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Dhurandhar IS Propaganda: Counterpropaganda
June 06, 2026June 6, 2026PERSPECTIVEBy Sriram Chellapilla1 0

Dhurandhar IS Propaganda: Counterpropaganda

Is Dhurandhar propaganda - or a challenge to Bollywood's dominant ideological narrative? Sriram Chellapilla argues that the film breaks from decades of cinematic conventions that framed Pakistan, nationalism, and secularism through a particular political lens. In doing so, it exposes Bollywood's own embedded propaganda structures and gives expression to viewpoints long excluded from mainstream storytelling. The essay presents Dhurandhar not as propaganda, but as powerful counterpropaganda against an entrenched ideological and political narrative.

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Secularism Was Never Ours: The Wrong Word for the Wrong Country
June 01, 2026June 1, 2026PERSPECTIVEBy Kshiteesh Sharma1 0

Secularism Was Never Ours: The Wrong Word for the Wrong Country

What does “secularism” really mean, and does the concept fit India’s civilizational experience? In this essay, Kshiteesh Sharma traces the origins of secularism to specific Christian conflicts in Europe and argues that the term was later transplanted into India without regard for its distinct dharmic traditions. Examining the history of the 42nd Amendment, temple administration, and differing state approaches to religious communities, the article questions whether India’s current model is truly neutral or a legacy of colonial categories. Ultimately, it calls for a re-examination of governance through indigenous concepts such as Dharma and Rajadharma rather than imported frameworks.

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Desire, Hierarchy, and Dehumanization: A Critique of Anti-Caste Imagination
May 27, 2026May 27, 2026PERSPECTIVEBy Aryan Anand2 0

Desire, Hierarchy, and Dehumanization: A Critique of Anti-Caste Imagination

This essay examines the deeper assumptions behind a provocative anti-caste claim that caste will end only when oppressed communities can marry Brahmin women. Drawing on Frantz Fanon’s analysis of colonial psychology, it argues that such rhetoric often preserves the very hierarchy it seeks to destroy. The article also critiques the reduction of caste to endogamy, exposing conceptual contradictions in modern anti-caste discourse. Finally, it warns against the dehumanization hidden within symbolic “conquest” narratives, where individuals are reduced to tokens in ideological struggles. Ultimately, the essay calls for a more rigorous understanding of caste, equality, and human dignity beyond the language of resentment and inversion.

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It’s the Community, Stupid! Remembering the Lost Art of Celebrating Together
April 27, 2026April 27, 2026TRADITIONBy Charu Uppal5 0

It’s the Community, Stupid! Remembering the Lost Art of Celebrating Together

Once, Navratri Kanjak was more than a ritual—it was a living expression of trust, where every home in the neighborhood welcomed children like family. Today, rising walls and shrinking connections have turned a shared celebration into a hollow formality. This article reflects on how rituals once built community and belonging, and how their spirit fades when relationships disappear. It is both a memory of what was and a call to rebuild neighborhood bonds with intention.

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Category Errors in the Study of Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā
April 16, 2026April 16, 2026PERSPECTIVE, PHILOSOPHYBy Pavan Kumar Garikapati4 0

Category Errors in the Study of Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā

Modern scholarship often misreads Bharatīya Jñāna Paramparā by forcing it into text-centric, innovation-driven frameworks that do not match its transmission-based nature. This article argues that the confusion arises from deep category errors about what knowledge is and where it resides. Rather than a collection of texts, the tradition functions as an integrated epistemic architecture sustained through guru–śiṣya paramparā. Recognising this distinction reframes continuity not as stagnation, but as disciplined preservation of valid knowing.

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In BOOK REVIEW

Tenacious Hindu Resistance

Despite repeated onslaughts, Hindus found innovative ways to protect their civilization.

In VIDEO

The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting

The amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water, are still used today -- and are often superior to modern water mega-projects.

In EXCERPT

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.

In ESSAY

On Equality

The idea of inherent equality in society is a gross misrepresentation of reality according to Indic traditions.

In COMMENTARY

Viśvarūpadarśanam – Its Significance and Relevance

The significance and relevance of Viśvarūpadarśanam in the light of Sri Aurobindo's commentary.

In COMMENTARY

The two streams of the Bengali language: Claims, Counterclaims and Facts

Published in the ISPAD Partition Center Journal (Oct 2025), this paper challenges claims that vernacular languages in India emerged only under Islamic rule due to a supposed Sanskritic monopoly. It shows that regional literary traditions flourished under Hindu patronage well before this period. The paper also disputes the idea that modern Bengali was artificially Sanskritized by colonial institutions, demonstrating that both Hindu and Muslim writers historically used a shared Sanskrit-based linguistic framework. It further highlights that later attempts to Islamize Bengali had limited success.

In ESSAY

Re-examining Sabarimala

As the Supreme Court refers the Sabarimala case to a larger bench, thereby giving a foot in the door to the devotees, it is time to grasp the essential ideas that make the case for the tradition so compelling and unignorable.

In PERSPECTIVE

Rāsa Lilā through an Abrahamic Lens – A Modern Hindu Malady

The moralistic standards set by Abrahamic religions have had a devastating impact on the psyche of modern Hindus.

In PERSPECTIVE

Who is the real victim in Sabarimala?

Are women as a whole the real victims in the ongoing saga of Sabarimala or is there an ethos which is being attacked?

In ESSAY

APAURUSHEYATAVA OF THE VEDAS- Part 3

Exploring the idea of apaurusheyatva of the Vedas.

In Rebuttal, HISTORY

The Hārītīputras — Contesting distortionary narratives about the origins of the Ćāḷukyās

Anirudh Kanisetty’s book ‘Lords of the Deccan’ claims that the Ćāḷukyās were originally agriculturalists who formed into bands of brigands going about looting villages and towns, amassing wealth which emboldened them to lay claim to the terrorized territories as sovereigns, legitimised by védic sacrifices.
Lakshmi Prasad J, in his rebuttal, researches and unearths that the Ćāḷukyas of Bādāmī claim descent from Hārīti, a royal matriarch from antiquity, associated with a string of illustrious dynasties. The matronym, Hārītīputra finds mention in the royal panegyrics of at least half a dozen dynasties of Deccan.
With so much information about Calukyas being available in public domain for decades now, one expects a young researcher to be better informed and not get influenced into weaving Bollywood-esque portrayal of our ancestors.

In ESSAY

Ban this Book

Taking umbrage at being shown the truth has made book banning a regular event in India.

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In TRAVELOGUE

Thillai Nataraja – The Regenerative Force of Life

The boundless Shakti present in Chidambaram helps our consciousness to come out of its slumber and start the regeneration process.

In PERSPECTIVE

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan: Liberal or fanatic?

Was Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan truly the “Frontier Gandhi”, a liberal humanist wronged by history, or a devout fanatic disguised in Gandhian robes? This essay revisits that question through forgotten records, overlooked testimonies, and Sita Ram Goel’s sharp insights. From Pashto pride to Pakistan’s politics, the story unravels a man far more complex and perhaps less idealistic than the hagiographies suggest.

In ESSAY

Integral Yoga – The All in One Yoga

Yoga teaches us how we can grow spiritually through the work that we do, and how we can use every event in life for spiritual growth.

In EXCERPT

The Petition has served a great purpose

The petition against the Quran served to wake Hindus up from their slumber.

In POETRY

Sung by God: VI (The Way of Contemplation)

The Yogi remains equanimous in all situations, knowing that everything is bound to the One.

In INTERVIEW

Clearing the air: Rajiv Malhotra responds to R. Ganesh (full interview)

This point by point response to R. Ganesh involves a detailed discussion on the critique made by Ganesh of Rajiv Malhotra's latest book (The Battle for Sanskrit), which deals with the scholarship of American Indologist, Sheldon Pollock.

In ESSAY

Not so strange a coincidence

The Hindu Bengali genocide which coincides with World Refugee Day is a blot on humanity that still isn't acknowledged for its barbarity.

In CASTE IN STONE, ESSAY

The Fall and fall of the Shudras

There is an abundance of inscriptional and literary evidence pointing towards the high status of Shudra communities in pre-colonial India. Yet, academicians have never acknowledged, much less revised their erroneous theories to accommodate for the same.

In COMMENTARY

Devadasi – The Fallen Idol

Once sought for their extraordinary talents in the creative arts, now reduced to a forgettable chapter in India's history, the Devadasis have endured it all.

In ESSAY

The connection between subaltern politics of India and Marxism

There is a deep-rooted connection between Marxism and the rise of subaltern politics in India which is in the hope of a revolution.

In PERSPECTIVE

Ahalya Uddhara – A Nuanced Perspective

Is Shri Ramacharitamanasa only a chronicle of Shri Rama's life and times on Earth, or does it hold deeper hidden meanings revealed to the devout upon contemplation?

In ESSAY

Logic behind the perversion of caste

Caste in old India was a cooperative and cultural principle, but it is now being turned into a principle of social conflict.

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