The attempt by Western scholarship to disassociate Buddhism from the Indic fold as a separate religion is a true reflection of the 'othering' that they practice in their own religions.
Tag: colonialism
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Perversion of India’s political parlance – Part 2
Hindus have not learned to counter imperialist language in its various forms, be it Islamic, Christian or Communist.
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Feminism and Hindu Tradition
The influence of neo-Christian values through liberal doses of feminism is causing irreparable damage to Hindu society.
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The Confused Hindu: Victim of Macaulayism
An adherent of Macaulayism can well afford to take the neutral, even hostile stance, away from and above Hindu society, its problems and its struggles, because, in the last analysis, he no more regards Hindu society as his own or as his indispensable benefactor.
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Is modern day Sikhism a colonial construct?
Sikhism for long was just another sect to come out of Sanatana Dharma but thanks to colonial powers, it has now formed a distinct identity.
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Breaking Colonial Mind-cuffs – How language has controlled the Hindu psyche
The multi-tier colonial legacy which India has inherited through language has been increasingly tough to dismantle.
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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.
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Tipu’s Own Testimony
Tipu Sultan's reign of terror in southern India has been conveniently overlooked by the secularists, all in the hope of projecting him as a leader of the masses who fought for the independence of India.
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The shadow of colonialism
The grounds (meta-narratives) that inform the modern notion of caste all stand debunked. Yet caste-based politics seems to be perpetually on the rise.