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Notes on Hindu rashtra

This is a placeholder post. There is too much material on this topic, and I’m not going to be able to highlight it all here, but a few snippets, now and then, to support my research. Whose word should we take? The RSS is a very slippery organisation. It plays with word and hides behind […]

A note to myself: Anubhav Lal the FAKE “libertarian”

I don’t normally comment on individuals but I have in the past commented on some of India’s fake “libertarians” who are essentially illiberal Hindutva lunatics. This is one more of them. This man who joined the Freedom Team of India and thereafter even attended one of our conferences, pretended to be a supporter of liberty. […]

My next TOI blog post: What is Mr Modi plan for India’s Muslims?

In this I ask Modi what he wants to do with India’s Muslims whom he hates so much. At any event if he continues down this path, there is no prospect of a $5 trillion economy. The CAA is a watershed moment in India’s history. The implication is clear: that if you are Muslim you […]

Modi’s RSS links and photos

We all know that Modi has been an RSS leader. Some photos from the internet (this is a placeholder post – if I find more I’ll upload here):  

Golwalkar’s inflated, even false, claims about Hinduism and India

The problem with Golwalkar is his **complete** absence of critical thinking ability. HIs writings are full of generalisations that would compete with the falsehoods of Karl Marx. These generalisations lay down traps in which the unwary reader can easily fall. Both factually and logically he is wrong about almost everything. The only way to read […]

Golwalkar’s visceral hatred for Muslims #3

From Bunch of Thoughts When we say “This is the Hindu Nation”, there are some who immediately come up with the question, “What about the Muslims and the Christians dwelling in this land? Are they not also born and bred here? How could they become aliens just because they have changed their faith?” But the […]

Golwalkar’s visceral hatred for Muslims #2

Here’s more from A Bunch of Thoughts It has been the tragic lesson of the history of many a country in the world that the hostile elements within the country pose a far greater menace to national security than aggressors from outside. Unfortunately, this first lesson of national security has been the one thing, which […]

Golwalkar’s visceral hatred for Muslims #1

I have read bits and pieces of Golwalkar in the past. I will now write a book in which I’ll demolish his false nationalism. I’ll occasionally make note of some of his writings on this blog for ready reference for my ongoing research. There are just too many problems with Golwalkar. He MASSIVELY DISTORTS REALITY […]

My next TOI blog post: What we can learn from Australia’s saga of corruption

This. Even “developed” nations face corruption wherever their policy design is flawed. In this I discuss what India can learn from corruption in Australia, with the example of town planning policy.  

My next TOI blog posts: Suggestions for the cabinet secretary, Rajiv Gauba (Part I and Part 2)

See: Part 1 and Part 2