Category: Distortions, Misrepresentation about Hinduism

Dalit Muslims, Caste and Sociological Phenomenon

Dear All: I am reproducing below a brief but very interesting email exchange between Sh Yoginder Sikand and Sh Jay Vachani precipitated by a recent article in Tehelka by Sh Sikand, titled, Converted dalits...

Jeffrey Armstrong on Vedas, Vimanas and Devas

Thanks to Parthasarathy-ji for alerting me to this recent interview of Jeffrey Armstrong. I found it fascinating for the breadth of subjects it covered and the insights it offered. Some excerpts below (emphasis added)....

On Makara Jyothi and matters of faith…

Dear All, some of you – particularly those from Kerala and/or familiar with Sabarimala Devasthanam – may have read about the recent controversy surrounding the Makara Jyothi (that surfaced in the aftermath of the...

“We started this, really, for our kids…”

Stumbled on this yesterday in the NY Times (emphasis added): “We started this, really, for our kids,” said Dr. Shukla, a urologist and a second-generation Indian-American. “When our kids go to school and say...