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Nuwari of a Story!
March 08, 2026March 8, 2026STORYBy Charu Uppal0 0

Nuwari of a Story!

A single mustard-and-maroon saree becomes the thread weaving together generations of memory. As a mother recounts its journey - from saree to half-saree, curtain, cushion cover, and album cover—her daughter discovers how fabric can carry family history. Each transformation holds laughter, sisterly love, and the ingenuity of making do with what one has. In the end, the saree becomes more than clothing - it becomes a living archive of relationships, creativity, and continuity.

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Inventing the Oppressor: Social Theory and the Logic of the UGC Regulations
March 05, 2026March 5, 2026PERSPECTIVEBy Aryan Anand1 0

Inventing the Oppressor: Social Theory and the Logic of the UGC Regulations

Aryan Anand argues that the debate around the recent UGC guidelines has remained confined to immediate political reactions, ignoring the deeper intellectual frameworks shaping such policies. Drawing on strands of critical social theory, he contends that contemporary policy increasingly operates through rigid oppressor–oppressed binaries. Applied mechanically to the Indian context, this framework risks misreading the complex realities of caste and society. Anand suggests that policies built on such assumptions may ultimately deepen social divisions rather than address them.

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Gaffe or Gambit – Did A R Rahman Cross a Line While Keeping Within Others?
March 02, 2026March 2, 2026PERSPECTIVEBy Sriram Chellapilla0 0

Gaffe or Gambit – Did A R Rahman Cross a Line While Keeping Within Others?

Was A.R. Rahman’s reference to a “communal thing” in Bollywood a careless gaffe—or a calibrated signal within a larger minority-progressive discourse? Situating his remarks within a broader pattern of celebrity secularism, this essay argues that selective invocations of intolerance often coexist with studied evasions on questions of history, identity, and civilizational memory. Rahman’s diplomatic silences—on Aurangzeb, on cultural politics, on ideological alignments—appear less accidental than strategic. The result is a familiar cycle: grievance, outrage, clarification, and international amplification. At stake is not merely celebrity speech, but the narrative framing of Hindu-majority India itself.

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Inside the Temple Crisis: Governance and Preservation Challenges
February 17, 2026February 17, 2026PERSPECTIVEBy Rema Raghavan4 0

Inside the Temple Crisis: Governance and Preservation Challenges

Across India’s temple towns, rising tourist footfall, evolving governance structures, and new revenue models are reshaping how sacred sites are administered and preserved. Temples, once self-sustaining civilizational institutions, are increasingly treated as revenue-generating assets, with properties sold, offerings monetized, and darshan commodified. Rema Raghavan writes that this commercialization displaces local communities, erodes ritual continuity, and weakens the organic moral oversight once provided by resident devotees. As temples transform from living centers of worship into tourist spectacles, the intimate bond between deity, devotee, and community frays. Restoring temples as civilizational epicenters, she argues, requires accountable governance, empowered local participation, and an uncompromising commitment to ritual and heritage preservation.

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An Air of Social Doom: Political Propaganda Passed off as Moral Messaging
February 07, 2026February 13, 2026COMMENTARYBy Sriram Chellapilla1 0

An Air of Social Doom: Political Propaganda Passed off as Moral Messaging

This article by Sriram Chellapilla, the fifth in a series of essays on the subject, argues that celebrity anguish over press freedom, NGOs, and society functions less as moral concern and more as selective political signaling. Using Naseeruddin Shah’s statements as a framing device, the author exposes how unelected NGOs, opaque media ownership, and celebrity activism often mask ideological agendas behind the language of freedom. Chellapilla contends that scrutiny of NGOs and media is neither new nor authoritarian, having been pursued by successive governments. What is troubling, he argues, is the hypocrisy of invoking free speech only when aligned with preferred politics, while remaining silent on censorship and intimidation by “secular” regimes.

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An Indic Reading of Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Part I

The influence of the Vedanta in this work of Friedrich Nietzsche is clearly visible.

In TRAVELOGUE

Recent excavation of ancient temple – Mahabalipuram Part III

Recently discovered temple complex provides intriguing proof of temple construction dating back more than 2000 years in Mahabalipuram.

In ESSAY

Fate and Free-Will

We have the choice to either remain bonded to Nature or go beyond it and realize our innate capacity for liberation.

In POETRY

Upon Hearing A Dhrupad

"One that gave sound as could tame a brute"

In COMMENTARY

The Good thief/Bad thief dissonance of Shashi Tharoor

The strange rationalisation by Shashi Tharoor of defending Islamic colonialism while criticising British colonialism is an exercise in fallacy.

In COMMENTARY

Beef against beef

The discourse on the issue of beef ban in various states of India and the ensuing political war is strangely negligent of the ethos behind the enactment of these laws.

In COMMENTARY, ESSAY, PHILOSOPHY

Philosophical Systems Of India – A Primer – Part 2

In the second part of the 5-part series on Indian philosophical systems, Dr. Pingali Gopal discusses the basics as well as the three categories of Indian philosophy, Advaita Vedanta, Vishishtadvaita Vedanta, and Dvaita Vedanta. He also deals with the root cause of the West's outlook on Indian philosophy and presents a rebuttal to some of the popular ideas of disharmony among schools of Indian philosophical thought that have been promulgated by the West.

In ESSAY

Gunas – The primary colours of personality

Even though sattva is the most desirable guna, it still is not free of ego, desires, and attachments.

In BOOK REVIEW

Sikh Itihas Mein Shri Ram Janmabhoomi

Sikhism's strong bond with Sanatana Dharma has been eroded thanks to a process initiated by an English scholar McCauliffe which has continued to this day by our westernised elite.

In ESSAY

Gita Govinda of Jayadeva and the Bhakti Movement

The effect of Gita Govinda has been central to the development of Vaishnavism.

In CASTE IN STONE, ESSAY

Are you serious, Dr. Ambedkar?

Reading Ambedkar's works in conjunction with the historical realities of his times provides interesting insights into the mind of the most revered historical figure of contemporary India.

In ESSAY

APAURUSHEYATVA OF THE VEDAS- Part 4

Exploring the idea of apaurusheyatva of the Vedas.

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In PERSPECTIVE, LANGUAGE, OPINION

Mistranslation of Sanskrit Words: Misunderstanding and Absurdity

Western scholars and Indologists fail to grasp the essence of Hindu philosophy and history because despite their best attempts, words in Sanskrit are often non-translatable and meanings depend heavily upon context. Given their narrow-minded approach, while also accounting for personal biases, even the nearest translation in another language subverts the essence of the original text.

In ESSAY

Witzel’s Realm – On Reputationist Concerns Over India’s Reclamation of its History

Western Indologists such as Witzel cannot seem to accept the fact that Hindus now are reclaiming their own history.

In ESSAY

Indic Ideas in the Graeco-Roman World

The infusion of various Indic ideas and practices played a pivotal role in the development of the Graeco-Roman civilization.

In HISTORY

The Kakatiyas – Architects of a Unified Telugu Identity and Cultural Legacy

The Kakatiya dynasty, ruling from Orugallu (present-day Warangal), significantly influenced Telugu history and culture. They unified the distinct cultures of the Deccan and Coastal plains, fostering a common Telugu identity. Renowned for their architectural achievements and contributions to Telugu society, the Kakatiyas are remembered as key architects of Telugu unity and cultural heritage.

In BOOK REVIEW

Isopanishad

The Isopanishad with just 18 verses is the most power-packed text to begin our journey of svadhyaya.

In PERSPECTIVE

Yoga Darśana: The Jīva’s Discipline Amidst Jagat and Īśvara

This essay by Garikapati Pavan Kumar explores the Vedic and Upaniṣadic foundations of Yoga, tracing its disciplined trajectory through the four pādas of the Yoga Sūtras and culminating in the realization of svarūpa and kaivalya. It is written with a commitment to śāstric clarity, and philosophical depth.

In COMMENTARY

Philosophy of Hindu Marriage

The concept of marriage has been elaborately laid-out in Hinduism but does it still have its place in modern society?

In POLITICS, HISTORY

Nehru and Kashmir: A Relationship with Disruptive Consequences

Were Nehru's myopic decisions solely blunders or were they influenced by his personal friendships with the last British Governor-General Lord Mountbatten and the first CM of J&K Sheikh Abdullah? Jahnavi Naik explores in this article.

In COMMENTARY

The textbook vision of Indian History

The vision of history propagated by the school and college textbooks in India is a caricature of the real past, explicitly serving the political goals of Marxism.

In PERSPECTIVE

Inside the Temple Crisis: Governance and Preservation Challenges

Across India’s temple towns, rising tourist footfall, evolving governance structures, and new revenue models are reshaping how sacred sites are administered and preserved. Temples, once self-sustaining civilizational institutions, are increasingly treated as revenue-generating assets, with properties sold, offerings monetized, and darshan commodified. Rema Raghavan writes that this commercialization displaces local communities, erodes ritual continuity, and weakens the organic moral oversight once provided by resident devotees. As temples transform from living centers of worship into tourist spectacles, the intimate bond between deity, devotee, and community frays. Restoring temples as civilizational epicenters, she argues, requires accountable governance, empowered local participation, and an uncompromising commitment to ritual and heritage preservation.

In COMMENTARY

Science, Secularism and Saturn

The interplay between rationality, politics and Hindu tradition is much more complex than westerners or elitist Indians imagine. The worship of reason at the expense of traditional wisdom of the diverse communities in India creates artificial fault lines in the social fabric of the country and can have serious long term implications.

In BOOK REVIEW

Sikh Itihas Mein Shri Ram Janmabhoomi

Sikhism's strong bond with Sanatana Dharma has been eroded thanks to a process initiated by an English scholar McCauliffe which has continued to this day by our westernised elite.

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