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Nuwari of a Story!
March 08, 2026March 8, 2026STORYBy Charu Uppal1 0

Nuwari of a Story!

A single mustard-and-maroon saree becomes the thread weaving together generations of memory. As a mother recounts its journey - from saree to half-saree, curtain, cushion cover, and album cover—her daughter discovers how fabric can carry family history. Each transformation holds laughter, sisterly love, and the ingenuity of making do with what one has. In the end, the saree becomes more than clothing - it becomes a living archive of relationships, creativity, and continuity.

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Inventing the Oppressor: Social Theory and the Logic of the UGC Regulations
March 05, 2026March 5, 2026PERSPECTIVEBy Aryan Anand1 0

Inventing the Oppressor: Social Theory and the Logic of the UGC Regulations

Aryan Anand argues that the debate around the recent UGC guidelines has remained confined to immediate political reactions, ignoring the deeper intellectual frameworks shaping such policies. Drawing on strands of critical social theory, he contends that contemporary policy increasingly operates through rigid oppressor–oppressed binaries. Applied mechanically to the Indian context, this framework risks misreading the complex realities of caste and society. Anand suggests that policies built on such assumptions may ultimately deepen social divisions rather than address them.

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Gaffe or Gambit – Did A R Rahman Cross a Line While Keeping Within Others?
March 02, 2026March 2, 2026PERSPECTIVEBy Sriram Chellapilla0 0

Gaffe or Gambit – Did A R Rahman Cross a Line While Keeping Within Others?

Was A.R. Rahman’s reference to a “communal thing” in Bollywood a careless gaffe—or a calibrated signal within a larger minority-progressive discourse? Situating his remarks within a broader pattern of celebrity secularism, this essay argues that selective invocations of intolerance often coexist with studied evasions on questions of history, identity, and civilizational memory. Rahman’s diplomatic silences—on Aurangzeb, on cultural politics, on ideological alignments—appear less accidental than strategic. The result is a familiar cycle: grievance, outrage, clarification, and international amplification. At stake is not merely celebrity speech, but the narrative framing of Hindu-majority India itself.

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Inside the Temple Crisis: Governance and Preservation Challenges
February 17, 2026February 17, 2026PERSPECTIVEBy Rema Raghavan4 0

Inside the Temple Crisis: Governance and Preservation Challenges

Across India’s temple towns, rising tourist footfall, evolving governance structures, and new revenue models are reshaping how sacred sites are administered and preserved. Temples, once self-sustaining civilizational institutions, are increasingly treated as revenue-generating assets, with properties sold, offerings monetized, and darshan commodified. Rema Raghavan writes that this commercialization displaces local communities, erodes ritual continuity, and weakens the organic moral oversight once provided by resident devotees. As temples transform from living centers of worship into tourist spectacles, the intimate bond between deity, devotee, and community frays. Restoring temples as civilizational epicenters, she argues, requires accountable governance, empowered local participation, and an uncompromising commitment to ritual and heritage preservation.

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An Air of Social Doom: Political Propaganda Passed off as Moral Messaging
February 07, 2026February 13, 2026COMMENTARYBy Sriram Chellapilla1 0

An Air of Social Doom: Political Propaganda Passed off as Moral Messaging

This article by Sriram Chellapilla, the fifth in a series of essays on the subject, argues that celebrity anguish over press freedom, NGOs, and society functions less as moral concern and more as selective political signaling. Using Naseeruddin Shah’s statements as a framing device, the author exposes how unelected NGOs, opaque media ownership, and celebrity activism often mask ideological agendas behind the language of freedom. Chellapilla contends that scrutiny of NGOs and media is neither new nor authoritarian, having been pursued by successive governments. What is troubling, he argues, is the hypocrisy of invoking free speech only when aligned with preferred politics, while remaining silent on censorship and intimidation by “secular” regimes.

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A Timeline of Ayodhya – Part 2

Multiple attacks through the centuries with epigraphic evidence shows the importance of Ayodhya.

In EXCERPT

Lord Risley and 'Race Science'

Lord Risley's application of the principles of 'Race Science' to his study and classification of Indian society was as absurd as it was consequential.

In ESSAY

Advancements from the Ancient Vedic Culture – Part 1

First in the series of articles that explores the various achievements from the Vedic era that influenced civilizations across the world.

In ESSAY, PERSPECTIVE

Sri Aurobindo And Mahatama Gandhi: Heroes Forgotten And Remembered (Part1)

Sri Aurobindo needs an urgent rediscovery.

In COMMENTARY

The hunchbacked goddess

Kubjikā̄ Mata, whose sadhana has nearly vanished from the popular Shakta practice owing to the secretive nature of the path, is a powerful form of the Devi whose grace greatly accelerates the progress of the serious sadhaka.

In COMMENTARY

Buddhism versus Hinduism: Encounters of the imagined kind(Part II)

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.

In BOOK REVIEW

Narrativizing Bharatavarsha

India's history and cultural ethos have been presented from a skewed lens that needs urgent correction.

In BOOK REVIEW

The Divine Tree of Bharat – A Review

Dr. Pingali Gopal writes a summary-review of Achanta Nagarjun's recent book "The Divine Tree of Bharat". In the book, the author delves into the timeless values of Sanatana Dharma such as interrelatedness and harmony that permeate the land of Bharat. Drawing from ancient texts and metaphors, Nagarjun counters Western narratives of a "primitive ancient India", highlighting the enduring achievements of Indian civilisation in arts, science, and spirituality. While critiquing the impact of colonial and Marxist distortions, the author calls for a revival of cultural pride and knowledge, essential to preserving the essence of Bharatiya identity amidst modern threats.

In COMMENTARY

The Gita in Today’s World

It can find relevance in the modern age where ego and mass greed has replaced the dharmic way of life whilst also preventing the escapist mentality from permeating through.

In HISTORY

The Kakatiyas – Architects of a Unified Telugu Identity and Cultural Legacy

The Kakatiya dynasty, ruling from Orugallu (present-day Warangal), significantly influenced Telugu history and culture. They unified the distinct cultures of the Deccan and Coastal plains, fostering a common Telugu identity. Renowned for their architectural achievements and contributions to Telugu society, the Kakatiyas are remembered as key architects of Telugu unity and cultural heritage.

In COMMENTARY

Who is Shiva?

Shiva is nothingness and is also the Adi Yogi, the first Yogi, guru of all other yogic masters we know. His greatest gift to the world is his guide to the inner world.

In TRAVELOGUE

The Majestic Vaikunth Perumal temple: Kanchipuram (Part 3)

The magnificent ancient Vishnu temple from the rich Pallava heritage is a sight to behold.

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In COMMENTARY

Academic bullies

Audrey Truschke may have an eminent position in the academe, but the record of her ideological and academic mentors is such that she must be more restrained in how she engages with and addresses the 'outsiders'.

In ESSAY

What is culture?

In Indian culture, spirituality permeates life; spirituality is the pivot around which all other activities revolve.

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 ESSAY

Islamic Expansion through Jihãd: The Evidence of the Sunnah

Jihãd is the supreme instrument for propagating Islam and its spread by peaceful means has always remained secondary.

In ESSAY

The seamless union of Dharma and Science

Dharmic and scientific ways of thinking unite in their impartial search for truth and hence are inherently compatible.

In ESSAY

Dharma of Diet

What is the dharma of diet and how should the diets of Rama or other legendary avataras, devatas be considered and applied today?

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

What does evolution say about gender equality?

Equality of the genders is a modern creation, unlike how evolution has deemed species to exist across time.

In BOOK REVIEW, ESSAY

‘A History Of The Sikhs’: Just Another Book Mired In Secular-Liberal Bias

Khushwant Singh's 'A History of the Sikhs' suffers from the same drawbacks that the mainstream secular-liberal scholarship does. The book seems to be serving his bias much more than the objective truth.

In ESSAY

Ramayana in the Light of Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo's grasp of the essence of the Ramayana is truly unique.

In PERSPECTIVE

Yoga Darśana: The Jīva’s Discipline Amidst Jagat and Īśvara

This essay by Garikapati Pavan Kumar explores the Vedic and Upaniṣadic foundations of Yoga, tracing its disciplined trajectory through the four pādas of the Yoga Sūtras and culminating in the realization of svarūpa and kaivalya. It is written with a commitment to śāstric clarity, and philosophical depth.

In POETRY

Sung by the God: I (The Beginning)

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