Mihir Dalal in Aeon: To understand Narendra Modi’s India, it is instructive to grasp the ideas of the Hindu Right’s greatest ideologue, the world of British colonial India in which they emerged, and the historical feebleness of the present regime. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a polymath who read law in London, enjoyed Shakespeare, admired theContinue reading “Inventing Hindu Supremacy”
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“India is (not) going back into the background anymore. It has arrived.”
Modi’s economy also offers a ‘real alternative’ to China Excerpt of analysis by Diksha Madhok in CNN: India is said to be a prime candidate to benefit from the ‘friend-shoring’ of supply chains, notably at the expense of China. It has a surging young population and humming factories, and market watchers are hoping that Modi’s ruling BharatiyaContinue reading ““India is (not) going back into the background anymore. It has arrived.””
Mir Taqi Mir on Poverty | میر تقی میر غربت پر
پاکستان کے نامور شاعر اور دانشور ایک مثال دیتے ہیں کہ شاعری کس طرح ایک سوچ کو سمیٹ سکتی ہے
Binaca Geetmala’s Golden Voice Ameen Sayani
Ameen Sayani, 91, who achieved fame and popularity all across the Subcontinent, and became a household name with his signature ‘Behno aur Bhaiyo’ greeting while hosting the iconic radio program Binaca Geetmala has passed away –due to a heart attack. R.I.P. Born in 1932, Sayani’s journey began not with Hindi, the language he so famouslyContinue reading “Binaca Geetmala’s Golden Voice Ameen Sayani”
Where Western and Indian Philosophy Meet
Schopenhauer is not a reliable guide to the Upanishads. Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad in IAI on Comparing Western and Indian philosophy: We find similar ideas of a transcendent ego in both Kant and the Upanishads. We find a rejection of free will in Schopenhauer and Ramana Maharshi. What should we make of this overlap between Western and IndianContinue reading “Where Western and Indian Philosophy Meet”
For India’s Millions of Farm Workers, a ‘Drone Revolution’ Looms
Fast, efficient agricultural drones are replacing laborers on Indian farms — despite the expensive price tag. Arbab Ali & Nadeem Sarwar in Undark: Depending on the kind of sensor they’ve been armed with, drones can do a lot more than spray chemicals. Some can analyze the terrain for weeds, check moisture levels, assess for signsContinue reading “For India’s Millions of Farm Workers, a ‘Drone Revolution’ Looms”
Narendra Modi is Celebrating His Scary Vision for India’s Future
Zack Beauchamp in Vox: On Monday, tens of millions across India celebrated the opening of the Ram Mandir — a huge new temple to Ram, one of Hinduism’s holiest figures, built in the city of Ayodhya where many Hindus believe he was born. The celebration in Ayodhya, presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attracted some ofContinue reading “Narendra Modi is Celebrating His Scary Vision for India’s Future”
Ram Mandir: Formal Burial Site of Secular, Democratic India?
Ram Mandir is the formal burial site of Secular, democratic India, says Dr. Syed M. Ali, an Islamabad based analyst. According to him, there is strategic significance of Ram Mandir’s inauguration in accordance with Hindu strategic culture, and the evolution from democracy to theocracy: “The inauguration of Ram Mandir is seen and termed as theContinue reading “Ram Mandir: Formal Burial Site of Secular, Democratic India?”
The Downfall of Subcontinent’s Princely States
Dethroned: The Downfall of India’s Princely States By John ZubrzyckiHurst 337pp £25 order from bookshop Book Review ‘Midnight’s Playboys’ by Pratinav Anil in The Literary Review: ‘Unruly schoolboys,’ Lord Curzon called them, but then again, he had a penchant for understatement. John Zubrzycki’s new book on India’s last princely rulers is, in fact, Lord ofContinue reading “The Downfall of Subcontinent’s Princely States”