Modern Indian Renaissance

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P.K. Gode: The Scholar who Descended from a Lineage of Warriors

P.K. Gode: The Scholar who Descended from a Lineage of Warriors

P.K. Gode's ancestor was Naro Rayaji Gode, who served in the Maratha Empire under Gangadhar Krishna Pratinidhi in the 18th century. P.K. Gode has painstakingly traced his family's history using the fragments of the Gode Family Bakhar. This scholar and indologist of the 20th century belongs to a dist

The Training, Character and Bequest of the Stalwarts of the New Indian Renaissance

The Training, Character and Bequest of the Stalwarts of the New Indian Renaissance

This episode fleshes out the training, character and the legacy of the luminaries of the New Indian Renaissance. They shaped their era almost from the scratch, having no past masters to help and guide their work.

The New Indian Renaissance as a Guide to Decolonisation

The New Indian Renaissance as a Guide to Decolonisation

A little-studied period of recent Indian history is the Golden Age of the New Indian Renaissance spanning the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. The jaw-dropping contribution of this period to Hindu decolonisation is a sure shot guide for our own time.

ഹിന്ദുക്കൾക്ക് ഇത് അവസാനത്തെ അവസരമാണ്: ഒരു സമകാലീന സനാതന നവോത്ഥാനത്തിനു വേണ്ടിയുള്ള അഭ്യർത്ഥന

ഹിന്ദുക്കൾക്ക് ഇത് അവസാനത്തെ അവസരമാണ്: ഒരു സമകാലീന സനാതന നവോത്ഥാനത്തിനു വേണ്ടിയുള്ള അഭ്യർത്ഥന

ഹിന്ദു മാനസിക കോളനിവൽക്കരണം പൂർണ്ണമായും ഇല്ലാതാക്കാൻ പതിറ്റാണ്ടുകളുടെ ശാന്തവും സുസ്ഥിരവും ആത്മവിശ്വാസമുള്ളതുമായ ശ്രമം വേണ്ടിവരും എന്നാൽ ഇത് അവസാന അവസരമാണ്

Remembering Acharya Ramesh Chandra Majumdar: A Century of Spotless Scholarship and Inspiration

Remembering Acharya Ramesh Chandra Majumdar: A Century of Spotless Scholarship and Inspiration

Remembering R.C. Majumdar, one of India's greatest gifts to the world of historical scholarship

Luminaries of the Modern Indian Renaissance: Or a Commentary on  Our Civilisational Amnesia

Luminaries of the Modern Indian Renaissance: Or a Commentary on Our Civilisational Amnesia

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,

The Last Chance for Hindus: Plea for a Contemporary Sanatana Renaissance

The Last Chance for Hindus: Plea for a Contemporary Sanatana Renaissance

This tumultuous century provides an opportunity for comprehensive decolonisation of the Hindu cultural psyche