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March 2012

March 16, 2012

Response to the Postmodernist charge of “Essentialism”

My book's emphasis on difference is mainly about differences in axioms, truth-claims and philosophies. The...

March 15, 2012

Is Karma-Reincarnation Compatible with Christianity?

It is commonplace these days to hear the word “karma” used in popular parlance. Broadly...

March 14, 2012

Response to the Doctrine of Sameness

Response to the Doctrine of Sameness The World Negating Thesis A notion has become widespread...

March 13, 2012

Gandhi: Quintessentially Different and Non-Digestible

My book brings to the foreground some fundamental differences between Indian and Western civilizations, and...

March 12, 2012

The Tiger and the Deer: Is Dharma being digested into the West?

By assuming the mantle of the originators and bearers of universal truths – both sacred...

March 09, 2012

Challenging Western Universalism

One of the most important objectives of my recent book, Being Different, An Indian Challenge...

March 08, 2012

Yoga: Freedom from History

When I first moved to the United States 4 decades ago, I was struck by...

March 07, 2012

Civilizations of the Forest and Desert

In my recent book, Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism (2011, HarperCollins India),...

March 06, 2012

Hindu Good News

The world is in a time of transition. Globalization, increasing movement of people across national...

March 05, 2012

Dharma is not the same as Religion

The word "dharma" has multiple meanings depending on the context in which it is used....

March 02, 2012

Dharma Bypasses ‘History-Centrism’

Most of the religious conflicts and wars involving the Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) stem...

January 2012

January 20, 2012

A Different Kind of Hindu-Christian Dialogue

For over a decade, I have used interfaith exchanges as opportunities to introduce the concept...