Ishwar Sharan's Blog, page 168
January 28, 2017
Even the greatest specialists have failed to prove the Aryan Invasion Theory – Koenraad Elst
The Belgian Indologist Dr Koenraad Elst responds for a second time to the Scroll.in article “Video: An animated map shows how Sanskrit may have come to India” by Shoaib Daniyal published in 2015, which challenged the theory that the Aryans are indigenous to India. Dr Elst’s first response to Daniyal’s article is here. Theory of origin While I […]
January 26, 2017
Scheduled Castes vs. Caste Hindus: About a colonial distinction and its legal impact – Jakob De Roover
The leaders and intellectuals of post-colonial India not only succumbed to the colonial account of “the caste system,” but also accepted the social divisions among the people of India created by British legislation. – Prof Dr Jakob De Roover Jakob De Roover of Ghent University here published today an insightful paper, “Scheduled Castes vs. Caste […]
January 25, 2017
Our cultural legacy – Rakesh Sinha
The first and foremost thing, which India is privileged with, is the concept of holiness. We have inherited a legacy of cultural and civilisational tradition, which adds spiritual values to even material things of larger importance. – Prof Rakesh Sinha There has been oft-repeated controversies regarding respect for flags, national anthem, national songs and other […]
January 24, 2017
Jallikattu: The law is an ass – Sanjay Pinto
Courtesy Deccan Chronicle, 24 January 2017 & The New Indian Express, 23 January 2017.Filed under: animal rights, constitution of india, cow protection, festivals, indian politics, jallikattu, supreme court india Tagged: animal rights, constitution of india, cow protection, indian politics, jallikattu, supreme court of india
January 22, 2017
RSS spokesman’s remarks on reservation trigger row – Saurabh Sharma
Emphasising that quotas were not conceived as a permanent provision, Vaidya said, “It was for a particular time. At the same time, Dr Ambedkar had said that such reservation to remain forever is not good for any nation. He also said that the need for it should end as soon as possible, and everyone should […]
January 21, 2017
Indians need their own 21st century space – M.D. Nalapat
Both the government as well as the judiciary need to bear in mind that only double digit growth has the capacity to prevent an Arab Spring-style chaos from proliferating in India during the coming years, because of more than two hundred million youths who are in effect unemployed, with tens of millions of them being […]
January 19, 2017
The Jallikattu Effect – Cheena Kapoor
While activists continue to fight for animal rights and the government bans certain traditions like Jallikattu that involve animal torture, believers continue to do what they always have—firm in their belief that religion and tradition back them. The right education and empathy is what is required to help people understand that God does not demand the […]
The Jallikattu effect – Cheena Kapoor
While activists continue to fight for animal rights and the government bans certain traditions like Jallikattu that involve animal torture, believers continue to do what they always have—firm in their belief that religion and tradition back them. The right education and empathy is what is required to help people understand that God does not demand the […]
January 18, 2017
VIDEO: The shocking truth about Pope Benedict’s resignation – Christian Washington
This highly authoritative video is intended to educate viewers about the Vatican’s unholy politics and the circumstances surrounding the controversial resignation of Pope Benedict the XVI. The original version of this video by PBS Frontline was banned from YouTube because of its shocking images and content. Filed under: benedict xvi, politics, pope, roman catholic church, vatican […]
January 16, 2017
What is Hinduism? – N.S. Rajaram
It is a very great error to say that all religions say the same thing. They emphatically do not. When Krishna says, “Those who worship other gods with devotion worship me,” and Jesus says, “He that is not with me is against me,” they are not saying the same thing. – Dr N. S. Rajaram […]
