Are Christian and Muslim Nations OK and Hindu Nations Not? I wonder who influences whom: the Indian mainstream journalists the foreign correspondents or the other way round, as they usually hold the same view. Or…
Where Is ‘Extremism’ in India and Where in Pakistan? How confused, uninformed and maybe mischievous the discourse on religion and extremism has become, was obvious again at the recent General Assembly of the United Nations. A…
Kanvar Mela – Adventure Holiday in Indian Style All over India, an interesting phenomenon can be observed. On one hand, materialism is on the rise, and on the other hand, the popularity of rituals and religious…
Why Is Dr Zakir Naik Labeled as Anti Hindu? I assume this question is asked by a Hindu who does not quite know what Islam (and also Christianity) claim: Both claim that the Supreme Being…
Why Is Hinduism Denigrated In Spite of Being the Most Reasonable System of Living? Both points in the question are right: Hinduism is the most reasonable system of living and it is being denigrated. In…
English Medium Education Weakens India. The PISA Test Proved It It is no secret why the British replaced the indigenous education system and Sanskrit gurukuls with English medium education. They wanted to create a class of…
The Kumbh Mela: A Great, Living, Ancient Tradition During the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar in 2010, a young Frenchman exclaimed, “Oh, it must have been so different then” when he came to know that I was…
The Bashing of Brahmins and India’s Caste System Has an Agenda Common people in the west know hardly anything about India. But one thing they all know: India has an ‘inhuman’ caste system, which is an…
Why Is Hinduism Higher than All Religions? I will restrict my answer to the three religions with the most followers. Hinduism (the term is used today to cover many different strands) is based on…
