By Sunil Kumar Very interesting question. Intellectuals wield a lot of influence over society because of the power of their ideas. The more original and the more insightful the better. The staying power of intellectual ideas is primarily due to their memorability and applicability in my opinion. Shaw for example was known for his acerbic
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar Although I personally dislike the Con’Man’gress and its role in India’s stagnation, creating a template of ‘sycophancy’ and appeasement in the outward veneer of a mirage of so-called secularism, this biography is insightful when it comes to revealing the character of one of the prime movers and shakers in the republic’s
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar Shri Sandeep Balakrishna once again at his erudite and hard-hitting best. A warrior for dharma, he exposes the shallowness of Marxist and Leftist thought and the Nehruvian cabal that dominated the intellectual mindscape, policies and systematic deracination of the Indian mind since independence. He emphasises that decolonisation involves all-encompassing study and scholarship
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar In the Rajdhani, the ‘so-called’ graveyard of empires. The Puranic Indraprastha or Dillika. Received an invite to a lecture on a fascinating topic by a research scholar Mohsin Ali on ‘Dara Shikoh and the Yoga Vasishta’. Dr. Ravi Mishra, the director of the PMML talked about the long history of translations
Read More1. What was your greatest learning while researching your story ? As I have always been fascinated by history and how the acts of the few impact a vast multitude, writing and researching this story was the opportunity to explore a brave new world through the eyes of a scholarly protagonist – a Tamilian lady
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar (Finally published March 30, 2024 on the Indica today site with suitable editing and an apt image- Thanks for that) People who want to read it on that site- https://www.indica.today/long-reads/lord-ramas-ethos-in-contemporary-indian-society/ Now, here’s the same for visitors to my blog, mates. Lord Rama’s Ethos in Contemporary Indian Society: Values, Challenges and Interpretations Sunil
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar My article stuck up due to some person’s pettiness. Good we have avenues for free expression these days. Would love people to read my thoughts. Originally written Jan 11, modified March 5. The consecration of the Ram Mandir marks a turning point for India. The temple is a symbol of India’s unifying
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar ramante yogino ’nante satyānande cid-ātmani iti rāma-padenāsau paraṁ brahmābhidhīyate Translation: The Supreme Absolute Truth is called Rāma because the transcendentalists take pleasure in the unlimited true pleasure of spiritual existence. This is the eighth verse of the Śata-nāma-stotra of Lord Rāmacandra, which is found in the Padma Purāṇa.( Chaitanya-Charitamrita Madhya 9.29- AC
Read MoreEchoes of the Past: The Nihang Sikhs and the Interwoven Tapestry of Indian Beliefs By Sunil Kumar Lord, Thou takest Khurasan under Thy wing, but yielded India to the invader’s wrath. Yet thou takest no blame; And sendest the Mughal as the messenger of death. When there was such suffering, killing, such shrieking in pain,
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