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November 2015

November 15, 2015

How the Historically Intolerant forces are now Preaching India and the Govt On the Virtues of Tolerance

When belief is paramount in your sense of being, then imposing it on others...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

Detailed Historical Context to India-Pakistan Kashmir Issue, Recent NSA Talks and the Way Ahead

The recent NSA talks have - as the author had predicted - been called off...

March 2015

March 20, 2015

Christian Anti-Hindu Bigot Nandy’s new rant: India should not win the Cricket World Cup!

Some weeks back we had discussed how political opposition to the ruling Government in India...

March 19, 2015

Indian rapes and German rapes: a tale of Neo-Imperialism

We have talked about the unethical ways of the documentary - India's Daughter - made...

March 14, 2015

The time when I defied the odds

When it cannot be done, it is then that it must be done! In between...

February 2015

February 11, 2015

Delhi Elections: Is Self Righteous Anti-Hindu Bigotry the new normal for Indian Secularism?

On December 6, 2010, a book titled "26/11 : RSS ki Sazish" (26/11: Conspiracy by...

September 2014

September 01, 2014

How Delhi’s heart mocks Secular ideals in India

Bodhan was a Hindu Saint. A renunciate. He lived in the kingdom of Sikander Lodhi....

August 2014

August 31, 2014

Love Jihad in India and Europe – Its Historical and Empirical context and Denial by vested Interests

In the recent months, Yogi Adityanath has become the target of many in India, who...

January 2014

January 03, 2014

Yearly Socio-Economic Predictions for India, Pakistan and US

Every year, at Drishtikone, we analyze the coming year for three nations - Indian, US,...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

Spiritual Saviors? But there is nothing to Save!

One day I happened to meet a rather self righteous-posing as a do-gooder missionary. He had...

October 2013

October 16, 2013

How Republicans (America’s “Poor man’s Pakistan Army”) can bring down American Democracy

Flexible and just systems and societies always have two types of social contract - Laws...

October 05, 2013

Navratri: Celebration of the Devi, the Feminine Divine

Femininity and Masculinity are taken as two qualities of the existence in Hinduism and in...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

CNBC’s Joe Kernen engages in Racial slurs on Squawk Box

Recently - on Sept 20th - Reserve Bank of India (India's Central Bank) raised the...

September 28, 2013

Hinduism growing in Africa without Proselytizing

Interestingly, Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in Ghana. And no one is involved in...

September 27, 2013

Indian and Chinese students sustaining Business Schools during this lean period

The Indian and Chinese students want to make it big in the world of business...

September 25, 2013

Hinduism and Quantum Physics: Experiential vs Mathematical view of the Conscious Reality

When I listen to the debate in the West on Evolution vs Creationism, I am often...

September 11, 2013

September 11: When a Monk “Invaded” the Consciousness of America 120 years ago

12 years from now on the early morning of morning of September 11, 2001, 19 Islamic hijackers took...

August 2013

August 09, 2013

Curse of Caste System: Caste is not the problem, Lack of Social Mobility is

The Leader of the country today is known as the "Head of State". One who...

August 07, 2013

Yoga has nothing to do with Beliefs, it’s about Transformation!

When San Diego Superior Court Judge John Meyer asked the question "What is Religion?" in context...

August 05, 2013

Hinduism in China: Influence that goes back many millennia

Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA once said "India conquered and dominated China...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

The Utter Nonsense of Secularism

Secularism is called the panacea for all the problems that religion has created. Religion, as...

June 2013

June 07, 2013

The month that was, while Drishtikone was in Transition

We have been off air on Drishtikone for the new transition to complete. In this...

April 2013

April 22, 2013

IIM-A Incubated company creates World’s first smartphone for the blind

Sumit Dagar, a postgraduate degree from the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, is collaborating...

April 19, 2013

What is Rashtra Dharma or Duty to Nation: Chanakya-speak

What is Rashtra Dharma (or Duty to your Nation)? Is it sucking up to the...

April 19, 2013

Rajiv Malhotra at Bhabha Atomic Research Center: Why Indian Civilizational challenge to Western Universalism is required

Rajeev Malhotra's work on Indic civilization is unique and without parallel. He has written two...

April 18, 2013

Handling your loneliness and ignoring the “Tiger”

We are all alone. And we cannot handle that. When I see the world around...

April 17, 2013

Femina, India’s Women Mag, makes Publishing history with first Fully Crowd-sourced issue

Publishing in India is undergoing a lot of change. Of all the publications, Femina has...

April 16, 2013

Indian Village that plants 111 trees for ever newborn Girl Child, has a website and an anthem!

Rajasthan is a desert. Socially, in that state, girl child has not been treated well,...

April 15, 2013

Pakistan didn’t like Kashmiris having any dialog with India to resolve conflict, so killed moderates: Wikileaks

Despite circumstantial evidence to suggest this, the Indian Government and the "peaceniks" have been going...

April 15, 2013

Improved Hiring Forecast in India as 94% businesses plan on hiring in 2013

India Inc is hiring in 2013. The confidence index seems to be stable as of...