The Ocean of Churn

The Ocean of Churn

If history is to be written to make it accessible to the lay reader, the student, and make it interesting, Sanjeev Sanyal is one author I would pick. I say…

The Battle for Rama

The Battle for Rama: Case of the Temple at Ayodhya

In her 2013 book, “Rama and Ayodhya“, Meenakshi Jain had presented perhaps the most accessible, authoritative, and comprehensive account of the  literary, sculptural, epigraphic, and historical evidence to support the antiquity and…

Rearming Hinduism

Rearming Hinduism

Who controls the history of a people controls the people. Colonization of the land is easier to fight than colonization of the mind. Who gets to define Hinduism today? Should…

being hindu

Being Hindu

Being Hindu: Old Faith, New World and You, by Hindol Sengupta A thought-provoking and breezy account. Hindol hits the right points and notes. Informs and provokes in equal measure. Add…