Fostering a Strong Hindu Identity Among Young American-Hindus
When I was about eleven years old, my parents already had a career picked out for me. Even though I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to be a pop singer,…
Hindu History
Alluri Sitarama Raju – A Forgotten Hero and a Great Son of the Soil
One of the more ignored aspects of the Bharatiya freedom struggle has been the various tribal revolts that broke out against the British rule. Tribals were prohibited from cutting trees…
Inside Chanakya’s Mind: Aanvikshiki and the Art of Thinking – Review
This is a review by Mr. Abhinav Agarwal, of the book ‘Inside Chanakya’s Mind: Aanvikshiki and the Art of Thinking‘ authored by Radhakrishnan Pillai. The relevance of Chanakya to today’s…
Sati, Evangelicals, and Atrocity Literature
This is the review by Mr. Abhinav Agarwal, of the book ‘Sati: Evangelicals, Baptist Missionaries, and the Changing Colonial Discourse‘ by Meenakshi Jain. In many ways this book documents the…
Rama and Ayodhya and The Battle for Rama – Review
The diffusion of propaganda requires repetition. In the words of someone many leftists have secretly admired for long, repetition is what makes propaganda successful (the full quote is (bold-emphasis mine),…
India A Sacred Geography, by Diana Eck – Review
This is a review by Mr. Abhinav Agarwal, of the book “India A Sacred Geography” written by Diana Eck. Diana L. Eck “is professor of comparative religion and Indian studies…
Review of ‘Growth of Scheduled Tribes and Castes in Medieval India’ by KS Lal
The myth of Dalit-Islam unity has been doing the rounds for a few decades now, despite a copious amount of evidence to the contrary and a near-complete absence of historical…
Chariots Dating 2000 BCE Unearthed Suggesting Presence of Sophisticated Warrior Class in Bharat
Reports are coming from Sanauli at Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat, wherein the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has stumbled upon “royal burials” with remains of chariots dating 2000 BCE-1800 BCE. The other noteworthy finds…
A Wake Up Call By a Pakistani Lady Scholar
In a landmark confession of truth, an enlightened Muslim intellectual, Fouzia Saeed, declared during a discussion on a TV channel that all Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims are essentially Hindus, and…
Interview with Dr. Meenakshi Jain on her new book ‘The flight of deities’, Ram Temple & Sati
Dr. Meenakshi Jain is a renowned historian, author and political scientist. She is a member of ICHR (Indian Council of Historical Research) and has written several important books which have…