Culture and History
Articles that details the rich cultural heritage and history of India
Resettlement of Kashmiri Hindus – The inside story and the way forward
The efforts and ideas behind resettling Kashmiri Hindus are not rooted in realities of today.
Right to worship: The good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of the ‘debate’
Is it about women’s rights or taking away community rights?
Series | Decoding Indian Belief Systems: Does Hinduism believe in one God or 33 crore Gods?
While the texts might have meant 33 Supreme Gods (including elements of nature and the abstract aspects of the self), they have been lost in translation and many Indians since then believe that Hinduism has 33 crore Gods.
Series | Decoding Indian Belief Systems: Is this world just a dream?
The purpose of the lives of the Indian philosophers was the exploration of the eternal truth. And the eternal truth was not to be found in the world outside, but the world within.
Series | Decoding Indian Belief Systems: Circle versus Line
The major difference between the Western and the Eastern thought is on how they view life: as a line or as a circle
Knowing India: Understanding the Right History
A short but an influential list of either forgotten or relatively unknown texts that discuss history suppressed by established authors
The History of Indian knowledge that some people deliberately try to hide and neglect
Indian contribution to modern sciences has often been ridiculed as Hindutva jingoism, but the truth is more nuanced and needs to be told.
Dear Hindus outraging at PK, look what babas are doing. They are converting Hindus to Christians!
Christian missionaries lure babas to join them, after which babas preach the gospel and message of Jesus Christ to their Hindu followers.
What kinds of people glorify someone like Nathuram Godse? Respected poets!
How would the liberals treat someone who calls Nathuram Godse a martyr and justifies his act of murder? Urdu poet Iqbal did just that!