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Dhruv Ramnath

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Dhruv Ramnath is a graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, UK. His research interests focus on Hindu guru movements.

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The Daily Barf

Dhruv Ramnath - December 14, 2025

AI writes best. It is what Piriyanga Thirunimalan (who dat?) used while keying in this vile hatchet job on self-realised guru Sharavana Baba (‘priest’?...

Society & Culture

Understanding Deepak Chopra

Dhruv Ramnath - June 8, 2025

I first heard of Deepak Chopra as I was watching Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View—a popular TV program in the US—in 2008. Back then,...

Dharma & Religion

Skanda Sashti: A Temple Festival in Dakshin Bharat

Dhruv Ramnath - June 4, 2025

Skanda Sashti is a dakshin Bharatiya festival dedicated to the god Sri Skanda who is the commander-in-chief of the Gods in Hindu Dharma. Sri...

Dharma & Religion

Sacred seeing

Dhruv Ramnath - May 28, 2025

My encounters with gurus take me back to the early noughties. Back then, I was a devotee of Amma—a hugely popular master in the...

Dharma & Religion

A Brief on Anti-Guru Activism

Dhruv Ramnath - April 24, 2025

The resurgence of a type of activism against self-realised gurus came into being after the BBC televised the tawdry documentary ‘The Secret Swami’ in...

Society & Culture

A polemic for eliminating mental illness

Dhruv Ramnath - August 27, 2024

While parts of professor Nivedita Menon’s work, especially on gender justice, should be lauded, she takes a virulently anti-Hindu and anti-Bharat stance. I have...