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Western Indology
संस्कृतम् – Dead or Alive? Why Western ‘Indologists’ abhor Sanskrit Revival
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I came across a discussion on BVP that linked to a few leading western Indologists opining on the Sanskrit revival movement and the spoken...
The “Hindoo” and the enlightenment view of religion
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In a letter written to Thomas Jefferson in 1814, John Adams— expressing his fear of the effects of factionalized electioneering on American political institutions— writes “Election...
History forced on us was propaganda of ‘West’, Goa CM
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Unfortunately in our country, the history that has been forced upon us has been propaganda of 'West', Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on...
Temples are not a place for virtue signaling
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I am afraid this is a misinterpretation of Panchayatana Puja on the lines of 'intra-pagan multi-culturalism'. The Temple is not a place for virtue-signaling.
https://twitter.com/harshmadhusudan/status/1454711957391478784
This...
Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute suffers from a colonial hangover?
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I have refrained from writing this thread, I should have written this while I was attending the very first Mahabharat Parvan class organised by...
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...
Loss of Purva Paksha tradition and its consequences
Purva paksha or the study of opponents in a dialogue or debate from their frames of reference so as to make an informed rebuttal...
Hindu parents oppose Hinduphobic depictions in school textbooks: Texas, USA
Hindu American parents in the town of Plano, Texas are trying to get the Plano ISD (Independent School District) to correct its textbooks that...
Sati: Reversing and reframing the colonial gaze
The most effective way to destroy a people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
--George Orwell (1903-1950)
Knowledge and power...
Is “Hinduphobia” the wrong way to describe hatred towards Hindus?
The simple answer is no. The term “Hinduphobia”, which has been in use in the English language since at least from 1883 is indeed...