In this review of Dr. Vikram Sampath's book titled: "Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883–1924"; Rohan Raghav Sharma analyses and opines on Dr. Sampath's presentation of Savarkar's story, his approach towards Savarkar's sentencing and suffering; interspersed with the correct historical context.
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 this article, Adarsh Jha digs for facts behind the much talked about "Two Nation Theory"; and how the two parties debating it are faring, 75 years after the partition.
This essay investigates how the legitimacy of a language supports or facilitates symbolic violence and self-censorship among minority languages, as well as how language laws and practices legitimise languages and how they affect diverse social groups. It also considers what may be done to keep linguistic ideology as a multifaceted phenomenon.
The Balagangadhara school maintains that the problem of religion in India arises when we insist on converting our traditions more into religions.
Religion creates a configuration that creates western culture, a role that ritual plays in producing Indian culture.
Savarkar's enormous impact on the revolutionary struggle for India's independence has been intentionally hidden while others have been propped up as saviours.
Mahatma Gandhi's follies are often ignored as in the public imagination his saintly nature always shines through.
The bureaucrats are just an extension of the imperial service from colonial times which treats Hindus in the same high-handed grotesque manner.
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.