How Hinduphobia Rears Familiar Head In American Academia
Every community has had to struggle against prejudice and bias that gets entrenched in institutions, and masquerades for a time as the truth – the Jewish community has had to … Continue reading
Skimpy dressing was common in ancient India
Those who think Indian women are copying the west in dressing skimpily know zilch about history. Travellers to India in ancient and medieval times were struck by the fact that … Continue reading
Guns, sex, arrogance: I hated everything about America until I moved here
No coercion in Hinduism
The following final verse from the Bhagwad Gita is what my mother often quoted to emphasise the freedom of thought that is inherent to Hindu philosophy. There is no coercion, no compulsion, … Continue reading
I love Afghanistan but cannot live there
I’ve often had deep, insightful conversations with cab drivers. One such was in London earlier this month. He was speaking on the phone in a tongue that sounded very familiar. … Continue reading
Bypassing history, bypassing bias
Sometimes life’s ironies hit so hard that one gets dizzy. My grandfather, his father and his father and who knows how many before him were all Sanskrit Vayyakarnis (grammarians). Many … Continue reading
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