Author: B Shantanu

Hinduism as a secular concept

Here is a question for all readers: Why is a “Hindu nation” automatically assumed to be a “fundamentalist, fascist state led by Hindutva fanatics”? My hypothesis is: A Hindu state can�be the ultimate secular...

One man’s folly, another man’s “victory”

By now most (if not all) of you must have read the news about Dr Haneef Mohammed being cleared of all charges in what looks like a ham-handed investigation by the Australian authorities including a series of...

“If Muslims revered cattle…” – excerpt

Alert reader Shefaly pointed me in the direction of this piece by Rod Liddle in the Sunday Times of UK “If Muslims revered cattle, Shambo would still be mooing” re. Shambo, a bull in...

“Pseudo-secularism” at its best?

This is one of the most extraordinary examples I have come across of contempt towards and complete disregard of Hindu sensibilities by our “secular government”. The chart shows how proceeds from ~ 250,000 temples...