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Dr. Nandini Murali
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Dr. Nandini Murali is a communications professional, author and researcher in Indic Studies. She is a Contributing Editor with the HinduPost. She loves to wander in the forests with her camera.
Reclaiming and redefining the narrative: ‘Sanghi who never went to a Shakha’
Rahul Roushan’s 'Sanghi who never went to a Shakha' provides a robust and well researched counter narrative to the mainstream secular liberal leftist discourse...
The Lost River: Archaeology and Chronology of the River Sarasvati (Part 2)
“Currently, around 1500 mature (urban 2600-1900 BCE) Harappan sites have been discovered in the basin of the River Sarasvati (tributaries of the present Ghaggar Hakra system),” says Michel Daninio, Indic studies scholar and author, 'The Lost River: On the Trail of the Sarasvati'
The Lost River: archaeology and chronology of the river Sarasvati (Part1)
“You cannot read one article in Bharatiya press without the word ‘mythical ‘being attributed to the Sarasvati and it has even become so cliched! The River Sarasvati is not mythical as per Bharatiya literature. So, it’s a completely unjustified controversy,” says Michel Daninio, Indic studies scholar and author, The Lost River: On the Trail of the Sarasvati
How Christianity overtook Europe
In a provocative and incisive conversation with Eduardo Andino, Director of Development at the Institute on Religion and Public Life, Rajiv Malhotra challenges the...
Deconstructing Devdutt Pattanaik
The erudite Nityanand Mishra deconstructs the false narratives peddled by Devdutt Pattanaik in a conversation with Rajiv Malhotra. Deeply disturbing, it raises a plethora of problematic issues. Context matters. Delinking and decontextualising narratives from the Dharmic eco system renders our traditions and heritage vulnerable to cultural hijacks, balkanisation and homogenisation
How the British created the Indian ‘caste system’
Colonial Indologists, in tandem with colonial administrators, created a false entity known as the 'caste system' in India that subverted the traditional jati-varna paradigm, and has unfortunately become a deeply entrenched reality in the sociocultural fabric of contemporary Bharat...
Ex-Christian Esther Dhanraj: “How do I handle criticism and abuse? I just don’t. I meditate!”
Esther Dhanraj is a former Christian and lay evangelist, who quit her faith after practicing it for 25 years. She holds a Master’s degree...
Esther Dhanraj: “If you want to bring someone out of Christianity, send the person to a seminary in the West!!”
Esther Dhanraj is a former Christian and lay evangelist, having quit her faith after practising it for 25 years. She holds a Master’s degree...
Esther Dhanraj: Candid conversations with an ex Christian
Esther Dhanraj, is a former Christian and lay evangelist, having quit her faith after practicing it for 25 years. She holds a Master’s degree...
Rashmi Samant Oxford saga: Vindication at last, but the story is far from over…
Pt. Satish Sharma, the UK-based eminent scholar, Dharmic theologian, Hindu philosopher and Yogacharya, who has spearheaded the Justice for Rashmi Samant campaign says that...