final Century for the Hindu Civilisation

The Hindu civilisation and society today faces multi-pronged threats to its very survival in an unprecedented way throughout its history

The Ennobling World of Hindu Taxation Policy

The Ennobling World of Hindu Taxation Policy

A brief exploration of the various dimensions of Hindu taxation policy, its underlying philosophy and practice

Lighting Lamps versus Violent Punishment: A Slice of Hindu Jurisprudence

Lighting Lamps versus Violent Punishment: A Slice of Hindu Jurisprudence

Hindu jurisprudence prescribed atonement for criminals over violent punishment

A Portrait of Hindu Village Administration and Jurisprudence

A Portrait of Hindu Village Administration and Jurisprudence

Hindu Village Administration presents a brilliant portrait of a near-perfect decentralised administration

A Portrait of Hindu Ministers as Models of Administrative Excellence

A Portrait of Hindu Ministers as Models of Administrative Excellence

The Hindu civilisational continuity is also seen in the organisation of its administration, which was helmed by some extraordinary ministers: from Kautilya to the Ashta-Pradhans

From Kautilya to Chhatrapati Shivaji: The Unbroken Continuity of Hindu Political Institutions

From Kautilya to Chhatrapati Shivaji: The Unbroken Continuity of Hindu Political Institutions

We observe an unbroken continuity in the set up and functioning of Hindu institutions from the period of Kautilya up to Chhatrapati Shivaji

Hindu Civilisational Self-Discovery through Political, Administrative and Legal Institutions

Hindu Civilisational Self-Discovery through Political, Administrative and Legal Institutions

The first episode of a detailed essay delving into the history of Hindu Political, Administrative and Legal Institutions

Kamal Haasan's Pathetic Slide into Irrelevance

Kamal Haasan's Pathetic Slide into Irrelevance

Commentary on the ugly descent of Kamal Haasan into irrelevance

The Swan Song of R.C. Majumdar

The Swan Song of R.C. Majumdar

In his final address, R.C. Majumdar recalls the timeless maxim that history divorced from truth does not help India