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What can one say about India? Whatever is true of India, the exact reverse is equally true. That is what India is. It has every hue, every element of diversity that mankind has ever come face to face with. Whatever has ever been thought of was also, if not originally, thought of in India. It is the only living ancient civilization that merges into the future. We bring the necessary sensitivity and depth in our analysis of India.

Chausanth Yogini Temple of Mitaoli – Inspiration for India’s Parliament House

Chausanth Yogini Temple of Mitaoli – Inspiration for India’s Parliament House

There is a special place for the feminine in Indian psyche. Understanding and experience of divinity necessarily include both, the masculine and the feminine. As much as the Yogis have enriched this land, so have the Yoginis. Not only have the Yogis attained to level of consciousness of Vishnu and

Mahadev Shiva Temple in Goa which survived Islamic and Portuguese destructions

Mahadev Shiva Temple in Goa which survived Islamic and Portuguese destructions

A temple was built during the Kadamba rule in Goa in what is now a small village named Kadambi Surla dedicated to Shiva. This was deep into the forest for most of the past years. It consists of garbhagriha, antarala and a pillared Nandi mandapa. Mahadev Shiva Temple in Goa

The ‘Dial-Tone’ Divide – Ask Not if India needs an opposition, but what KIND of Opposition!

The ‘Dial-Tone’ Divide – Ask Not if India needs an opposition, but what KIND of Opposition!

India as a democracy needs an “opposition”, is the persistent cry these days after the 2019 elections. It is as if this is the first time in the history of democratic India that one party has been so dominant while others have no existence. This was the norm during the

Secular grand-standing – how a Tihar Muslim inmate lied and accused Hindu jail official of Branding him with Om tattoo

Secular grand-standing – how a Tihar Muslim inmate lied and accused Hindu jail official of Branding him with Om tattoo

On April 12, 2019 a Muslim inmate Nabbir in Tihar announced through his relatives that the jail Superintendent Rajesh Chauhan had denied him food for two days during the Navratras (of course while asking him to convert to Hinduism) and then had branded an ‘Om’ symbol on his back with

Modi-bashing Journalists Cheated by Modi-hater Kapil Sibal and Tiranga TV as the channel goes off air

Modi-bashing Journalists Cheated by Modi-hater Kapil Sibal and Tiranga TV as the channel goes off air

Kapil Sibal had started a TV channel sometime back, basically to target BJP and Narendra Modi. Well, it was started with some kind of arrangement with an evangelical TV [https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/use-of-name-tiranga-tv-without-logo-of-saffron-green-does-not-violate-flag-code-tdsat-146044] channel in South called – what else – “Harvest TV”. The name change was also a major

Why Sachin Tendulkar was the Greatest Indian Batsman

Why Sachin Tendulkar was the Greatest Indian Batsman

As he walked out in the first innings of the final test against Australia in the 2003-04 series, Sachin Tendulkar had a stream of bad scores behind him – 0, 1, 37, 0 and 44. Ironically, his famous, almost legendary cover drive, had become his Achilles Heel. He had suddenly gotten

Tabrez Ansari death – was he murdered to create a Hinduphobic narrative like in Junaid’s case?

Tabrez Ansari death – was he murdered to create a Hinduphobic narrative like in Junaid’s case?

Tabrez Ansari was brought to the police station on June 18th. And he was alive until June 22th. On that day, he asked for water after he had done ablutions and after that he was taken to hospital, because he suddenly became dizzy after drinking the water. There in the