Monthly Archives: September 2015

  Hindus make bold to be the inheritors of a great and exceptional civilization. And they are.Indeed, a wider recognition of this ancestral greatness would solve a number of contemporary problems Hinduism faces. Separatism, the phenomenon that Hindu sects declare … Continue reading →

Marriage of Jodhabai with Akbar is a highly humiliating episode in the history of Hindus–but instead of feeling humiliation, majority of Hindus appear to celebrate that cowardice episode. The film Jodha Akbar was made by Hindu producer, director, actor, actress, … Continue reading →

Why do we have an Aurangzeb Road in New Delhi? Aurangzeb’s name is anathema in Indian history because it connotes the very apex of vice, venom and villainy, and torture, treachery and tyranny. None of Aurangzeb’s atrocities were secular, even … Continue reading →

When one thinks of mass murder, Hitler comes to mind. If not Hitler, then Tojo, Stalin, or Mao. Credit is given to the 20th-century totalitarians as the worst species of tyranny to have ever arisen. However, the alarming truth is … Continue reading →

In a recent blog post, Saif Samejo, lead vocalist for the Pakistani Sufi band “The Sketches,” raised a number of questions about current events in Pakistani society: the recent exposure of a child sex abuse scandal, the honor killing of … Continue reading →

I assume you are a Hindu. In that case, do you really have to ask this question here on quora? Can’t you ask your conscience? Have you ever looked into the eyes of a cow (or goat, or chicken)? We … Continue reading →

“The jihadism in Kashmir is [Pakistan’s] continuing war against Indian civilisation…. The Pakistani identity is an interim construct; the identity, the civilisational impulse, remains Indian. Today’s jihadism is external to Indian civilisation. Attempts to buy peace with this force must be … Continue reading →

Days ago, after the Islamic State [IS] entered the Syrian city of Hassakè, prompting a mass exodus of Christians, a familiar, though often overlooked scene, took place: many otherwise “normal” Muslims joined ranks with IS, instantly turning on their longtime … Continue reading →

Historically, Pakistan was part of India when Chandragupta was the ruler; it continued to be part of India when Hsuan Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim, visited India in the 7th century A.D. In his diary, Hsuan Tsang has recorded that India … Continue reading →

Time for Hindus to leave or perish? Is it time again for Hindus to leave or perish ‘in the flames of fanaticism’? If yes, where will they flee to? Isn’t India their land too? (A Kali Mandir desecrated by rioting … Continue reading →