First published in 2016, Rajiv Malhotra's 'The Battle for Sanskrit' is as relevant today as it was then. In the book, the author challenges dominant Western narratives that seek to desacralize Sanskrit by stripping it of its religious and cultural significance. Written in an easy-to-read style with scholarly insights, the book urges both traditional and modern readers to engage in an honest dialogue. The book is an important one that defends heritage and also seeks to de-westernise Indology.
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Concerns of the Colonized – Freedom for Temples
For centuries, Hindu temples thrived as autonomous centers of faith, culture, and community life. However, today, the secular state treats temples as mere public property and exploits them, subjecting them to to excessive taxation, mismanagement, and neglect. Unlike religious institutions of other faiths, Hindu temples remain uniquely burdened by government interference, highlighting a systemic inequality. In this call to liberate Hindu temples, Raghu Bhaskaran addresses the concerns of corruption and mismanagement if temples are freed and asserts that freeing temples is a key step towards Hindus owning their narrative.

No Waqf, No Fawq, Just some FAQs on Hindu Temple Properties
A Hindu temple and its properties do not belong to the government, the public or even the Hindu community — they belong solely to the residing deity, the Pradhana Devata. Historical arguments about coercion in temple land donations ignore the broader reality that all land ownership has evolved under different rulers. While institutions like the Waqf Board retain vast properties, temples face state control and encroachment, reducing them to mere revenue sources. This neglect betrays both the faith of past donors and the cultural heritage temples embody.

Oppenheimer – An Open Letter to Christopher Nolan
As we pass the 2025 Oscars, Charu Uppal recalls the grand success of the movie Oppenheimer in the 2024 Oscars. In this open letter to the director Christopher Nolan, she points out how the movie conspicuously avoids showing the suffering of the Japanese people, barely mentioning the names Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Even more troubling is the decision to juxtapose the sacred Bhagavad Gita with an intimate scene — a choice that was neither accidental nor faithful to historical context. In an industry that does not shy away from showing violence, the film omits the human cost of the bomb while including a scene that offended millions. Creative freedom is vital, but so is cultural responsibility.

The Ghent School : Promoting a Better Understanding of India
The Ghent School, led by Prof. Balagangadhara, challenges colonial narratives that have shaped India's understanding of religion, caste, and culture. It argues that India's traditions differ fundamentally from Western religious frameworks, emphasizing rituals over doctrinal beliefs. The school advocates for decolonizing Indian social sciences by rediscovering indigenous perspectives and rejecting imposed categorizations. By understanding India's traditions on their own terms, it proposes a more nuanced approach to multiculturalism and identity.
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A Look at India From the Views of Other Scholars
A synopsis of the views of individuals from fields such as history, science, literature who came in contact with the ancient wisdom of Bharat and were indebted to it's teachings and way of life.
The Silent Brahman
Silence and action can both co-exist in our lives, encompassed in the Supreme Consciousness; as part of an integral philosophy.
Sung by God: V (The Way of Renouncing Action)
Renouncing fruits of actions, the yogi attains to supreme peace.
How NCERT covers up Islam’s role in temple destruction
NCERT history textbooks have progressed from a total denial of temple and idol destruction to a too clever by half cover-up of the Islamic roots of iconoclasm by Muslim invaders.
Sanskrit: A Journey from Mantra to Freedom
The mantric power of Sanskrit has the capacity to not only help create love and harmony but also uplift and enlighten our being
Glory and gluttony: Conscious Presentism
The distortion of Hinduism at the altar of European historians for their own benefit has greatly dented the understanding of Indians themselves.
Ban this Book
Taking umbrage at being shown the truth has made book banning a regular event in India.
Epitaph for the Ayodhya affair
Professor Meenakshi Jain's new book, 'The Battle for Rama: Case of the Temple at Ayodhya', is a definitive and scholarly guide to the biggest controversy of the early nineties, which totally changed the dynamics of Indian politics.
Hindu Love Stories by Aditi Banerjee – A Review
In this review of "Hindu Love Stories" by Aditi Banerjee, we learn about the author's motivation behind writing the book; and her treatment of her characters. She brings forth the popular tales, as well as some lesser known ones; and shows us that some of the lore known to us as tales of duty and surrender can also be viewed from the Hindu view of love, which is very different from the single-hued romantic love marketed by the West.
Devadasi – The Fallen Idol
Once sought for their extraordinary talents in the creative arts, now reduced to a forgettable chapter in India's history, the Devadasis have endured it all.
The true essence of individual freedom
A casual glance at the subversive output from most media outlets today will make you feel that there is a...
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Espionage in Kautilya’s Arthaśāstra
The Arthaśāstra's exposition of state craft and intelligence gathering showed Kautilya's remarkable acumen and his treatise as the high-water mark of Indian polity.
Sri Aurobindo’s journey into ‘The Secret of the Veda’
Sri Aurobindo set the strong ground for the psychological interpretation of the Veda helping us all understand its innermost depths.
On Equality
The idea of inherent equality in society is a gross misrepresentation of reality according to Indic traditions.
The Ayodhya conflict solved
Secularists still find it hard to spell out the obvious solution to the Ayodhya conflict.
Fun in the time of Mahabharatam
Apart from being a profound spiritual and philosophical commentary, the Mahabharatam is deeply humane in its treatment of the ephemeral pleasures of life.
The Essentials of Indian culture
Indian culture has borne the brunt of stigma and repeated censure as successive creeds have tried to destroy it.
Vijayanagara: City Of Victory
The pleasant sound of Tungabhadra
flowing behind the temple with musical pillars
where gods are worshipped no more...
The founder of my religion and the wisdom of crowds
The wisdom of crowds: the many founders of post-Christian religiosity.
Rama: The Ideal Raja of His Time and Age
Sri Rama is that power, that framework through which the collective consciousness of India makes sense of reality.
विश्वास की एक बूँद
जीवन में भक्ति और विश्वास का स्थान स्थिर है जिसे आधुनिक जीवन के उथले सिद्धांत नहीं ले सकते ।
Why Swadeshi Indology?
Indians must take ownership of their own culture and heritage if they are to prevent it from getting digested and distorted by scholars who have no inkling of the real ethos of our tradition and who use alien theoretical approaches to interpret Indian texts.
The mighty myth of Sikhs saving Hinduism
The narrative of Sikhs coming to the aid of Hindus needs to be re-examined.