The Judgment That Proves Much
[Originally published in Open Magazine on March 27, 2026] The Supreme Court’s ruling is a reductio ad absurdum delivered as a legal judgment On 24 March 2026, the Supreme Court…
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Indian education system is a social parasite
You ask: “(a) Do you mean Islamic colonial rule affected our attitude towards knowledge (how we learn)? And (b) How do we fix the colonial era bureaucracy?” Because of their relevance,…
Read moreAccessing knowledge through past theories
You raise the question whether using earlier theories, which are superseded by newer theories, one can (or even could ever) access knowledge? (I am not a physicist, but I do not think…
Read moreWhat happened in Ayodhya?
A three-part series by SN Balagangadhara What happened in Ayodhya: a pran prathistha, a consecration, or something else? What happened in Ayodhya: Mehta’s heroics, Varshney’s warning, and Palshikar’s guilt What…
Read morePudgala
I II Regarding the Katha Upanishadic verse 1.3.3-4[1] : multiple ways of glossing that passage exist. Consider this simple version: Aatma( = Dehin) +Indriya+Manas = Bhokta. RHS says ‘the enjoyer’, which refers…
Read moreWestern intellectuals are not idiots
1. He says: “Doniger translates “dharma” as “religion”. Apparently, Indians should not criticize that because we know neither what the English word “religion” means nor do we know what “dharma”…
Read moreSpirituality = Adhyatma?
One could justifiably see spirituality (the Jewish, Christian and Islamic) as ‘Adhyatma’ if one focusses on the psychological transformations that a human being undergoes in the process of moving from…
Read morePeoples and Nations
The Ancient Romans spoke of ‘Peoples’ and ‘Nations’. They saw traditions making a group into a people and distinguishing people (and, sometimes, ‘nations’) from each other. Different peoples (distinguished from…
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