What 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 moreBalagangadhara’s interview with Swarajya
Part I, Part II, Part III , Part IV (Appeared on 04/13/2022 through 04/15/2022) S.N. Balagangadhara, emeritus professor at Ghent University, Belgium, has spent more than 40 years studying the…
Read moreColonial Consciousness and Servitude
[ Published on swarjyamag Aug 26, 2022] Let me recollect the question we agreed upon: how does the combined phrase (colonial mindset and servitude) make sense within the framework of…
Read moreHow to understand corruption?
[Transcript appeared in pp 206-8 “Classical Indian Thought and the English Language” edited by Mullick, et al] Let us take the word ‘duty’ for the moment. Conflict in duties does…
Read moreDescriptions about the world vs. Manuals for action
It is broadly accepted that one of the most important functions of language is to describe the world outside it. Could it be the case that when it comes to…
Read moreTruth, belief, intentionality, eudaimonia, ought
I want to respond to three of your points Claus. First you are not talking only about the Greeks and the Romans because all the problems arising with respect to…
Read moreNarratives vs Theories
The question requires deeper handling so you will forgive me for the brevity of my response but you will get some idea of where I stand. Regarding the first question…
Read moreA priori assumptions
I am going to ask for a clarification on a question which I find very troubling. Let me first read how you have formulated the problem from the text: Sanskrit…
Read moreIt’s not about respect for religion
[Machine-translated from Dutch] Sacred determines what profane is; it is not about respect for religion. The film Innocence of Muslims has turned cities around the world upside down in the…
Read moreThe Swami, the Priest, and the Rediscovery of the Indian Traditions
[Published on India-forum.com on 03/27/2007] I will take up some of the general points, which I think are relevant to the Indian American community at large. First, let me say…
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