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Jayant Charan
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Jayant Charan is an avid reader and his main interests include fiction, society and culture. He likes to write mainly about contemporary politics.
“Trads” and decoloniality versus Hindu innovation
“indraṁ vardhanto apturaḥ kṛṇvanto viśvam āryam|”
“Augmenting Indra, we urge the waters to make the world Arya (noble).”
- Rig Veda 9.63.5
Of late, a phenomenon of...
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...
What COVID taught us: How shaucha was maligned as “untouchability”
For nearly 100 years, the practice of shaucha (Hindu cleanliness practice) has faced an endless barrage of abuse and ridicule among the pseudointellectual class...
For Hindus, how relevant is a division of the world into “secular” and “religious”?
“īśāvāsyaṃ idaṃ sarvaṃ yatkiñca jagatyāṃ jagat”
“The Divine pervades this entire universe, including all its constituent elements”
- Ishavasya Upanishad
One of the recurring points of discussion...
China’s silent clash with Hindu Civilisation
After the recent clashes with Chinese forces at the Ladakh border, many Bharatiyas have become alerted to the threat posed by China. It can...
Why ‘Language Politics’ is toxic for Hindu civilisation
Since the time of independence, Bharat has not had any serious or meaningful approach towards language. As a result, many indigenous languages of Bharat are...
State control of temples: A potential asset for Hindus?
Of late, there are a few voices, on social media and elsewhere, who have been putting forth a demand to free Hindu temples from...