Rohan Raghav Sharma reviews SL Bhyrappa's "Aavarana - the veil" translated from the original Kannada into English by Sandeep Balakrishnan. He explores the multi-layered plot, the flow of the story, and evolution of the characters while also touching upon salient points of criticism along with his own critique of the book.
This article is a summary and paraphrasing of three of the important essays by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy on the English education of those times (Education in India; Memory in Education; and Music and Education in India).
These three brilliant essays appear in the book Essays in National Idealism. He wrote on an overwhelming variety of topics, which perhaps would require a lifetime of study for any individual.
The aim of this article is to stimulate readers to undertake a serious journey to the writings of Coomaraswamy, a person whose rediscovery means a lot to present India, confused by a mass of rhetoric eulogising the notions of "modernity" and progress.
The reality of a hundred years ago, that he highlights in these essays, is unambiguously still relevant to India, with its acceptance of both the English language as the major medium of instruction and secularism as the guiding principle of our curricula.
The makers of the Indian constitution were focused more on controlling Hinduism than allowing it the freedom given to other religions.
Indian courts today are actively employing a method, created by the Christians and for the Christians, in matters related to Hinduism.
Halley Kalyan introduces an important work by Prof. AK Saran.
The French hold liberal views about most things in life including religion, are secular and love to discuss Sartre and Camus. This time when I spoke to them, it was different. The mood, the tone was not what I had experienced in a long time
Taking umbrage at being shown the truth has made book banning a regular event in India.
The lack of any critical analysis of Islam has emboldened it as the secular world remains tied to its Abrahamic roots.
The concept of secularism with the backing of the constitution has curbed the freedom of religious institutions by interfering constantly.
The incessant need to put all religions in the same bracket has done more harm than good for Hindu society.