The Ideal of the Karmayogin
0(A hundred years ago, India was like a raft in a rocky sea in the middle of a storm — […]
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The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation – V
0Literary Sources: The Vedas Our discussion so far is based mainly on archaeological and scientific discoveries. But a more extensive […]
The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation – IV
0Recent Discoveries and Evidence We have discussed some of the arguments against the Aryan invasion model. Let us now look […]
The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation – III
0The Aryan Invasion: Was there any? (continued from the previous issue) However, before proceeding further with our discussion on the […]
The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation – II
0The Aryan Invasion: Was there any? This brings us to the important question: Who are the builders of the Indus-valley […]
The Beginnings of Indian Civilisation – I
0The origin of ancient civilizations like India is shrouded in a cloud of mist. What we have at present on […]
History of India – Towards a New Approach
0Of late, the study of history has become either a dry academic exercise or else mired in political controversies. What […]
Being Indian
0This is what happened to me when I was born 46 years ago. I was born to Tamil speaking parents, […]
Dayananda: The Man and His Work
0Among the great company of remarkable figures that will appear to the eye of posterity at the head of the […]
Sanskrit and India’s Self-Development
0India can best develop herself and serve humanity by being Herself and following the law of her own nature. […]
Bande Mataram – A Song Divine
0As for the recent controversy surrounding the national song of India, those who object may be right in voicing their […]
The Meaning of Indianness
0Is there something like Indianness? The answer is relative depending on the perspective. Here is a point of view based […]
Sculpting the Past with the Present
0“A small bronze statuette of a dancing girl in the buried city of Mohenjo Daro in Sind shows that the […]
My Indian Heritage
0Since Independence there has been a great deal of exhortation, effort and expenditure directed towards Indianising something or the other: […]
A Land of Children Dancing in the Rain
0One often hears of the high prevalence of child labour in our country. Of the many reports I have read, […]
A Quiz
0Ancient India has excelled in the Arts, in Commerce and Industry, in Administration and Warfare, in Science and Medicine, in […]
Rise of India
0Mother India, when Thou rosest from the depths of oceans hoary, Love and joy burst forth unbounded, life acclaimed Thee […]
Are Indians Corrupt?
0Are Indians Immoral or is it the System? Firstly, let us examine the question of morality. If it is indeed […]
A Wake Up Call
0“When Politics becomes lifeless, the triple Veda sinks, all the dharmas (i.e., the bases of civilization) (howsoever) developed, completely decay. […]
Make that Tryst with Destiny
1In borrowing both the title of this article and the choice of an address, I am not in any way […]
History, Amnesia and Public Memory: The Chittagong Armoury Raid 1930-34
I shall divide this essay into three parts: in the first, I shall attempt to reconstruct the main outline of […]
My Life is Yours
0Independence day came and went. Yet another one…and as always, we underwent the predictable ‘rituals’ that come along with […]
Indian Art
0“The theory of ancient Indian art at its greatest – and the greatest gives its character to the rest and […]
India of the Ages
0In what field indeed has not India attempted, achieved, created, and in all on a large scale and yet with […]
Building of the Indian Nation
1There are four questions that remain foremost in our national agenda: concept of the self; models of nationhood; strategies of […]
