In Search of a “Hindu” Identity
In all honesty, I should have written on this topic months, maybe even years ago – Some times I think this should have been the first post on my blog[i] – which I call...
Category: Distortions, Misrepresentation about Hinduism
“Water” and Distorted Perceptions about Hinduism…
A letter written by Vrndavan Parker to the “Seattle Weekly” “regarding their review of (Deepa) Mehta’s Hindu-Bashing hate film ‘Water.’” In the preface to the post on Yahoo-Groups, Vrndavan said that there was a...
Expropriation of Hindu Concepts and Traditions…
On Yahoo-groups, a posting on how archetypical Hindu concepts and traditions like “Ayurveda” and “Yoga” are being expropriated by others and consciously (but in a subtle manner) being de-linked from the land and the...
“Hindu”, India and “Bharat” – The Story behind Word Origins
Several months ago, a friend asked me the origin of the word India and �Hindu�. That question spurred this brief piece of research. Most experts agree today that the name �India� was derived from...
More on Husain…
I wrote this piece in Feb ’06 but because of work and travel, never got around to finalising it. **************** On BBC World Service this morning (9th Feb ’06), an interview with the 12...
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