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 is an ancient Dharmic intellectual tradition….
Rajiv Malhotra
Purva Paksha: Reversing the gaze
The antidote to Western universalism that privileges Western gaze and reduces all differences to sameness, lies in the dharmic practice of purva paksha, a deep and respectful engagement with divergent…
‘Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power’ a grim wake-up call for Bharat
With Artificial Intelligence helping “biological materialism sneak in through the back door”, the world is witnessing a real clash of civilizations with “the battle between algorithm and being” writes Rajiv…
Westernised and colonised underpinnings of social sciences in Bharat
In the second part of the series scholars Rajiv Malhotra and Come Carpentier explore and further dissect the underpinnings of how social sciences in contemporary Bharat is an entirely Western…
Westernised and colonised underpinnings of social sciences in Bharat – Part 1
Social Sciences in contemporary Bharat is an entirely Western import, totally alienated and disconnected from our tradition. In the first of a two-part series, Rajiv Malhotra explores this with friend…
Hindu Good News
The world is in a time of transition. Globalization, increasing movement of people across national boundaries, environmental challenges, religious conflict, emerging economies and a multi-polar world all demand shifts in…
The case for Sanskrit non-translatables: Antidote for Dharmic cultural genocide
Sanskrit Non-translatables: The importance of Sankritizing English is a pioneering initiative that seeks to counter dharmic cultural genocide by Sanskritizing English…
Books every Hindu must read to take on Abrahamics and the secular cabal
It is about time Hindus armed themselves with the knowledge required to take on the Abrahamics. There are a few books every Hindu Dharma warrior must read and equip himself/herself….
Challenging Western Universalism
One of the most important objectives of my recent book, ‘Being Different, An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism‘ (HarperCollins, 2011) is to refute Western claims of universalism. According to these…
Stereotyping Hindu Dharma in American Education
This essay is based on an inquiry in which I wondered why: Hindu kids and even adults in America are apologetic about their religion, generally preferring to distance themselves from…