May 26, 2021THE SEVEN EXODUSES OF KASHMIR VALLEYKashmir is unique at least in one respect. This is one geography within the Indian Subcontinent that has a recorded history that fits the norms of Western historiography. Kalhana’s Rajatarangini is a classic in its own right. It records the history of Kashmir over several centuries. Even though Kalhana starts…Kashmir5 min read
Sep 29, 2020KRISHNA TEMPLE MOVEMENT BEGINS — Kanhaiya To Regain His PropertyContrary to the lay opinion, the Civil Suit filed on behalf of Shri Krishṇa Virajman, i.e, the deity that owns the space according to the Hindu Law, appears to be on solid footing. As it turns out, the great Nehru Empire is also at the back of Hindu inability to…Krishna3 min read
Sep 13, 2020‘THE 2ND REPUBLIC’ Of India: A Renaissance That Repudiates Mughal Empire DreamsThe Indian Hanafi Sunni Muslim class is actually a deeply racist society. The Ashraaf, who form the bulwark and frame all the rules and provide all the contact points, comprise the clerical class, the high maulanas and Muftis, as well as the rich landed and business class. They also include…Mughal Empire5 min read
Aug 17, 2020PHONEY SECULARISM IN INDIA — Time For The Pontiff and The Sultan to Rest in PeaceIn 1908, 2 years before his death, Leo Tolstoy wrote to the Indian revolutionary, Tarak Nath Das: “When the Indians complain the English have enslaved them, it is as if drunkards complained that the spirit-dealers who have settled among them have enslaved them….What does it mean that thirty thousand people…Secularism6 min read
Aug 9, 2020WHY ANTI-CAA AND ARTICLE 370 ARE JUST FACETS OF ISLAM — The New Bold Book On Islamic Roots Of The Two QuestionsAn introduction to my book on Article 370 and CAA (Foreword by Vivek Agnihotri) I was having a conversation with a senior TV journalist (of Madison Square fame) on What’s App. Zee News had just done a show on the various kind of jihads, such as Physical jihad (further sub-divided…Article 3707 min read
Jul 7, 2020AKHTARNAMA: Or How Richard Dawkins Was Blindsided Into Awarding The Taqiyya Master Javed AkhtarAn expose of the Bollywood lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar as a hardcore Islamist sympathiser originally published in Dharma Dispatch: https://www.dharmadispatch.in/commentary/akhtarnama-or-how-richard-dawkins-was-blindsided-into-awarding-the-taqiyya-master-javed-akhtar Javed Akhtar, the ostensible poet-lyricist, and erstwhile screenplay writer, has won the Richard Dawkins Award. Presented by the Center for Inquiry (CFI), the award felicitates “a distinguished individual from…Javed Akhtar6 min read
Jun 17, 2020INDIA, TREAT CHINA AS YOU WOULD TREAT A BULLY: There is more to Galwan Valley clash than you reckonAs India comes to terms with the highest number of Indian Army soldiers killed in action since the Kargil war, near the Galwan Valley patrolling point 14, the question comes up again, how do you deal with a bully. …India6 min read
May 15, 2020THE WAY FORWARD IN JAMMU&KASHMIRThe transition of J&K to twin Union Territory (UT) status has been surprisingly smooth. It only goes to show that the assumptions/presumptions on which the entire state philosophy was based were remiss and reprobate. That jihad could be bought over is a historical folly that was attempted by many in…Jihad6 min read
May 12, 2020BUSTING THE MYTH OF SUFI SYNCRETISMSINGING AND DANCING DOES NOT BEGET PEACE THEOLOGICAL HISTORY The normal misconception about Sufism is that it is very much like the mystic way of the Indian Sadhu, and shows a peaceful path to a Union with God/Allah. Nothing can be farther from the Truth. In the Sufism of today…Islam11 min read
Apr 12, 2020VĀRAṆĀVAT INFERNO— A Sinister Plot by ShakuniExcerpted from Chapter 24 of ‘Krishna Yogeshvara’ by Sanjay Dixit (Bloomsbury); Available at Amazon, Flipkart and Google Play. Excerpted to illustrate the complicity of Dhritarashtra Duryodhana looked at Shakuni in great dismay. His faith in his maternal uncle was badly shaken. Shakuni, on the other hand, was his usual complacent…Mahabharata7 min read