It is fashionable nowadays to say that Buddhism heralded “the Renaissance of India”. In fact, Buddhism is often used as a weapon against...

The caste system has been the most vilified aspect of Hindu society at the hands of Western scholars. And this has greatly contributed to...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described her as “one of the outstanding leaders of our sub-continent, who always looked for reconciliation...

My article, « Being an Indian abroad », published by Rediff last month, triggered such a massive reaction, more than three hundred and...

We all admire William Dalrymple for his writing style, knowledge of India and for making Delhi his home. Yet his fascination for...

In the matter of the twelve men arrested aboard the Northwest flight in Amsterdam, once again the Indian Media has shown that it has no...

In Tamil Nadu, there are 10 to 15 hours power cut a day, workers stand idle, small units are closing down daily by the dozens and...

Indian Muslims are today at a crossroad. The destruction of the Buddhist statues in Afghanistan has shown to the world in general – and...

Pune, once a quiet city, where people could stroll quietly along tree-lined avenues and where nobody even needed a fan in summer, has...

AYODHYA, as we have seen earlier, is not a hap-hazard, crazy, meaning-less event. It is a symbol through which two conceptions of India...