Serious writing on dharmic tradition, ritual and cultural memory.
Is being a Hindu ok and is Hindutva not ok and even dangerous? Many Hindus seem wary to be associated with Hindutva, in spite of the fact that Hindutva simply means Hindu-ness or being Hindu. They tend to accept the view which mainstream media peddled for long: ‘Hindutva is intol
22 October 2019 · 8 min read
This was a question on Quora. Here is my reply: I assume you mean by God That which is upholding this universe, responsible for it, the highest authority. So the answer is: God is everywhere, including in us. This answer is based on the insights of the ancient Indian Rishis and m
22 October 2019 · 3 min read
I remember the autumn of 2008 painfully well. Only a few years earlier I had started to follow politics more closely and had subscribed to the Times of India. Several bomb blasts had happened in different Indian cities over recent years which had claimed many fatalities. The susp
22 October 2019 · 9 min read
Media is not anymore about giving information. It probably never was. It is about influencing opinion to further the agenda of certain interests and lies are apparently an accepted tool. Lies are often disguised as surveys or even research. Nobody would believe lies if they were
22 October 2019 · 7 min read
This was a question on Quora to which I replied in August 2017. It got over 237,800 views and 16,000 upvotes, yet on 18. July 2019 I got a message that it violates their “Be nice, be respectful” policy. I appealed and today was told that my appeal is rejected. Please check for yo
22 October 2019 · 6 min read
Every one of us must have come across such posts that we (Hindu society) worship women and we rape/molest/harass them. First of all, we need to understand that "We (Hindus) worship women" is absolute nonsense. This moronic idea is being imposed on the Hindu society by the left-li
8 March 2019 · 2 min read
On the day of Mahashivratri, you must have observed your parents or grandparents worship the Shiva Linga in the morning. They might have even asked you to come to the temple with them to bathe the linga with water or milk and you may or may not have accompanied them for various r
2 March 2019 · 6 min read
Disclaimer : Take this article in a sarcastic note. Since it has been established without any doubt that Hindu V ivaha Samaskara is an extremely patriarchal and misogynistic collection of rituals, it was inevitable that enlightened Hindus reformed this to be consistent with the f
6 February 2019 · 2 min read
Here's a short story that may change your perception of human perception: Once a pregnant mother asked her daughter, "What do u want- a brother or a sister and like whom?" Daughter :- Brother, like Ravana. Mother :- What? Are you out of your mind? Daughter :- Why not Mom? Ravana
2 February 2019 · 6 min read
" Ayushman Bharat does not come with a tag of “it is a good scheme but will take time to show results”. It has already achieved a paradigm shift in healthcare within 3 months of its launch and has managed to provide succor to the poorest of the poor and the middle class. "&n
23 January 2019 · 4 min read
The communists have deceitfully succeeded in breaking the tradition of Sabarimala. As the protests over this issue continue in Kerala, let's try to have a look on the broader perspective and what lessons Hindus can learn from this whole episode. In the modern era as long as you d
7 January 2019 · 3 min read
The enemies of Hindus have finally succeeded in breaking the tradition at Sabrimala and they are rejoicing their victory as if there will be no turning back. The devotees have shown tremendous resolve and determination against the state especially when a modern state has the mono
5 January 2019 · 4 min read
The assassination of Mahatama Gandhi by Nathuram Godse also killed the singular hope of having any political party of Hindus having the explicit objective of establishing a Hindu state. Hindu Mahasabha, which was later acquitted from all the charges of conspiring the murder of Ma
30 December 2018 · 2 min read
The recent decision of Supreme court to amend Section 377 of IPC and decriminalize homosexuality has attracted expected response from different streams but the most amusing for me has been the celebration and enthusiasm shown by people who are supposedly our ideological brethren.
21 October 2018 · 5 min read
The #Metoo movement which is currently getting all the attention in India and US is essentially about using victimization as a political tool and establishing the hypothetical notion that narrative is the substitute for truth. The very reason why the stories of trauma are meaning
21 October 2018 · 1 min read
Much has been said about this with 24*7 pounding on media, feminists hail it as a change of narratives and people are falling into this trap. In all this hullabaloo, no one seems to have time for analyzing other aspects of this so-called movement except for what is being presente
11 October 2018 · 3 min read
The recent verdict by Delhi High Court on IPC 377 legalizing private consensual homosexual relationship has brought to fore a strong debate over merits and demerits of such a judgment. Gay activists seem to have won this round of battle about the legitimacy of homosexuality in a
28 August 2018 · 12 min read
Ever since Atal Ji’s funeral, the propensity to undermine Hindu rituals has been restarted by all those people who have not cared to examine the traditions, irrespective of their political leanings. To find self identifying Hindu Nationalists succumb to this deviation is a sign o
20 August 2018 · 21 min read
As per Counterpoint Research’s latest analysis on the important Indian smartphone market ( see here ), the premium smartphone segment (>INR 30,000) grew 19% annually and 10% sequentially during Q2 2018 as more consumers upgrade to 2018 flagship launches by different Android OE
25 July 2018 · 5 min read
As Kaurawas were losing the battle of Mahabharata, Duryodhana approached Bhisma one night and accused him of not fighting the Mahabharata war to his full strength because of his affection for Pandavas. Bhisma greatly angered, immediately picked up 5 golden arrows and chanted mant
8 May 2018 · 1 min read
Inflation is the rate at which the overall prices of goods and services rise. It results in the decrease in the purchasing power of the common man. Inflation is mainly caused either by demand side or supply side or both the factors. Demand side factors result in demand-pull infla
2 May 2018 · 3 min read
On the pretext of Kathua rape incident and its aftermath as well as renewed bombing by US, France, and Britain in Syria, there are certain deeper truths which we need to understand to save ourselves from manipulation. There are certain aspects of human behavioral weakness which c
16 April 2018 · 3 min read
I moderate around lots of social networking sites forum and each and every post I came across in almost all alternative page I found bizarre narrative behind each & every failure & incompetence of women as postulated by most of the feminists. I am sick and tired of hearin
15 April 2018 · 5 min read
Most of you must have heard about the online content platform “Youth Ki Awaz”, also known as YKA, if not, don’t worry, you are not living in dark ages. But before I come to tell about how YKA is anti-Indian, let me give you the background behind “Don’t shoot the messenger” though
29 March 2018 · 8 min read