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Desh Kapoor

Desh Kapoor

Seeker. Searching. Exploring. Indiscriminately chronicling his times.

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #319 - Manusmriti, Varnas, and Colonial Experiments

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #319 - Manusmriti, Varnas, and Colonial Experiments

Artificial barriers to even study and reflect were installed for the objective of dominance and subjugation. A bastardized version of our heritage was acceptable. And we faltered. A very deep look!

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #318 - An Unending Betrayal of the Afghan

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #318 - An Unending Betrayal of the Afghan

Afghanistan is a pot of extremism, death, evil and violence today. That is the result of decades and in some cases centuries of betrayals by different players. Let's check.

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #317 - Decoding Hindu Scriptures and 'Caste'

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #317 - Decoding Hindu Scriptures and 'Caste'

Who is a Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya, or Shudra? Are they levels within a society? Or components that define existence? What does Manusmriti and Gita say?

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #316 - Unpacking Caste System - 1

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #316 - Unpacking Caste System - 1

We are being defined and cast in a way and every word, every narrative we consume reinforces that. It is not merely an analytical observation anymore, it is tool of power. Caste System. A series.

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #315 - Paternalistic Dismantling of Pluralism

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #315 - Paternalistic Dismantling of Pluralism

Hatred against the Hindus is reminiscent of the attitudes against the Greeks and the pejoratively referred to groups - the Pagans. Why this hatred and unbridled aggression against them?

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #314 - Afghanistan's Future and the Global Chessboard

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #314 - Afghanistan's Future and the Global Chessboard

9-11 was planned in the safety of Afghanistan by Pakistan and its allies in that quagmire of terror-land. The American response since is a lesson. What does the future hold? Let us dive in.

Biden and the 3rd World US Allies

Biden and the 3rd World US Allies

One of the most significant acts of deceit that happened in the current Afghan Crisis was the abandoning of the Afghan allies of the US Army and the government. A look into history of such acts.