As an independent nation-state, India still needs to heed Sri Aurobindo's advice to truly be free.
Palani – A grand pilgrimage to Murugan’s abode(Part 1)
As one of the most sacred sites dedicated to Murugan, thousands visit Palani and worship the commander of the army of devas.
On the meaning of the Mahabharata – Early Rebuttal to German Indology (Part 1)
A book that gives us a whole new understanding of the depths of the Mahabharata.
The Eternal Dasas of Sree Padmanabha Swamy – I
The dasas of Sree Padmanabha have for millenia been in service of their master.
Is the Hindutva movement casteist? – Part 2
The need to forecefit Hindutva into an ideological box has made criticism of it weak
Down with Birthdays!
Birthdays may be celebrated but not necessarily at the expense of tradition. Now that the grand Bhumi-pujan at Ayodhya is behind us, perhaps it can be stated without dampening the spirit of celebration that the choice of the date was an avoidable controversy.
Caste and the discourse of Casteism
Shudras in pre-colonial India were totally different from how they are seen in the popular imagination of modern India leading to a perverted discourse that looks for solutions to the problems of the marginalised sections of society in the vague past instead of the concrete present.
5th August 2020 – A Day of Independence From Fear
The Ayodhya Temple marks a day of independence from the shackles that have bound Hindus for far too long.
The Bodh Gaya temple controversy
The Ambedkarite neo-Buddhists hatred towards Hinduism led to a movement for the “liberation of the Mahabodhi shrine”.
Is the Hindutva movement casteist? – Part 1
The labeling of the Hindutva movement as casteist leaves a lot to be desired.