The Indian Express
The first question may give the impression that documentation of Bharat’s “ethnography” was undertaken for the first time during the British colonial period. However, literature reveals that the interest of Christian European missionaries in Bharat’s social organisation predates the formal establishment of the British Raj.…
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The Indian Express
no discussion on the origins of the movement is complete without a short primer on the early ethnographic work undertaken by Christian missionaries in 18th century southern Bharat. Their work laid the foundation for the British colonial establishment’s understanding (especially in colonial Madras) of Bharat’s social organisation through the prism of “caste” and “tribe”.…
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The Indian Express
Udhayanidhi Stalin, the Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of the State of Tamil Nadu, compared Sanatana Dharma with “dengue, malaria, fever and corona” to make the point that the former must not be merely opposed but must be eradicated like a disease.…
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The Indian Express
On June 22, 2023, my fifth piece under this column was published under the title “The Majoritarianism Slur”.In response to this piece, a counter authored by Prof. Rajshree Chandra (“PRC” for convenience) was published on June 27, 2023. In this piece, I respond to PRC’s counter.…
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The Indian Express
Cries of 'Hindu majoritarianism' ignore the fact that expression of Hindu will is based on civilisational nexus between Hindu worldview and this geography. Constitutional morality cannot display selective historical amnesia…
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The Indian Express
Left must now compete in the marketplace of ideas. The ideological Old Guard must wake up and smell the coffee — its days of monopoly over thought are up…
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The Indian Express
In a country that has been the victim of invasions, and colonialism, renaming can contribute to the revival of civilisational consciousness and restorative justice…
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Openthemagazine.com
Clearly, birth in Bharat alone does not make someone Bharatiya, since more than race or ethnicity, it is the consciousness of being Bharatiya that matters. As long as the consciousness refuses to embrace the Indic element, it remains alien, notwithstanding claims of accrual of nativity by birth…
The Indian Express
‘Make in India’ must be reconciled with ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, and in the event of conflict between the two, the latter must prevail for Bharat to retain its position as the pharmacy of the world…
News18.com
It is possible for someone to politically disagree with the BJP and still take the position that Hindus have been treated as second-class citizens right from the inception of the Indian republic…
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