Swa denotes self and tantra stands for sciences, techniques, practices of a land, the way we live, in consonance with our surroundings and nature in a sustainable manner. Swatantrata is more than mere political independence. It is freedom to practice one’s own sciences and techniques. Continue Reading
In 1999 I was travelling from Delhi to Jaipur by road with my brother-in-law (a Jat). An hour out of Delhi, we entered Haryana’s Mewat – a 75 percent Muslim majority district. It’s a rough, scary and even dystopian place. The people look noticeably unfriendly and the youth stare grimlyContinue Reading
A few Indian leftists wrote an open letter, which gathered 1,800 signatures, in which they claimed, “India cuts evolution from school textbooks.” This headline was repeated in the media around the world in what appears to be well-orchestrated propaganda. The headline was a bait that Richard Dawkins couldn’t resist. HeContinue Reading
In the just-concluded Karnataka state elections, the Congress party scored a sweeping victory riding on the back of renewed support of its traditional-yet-disgruntled vote bank cultivated over seven decades — Muslims. So what prompted Karnataka Muslims to ditch their favoured regional party Janta Dal (Secular), JD(S), and switch to itsContinue Reading
On the night of May 13, a group of Muslim men tried to forcefully enter the premises of the Trimbakeshwar temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Hindus, in Nashik. The outrageous act has prompted Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis to order a SIT probe into the issue that isContinue Reading
Hindus have faced multiple existential threats over the past millennium. From the ramaging Huns (who destroyed Takshashila) to the murderous hordes of Islamic invaders and Christian colonisers such as the Portuguese and British who destroyed the Indian economy and society, Hindus have faced them all and through sheer grit haveContinue Reading
It is the month of Ramadan, the 9th month in the Islamic calendar. Muslims all around the world go through a month-long fasting period before Eid. More than 1.8 Billion minds are hooked on a practice that is considered one of the five essential pillars of faith. FASTING IN ISLAMContinue Reading
The celebrations of the joyous festival of the birth of Bhagwan Ram revered by Hindus was attacked brazenly by Islamist mobs across six states in India from Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh leaving several Hindu devotees severely injured and two dead. It has now become a regularContinue Reading
It all began when Leela Samson, the former director of Kalakshetra Foundation made an accusatory post against a teacher (who she did not name) on her Facebook account. The post was later deleted. Over the past few days, several other articles pinpointing the nature of the teacher-student relationship in anContinue Reading
Hindus today are discombobulated to such an extent that they’re left with very few options. One of the easiest options is to believe in “Masterstrokes”. That is, keep hoping if Modi is doing it, it must be different from when Congress did the exact same thing. Therefore keep on clappingContinue Reading