Ishwar Sharan's Blog, page 15

One China Versus Many Chinas: Dealing with the Dragon – Utpal Kumar

China is desperate to woo India and convince it to normalise relations, especially in the economic arena. … India must realise that this is the time for tough negotiations with China. … There is no space for any conciliatory, bhai-bhai approach. The Chinese are innately programmed to see goodwill gestures as a sign of weakness. […]

Why Bharat’s traditions matter now more than ever – Amit Kumar Srivastava

Bharat, the cradle of the world’s oldest continuous civilisation and home to millennia of uninterrupted human habitation, stood as a bastion of biodiversity where no species met extinction—until the brutal incursions by Islamic invaders and the exploitative rule of European colonialists shattered this harmony. But today, we are at a critical juncture where this reverence […]

Muhammad Yunus: Islamabad’s puppet and Washington’s lapdog – Prabhu Chawla

Ever since Muhammad Yunus was imported to Dhaka from the West, an ethnic cleansing of Hindus started on a scale unprecedented since Partition. – Prabhu Chawla Is the world religious order crumbling? Amsterdam to Paris and London to New York, vicious, violent mobs of immigrants have launched savage salvos against civilisation. Its new echo chamber […]

The pillars that hold up India’s history – Nanditha Krishna

The pillar was a Vedic skambha, identified with Brahman and a support of the universe. The cult of stambha worship glorified the pillar as an object to be venerated, and the capital was invariably crowned by an animal, symbolising the holder’s political or religious allegiance. – Dr. Nanditha Krishna When we visit a temple, the first […]

Was Ajmer Sharif Dargah a Shiva Temple? – Sushim Mukul

A court in Rajasthan’s Ajmer has issued notices to several authorities including the ASI, on a petition seeking a physical survey of Ajmer Dargah. The petitioner cited a book to say that the Ajmer Dargah was originally a Shiva temple. What does the book and other documents on the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti suggest? […]

Kalki Mandir in Sambhal: The 1879 ASI report and what historians say – Sushim Mukul

The Shri Harihar (Kalki) Temple of Sambhal was demolished by Mughal Emperor Babur in 1526, claimed Vishnu Jain, the advocate of the Hindu side in the despute over the Shahi Jama Masjid. – Sushim Mukul Sunday morning brought chaos in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal. As a seven-member court-mandated team entered the Shahi Jama Masjid to carry […]

Modi’s condemnation of Trudeau’s actions a turning point in India-Canada relations – Abhinandan Mishra

The Indian PM’s reference to the “rule of law” in his tweet served as a pointed reminder to Canadian PM Trudeau to uphold what he has been preaching. – Abhinandan Mishra After nearly a year and a half of anti-India actions by the Canadian government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke […]

Hindutva and the Indian Constitution – Yuvraj Pokharna

If the ever-enduring and ever-evolving Hindutva is the cultural identity and soul of Bharat, the Constitution is the legal documentation of that very Hindu essence that invariably ensures the rights, duties, and freedom of its votaries. – Yuvraj Pokharna The idea of this musing that is about to be articulated will pique many, affront some, […]

Woke sustainability is unsustainable moral arrogance – Ravi Shankar

The argument against Wokeism isn’t Neanderthal nastiness against any movement that stands for improving the eco-system and our lives. But it is important to thumb your nose at prejudice and shady superiority that glorifies egocentric conscience.  – Ravi Shankar It is time to wake up to Woke. A bigoted buzzkill movement that is taking over […]

Virji Vora: The world’s richest businessman ever – Srishty Choudhury

Virji Vora (ca. 1590 – ca. 1670) was a wholesale trader and reportedly had a personal wealth of around Rs 8 million at the time, making him the richest businessman India had ever seen. – Srishty Choudhury Since ancient times, India has been a prominent centre for business with Indian traders engaging with people from […]