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Indian Philosophy Archive
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The Yoga Disease
Posted on May 4, 2010 | 122 CommentsPreface It began with this factual article by Dr. Aseem Shukla who exposed the “theft of Yoga” in America. Dr. Shukla details out what we already knew: that Yoga has been appropriated by self-proclaimed “Masters” and “Yogis” and that it is a flourishing, $6-billion enterprise.... -
Ajanta & Ellora: Concluding Field Notes
Posted on May 1, 2010 | 18 CommentsRead Field Notes 1 and 2. In the first part, I mentioned that monuments “represent vibrant showcases of the deep commitment, which a nation displays in preserving the memory of people and places these nations have much to be proud of.” In a way, they... -
Ajanta & Ellora: Field Notes 2
Posted on April 22, 2010 | 4 CommentsRead Field Notes 1 on Ellora for a backgrounder. The Ajanta Caves The well-known story of how John Smith, a British officer belonging to the Madras army regiment, (re)discovered Ajanta caves doesn’t bear repitition. However, it suffices to say that he accidentally discovered it during... -
Ajanta & Ellora: Field Notes 1
Posted on April 16, 2010 | 15 CommentsPreface What’s common to Stratford-upon-Avon, Westminster Abbey, Mount Rushmore, Drumcliffe, Walden Pond State Reservation, Alcatraz Island, Jack London State Historic Park, Hauteville House, and Zentralfriedhof among others? Equally, what’s common to Hampi, Badami, Bhoja Shala, Ambernath, Grishneshwar, and Ellora? The former represent vibrant showcases of... -
Recommendations Must Not be Based on Ignorance: Part 2
Posted on March 28, 2010 | 28 CommentsThis part continues examining Offstumped’s post on drawing a line. After mistakenly equating Dharma/Rajadharma with the present day Indian Constitution, he talks about Hindu interests. It is ironic that those who claim to protect Hindu interests have done little to nothing in freeing Hindu Institutions... -
Symbolism and Literalism
Posted on March 16, 2010 | 60 CommentsA reader wrote to me with an experience that he says vexed him. The relevant portion of his email is excerpted below (with his permission via email): …during a talk with a liberal friend of mine, regarding the MF Hussain episode…friend talked on the lines... -
Misplaced Prescriptions for the BJP
Posted on March 1, 2010 | 22 CommentsSwapan Dasgupta, a writer I’ve admired for long writes in the Wall Street Journal about the BJP’s chance of making a fresh start under Nitin Gadkari. It’s really an OK piece compared to Swapan’s more incisive articles. No new insight or food for thought and... -
Of Wisdom & Scholars
Posted on February 25, 2010 | 9 CommentsStumbled upon this gem of a verse from Bhartruhari’s Nitishataka yesterday. Very compelling and relevant for all times. Rough translation is mine. Boddharo matsaragrastaah prabhavaah smayadooshitaah| Abodhaapahataschaanye jeernamange subhashitam|| Consumed with jealousy are the teachers and scholars, repositories of knowledge and wisdom, Polluted by arrogance... -
Tackling Corruption: the Dharmic Way
Posted on February 12, 2010 | 11 CommentsWhat do we do today when we want to counter and/or curb corruption? We pass laws and hope that somebody “clean” will enforce them. But we know how that goes. And for all our pompous breast-beating about the hoary Indian culture, it remains a fact... -
Rediscovery of India
Posted on February 2, 2010 | 86 CommentsIt’s been about 10 years since I started this blog and this post is a personal stock-taking of sorts. This blog started as a space for personal rants/ruminations that made sense perhaps only to me. At a level, it still remains that way. But I’ll... -
Strength of Sanatana Dharma
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 79 CommentsToday is Makara Sankranti, celebrated across India to both herald the beginning of longer days, and reap the harvest of months of backbreaking work in the fields. But the greater significance of Makara Sankranti like most Hindu festivals, is to highlight another living instance of... -
This is What UCLA Teaches About India
Posted on January 12, 2010 | 39 CommentsPreface The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has consistently earned high rankings in the world as the 12th best public university and inside the US, as the 2nd best, and boasts of being affiliated with several Nobel lauretes. Its noble motto, “let there be...