You think your secularism is the thin line between civilization and chaos, between modernity and medieval darkness. You've been taught that without this precious imported ideology, India would spontaneously combust into communal violence, that 1.4 billion people would tear each other apart over gods and temples and
When Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi landed in Delhi, he didn't just come for diplomatic talks with the Indian officials. He also made a pilgrimage to Darul Uloom Deoband—the theological equivalent of kissing the ring. The Taliban, ideologically spawned from Deobandi seminaries in Pakistan, was coming
I write this article for all the women, who carry the force of the divine within them quietly without realising it, and for the men who have not realised the divine Feminine. Hinduism has never oppressed women, but rather worshipped the immense power she holds. The Vrata aspect:- I
You know what's beautiful about Indian "liberalism"? The sheer consistency of its inconsistency. This species— the Enlightened Indian "Liberal"—has mastered the art of geopolitical contortionism. They twist themselves into pretzels as they navigate foreign policy. They're experts at assuming "principled
In the archaic world of academia and the humdrum of social media (both remnants of colonial thoughts and ideas) , the disdain and patronizing attitude towards Hindu Civilizations reigns supreme “Show us the proof of your ancient history. Where are your artifacts? Your carbon dates? Your inscriptions?” The implication is that
Contemporary discussions about the relationship between Islam and politics often assume that religious and political spheres can or should be separated, projecting modern Western concepts of secularism onto historical Islamic contexts. However, this perspective fails to account for the fundamental structural differences between Islamic civilization and other religious traditions. Unlike
I was born in a Hindu family in Delhi. We were what I’d call 'normal Hindus'. We celebrated our festivals, visited temples, spoke about our gods at home, but we were not kattar about it. Religion was a part of our lives, but it didn’t dominate
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By the time I finished researching for this article, I was tempted to give it a click-bait title - "10 Terrorists Who Escaped Conviction for Their 1990s Crimes in Kashmir. Number 9 will shock you" But satire is a luxury history cannot afford. Too many people are already
Dear fellow Indians, let me tell you a story you think you already know. You think India gained independence in 1947. You think we're a sovereign nation making our own choices. You think democracy is working for us and that our Constitution protects us, that our institutions serve
When Christians in India are asked of their origin, or rather the advent of Christianity into India, they trace its origin to the mystical St Thomas the Apostle, one of the disciples of Jesus, and how he brought it to the Indian subcontinent. The story goes as follows, with St
You thought you were smart. You navigated the labyrinth of Indian bureaucracy and the soul-crushing competition. You aced your entrance exams, and you landed on Western shores with a shiny new H-1B visa. You were the golden child, the escapee, the one who made it. And then, in a elegant