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Makarand R Paranjape

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The author is a poet, and Professor of English, JNU

Education

JNU: End of the Romance

Makarand R Paranjape - January 27, 2020

Joining Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was like crossing the road. Literally. The year was 1999. I was Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences...

Dharma & Religion

Hindutva before Savarkar: Chandranath Basu’s contribution

Makarand R Paranjape - January 11, 2019

“Hindutva,” as both term and concept, is usually identified with VD Savarkar (1883-1966). His 1923 essay, originally titled, “Essentials of Hindutva” and retitled, “Hindutva:...

Politics

The Pondy Lit Fest and the True Face of Intolerance

Makarand R Paranjape - August 21, 2018

Organising a festival of letters, arts and ideas, which I am doing for the first time as the co-curator of ‘Bharat Shakti: The Pondy...

Media

The Holi affair: Hooliganism or assault on Hindu festivals?

Makarand R Paranjape - March 6, 2018

We all know, going by the growth rate of our population, how horny and fertile Indians are. But a question that has been intriguing...

Politics

Why Partha Chatterjee comparing the human shield incident to Jallianwala Bagh is sick and uncalled for

Makarand R Paranjape - June 22, 2017

"There are times,” says Partha Chatterjee, Professor of Anthropology & Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies at Columbia University, “when one looks in...

Society & Culture

Soft Power: Differing Meanings of Religion in our Time

Makarand R Paranjape - January 11, 2017

When Muslim and Christian invaders encountered people of non-Abrahamic dharmic dispositions in Bharat they were, to say the least, sorely perplexed. Those who came...

Society & Culture

All religions are not equal

Makarand R Paranjape - December 27, 2016

Out of the blue, an acquaintance suddenly asked, “Tell me, is there a heaven and hell?” Taken aback, I counter-questioned, “Do you mean, are they...

Society & Culture

Using ‘Sanghi’, ‘Bhakt’ and ‘Saffron’ as Terms of Abuse is Bound to Backfire

Makarand R Paranjape - December 15, 2016

It’s happened! At last someone has branded me ‘Sanghi’ in twitterspace. This, of course, is not entirely unprecedented. Ever since I stood up against...

Business & Economy

Hindu Economics

Makarand R Paranjape - December 7, 2016

Much ink, thankfully little blood, has been spent on the travails of demonetization. No doubt some of the shock, especially suffered by daily-wage earners...