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04 2016 August

National Writers Meet: Challenging the Congress-Left-Liberal Narrative Hegemony

Recounting some experiences at the recently held National Writers Meet and why it is an urgent need for the Indian Right to build a compelling Grand Indian Narrative.
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Recounting some experiences at the recently held National Writers Meet and why it is an urgent need for the Indian Right to build a compelling Grand Indian Narrative.
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National Writers Meet: Challenging the Congress-Left-Liberal Narrative Hegemony
Recounting some experiences at the recently held National Writers Meet and why it is an urgent need for the Indian Right to build a compelling
Rahul Gandhi Caught in a Catch-22 of his own making
Commentary on how Rahul Gandhi was caught in a catch-22 trap of his own making in light of the Supreme Court admonition against him.
Yogi Adityanath is Correct about Mother Teresa
An examination of Mother Teresa's claim to sainthood and her past record of converting Hindus in India.
The Battle of Talikota: Reminisincing a Tragedy
An essay recounting the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire in the fateful battle of Talikota held at Rakkasa-Tangadi.
Narendra Modi Rocks Capitol Hill: Burnol Inc Burns
An essay on Narendra Modi's recently concluded five-nation tour, what it means for India and how India's media and intelligentsia reacted to it.
Subramanian Swamy Vs Raghuram Rajan and his Supporters: Why The Past Matters
An examination of Sadanand Dhume's inveterate rants against Subramanian Swamy and Dhume's untenable defence of Raghuram Rajan.
Teaching American Politics to Tunku
Where Arvind Kumar provides a scathing rebuttal to Tunku Varadarajan on his defence of Tanmay Bhat.
Sangam Puranas: The Luxury of Imagination
Dr. BGL Swamy questions the very existence of the three Sangam Ages in this translated series titled "Among the Dravidianists."

INDIAN PHILOSOPHY

The Story of DA
Buried beneath and interspersed among the numerous layers of terse and detailed philosophical expositions are the thousands of amazing stories in the Upanishads. It is indeed a tragedy of our modern education system—that treats the human as no better than a component of economic production—that these stories have completely vanished from our school syllabi, supplanted instead by mindless Christian moral
The Indian Conception of History
Do Indians have a sense of history? No is pretty much the received wisdom even today in major sections of the academia, media and the rest. If you as much as question the sources, the roots of this received wisdom, you are branded with the choicest of Leftist labels but that’s the least of our concerns. Before looking at a
Why Hindus shouldn’t take Western Indology Seriously
Introduction More than five years ago, Wendy Doniger bestowed a rather flippant interview in Outlook India on the eve of the release of her book, The Hindus: An Alternative History, the same book which Penguin (the publisher) later agreed to pulp when it was faced with legal action initiated by Dinanath Batra. The title sounds sufficiently pompous, entirely faithful to Wendy Doniger’s career

INDIAN POLITICS

…And The Award Goes To…
Disclaimer: All characters appearing in this article are real. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is completely intentional. Real names of real people and real organizations have been suitably modified as occasioned by the demands of the article. Preface: B Raman loses the
10 Most Loathsome People in India: 2007
This post is courtesy an inspiration I got from this superb list of (deservedly) loathsome public figures in the US (thanks, Atanu). I don’t have time or patience to do brief, dirty-writeups on fifty most loathsome public figures of India. I’m limiting that number to
10 Years for Screwing the Economy
Is what Abdul Telgi gets in the first-ever conviction in the infamous Stamp Paper Scam–does anyone remember that? The kingpin of multi-crore fake stamps and stamp paper racket Abdul Karim Telgi was on Tuesday convicted by a special court for his role in a 1995
10 Years of Phenomenal Growth & 10 Years of Scavenging
Are death anniversaries celebrated? “Celebrated” is an unfortunate choice of word to use in the same breath as “death.” And no, that word choice is not mine. It is the media’s. Somebody’s death anniversary is not celebrated unless that person is someone like Stalin. Speaking