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Erasing Hinduism from Yoga: A Powerful Decolonial Call for Dharmic Integrity
This article examines how the Bhagavad Gītā and Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra are sometimes detached from Hinduism through selective academic terminology. It explains why the modern history of the word “Hinduism” does not erase the older continuity of Hindu traditions, sampradāyas, and textual reception. The discussion places yoga within a shared Indic civilizational field shaped by…
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Bharat That Is India: A Powerful Review of Civilizational Identity and Dharma
Bharat That Is India by Abhijit Joag is a serious contribution to debates on Indian history, civilizational identity, and decolonial interpretation. The book presents Bharat as a long cultural continuum shaped by dharma, Indian Knowledge Systems, philosophy, education, economy, and spiritual traditions. It challenges colonial and Eurocentric frameworks while inviting readers to examine India through…
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Powerful Truth: Why Erasing the Gītā and Yoga Sūtra Wounds Dharmic Unity
This article examines how denying the Hindu belonging of the Bhagavad Gītā and Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra reflects a deeper problem in modern religious studies. It explains why the colonial history of the word “Hinduism” does not erase the older civilizational continuity of Hindu texts, practices, and lineages. The discussion places the issue within debates on…
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The War They Could Not Win, Part 3: How Dharmic Pluralism Defied Empire and Ideology
This installment analyzes why attempts to homogenize the subcontinent’s diverse religious and cultural life repeatedly failed. It shows how dharmic pluralismIshta in Hindu Dharma, Anekantavada in Jainism, upāya in Buddhism, and seva in Sikhismfunctioned as a civilizational architecture of resilience. The discussion traces colonial knowledge projects, legal codification, and endowment management, and explains how communities…
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Manusmriti in Modern India: Separating Myth from Method for a Dharmic, Inclusive Future
This evidence-based exploration separates myth from method to answer whether Manusmriti is relevant today. It explains what the text is within Dharmashastra, how it actually functioned through custom and commentary, and why colonial codification distorted public perception. It clarifies hotly debated verses on women and caste with historical context while affirming modern constitutional equality. It…
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Reordering Britain’s Myth: A Powerful Satire of Colonial Classification and the Potterverse
Set in a satirical future where Bharat administers Britain, this piece examines how external classificationframed through a Potterverse House systemcan reshape social realities. It traces how myths become templates for hierarchy, how census categories can reward strategic identity claims, and how well-intended policy may still rigidify fluid communities. Readers gain a clear, decolonial lens on…
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Why Colonial Regimes Feared Indigenous Literacyand How Dharmic Traditions Resisted
Indigenous literacy has long empowered communities to preserve memory, assert rights, and maintain cultural continuitycapacities that colonial regimes often perceived as threats. In South Asia under British Colonial Rule, vernacular education and scripts strengthened social cohesion across dharmic traditions, connecting Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Policies privileging English-medium instruction and standardized curricula frequently displaced local…
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Exposing Hinduphobic Tropes: Media Framing of Sai Baba, Maduro, and India’s Colonial Hangover
This analysis examines how Nicolás Maduro’s detention in New York reignited discussion of his spiritual ties to Sri Sathya Sai Baba and how mainstream coverage often frames Hindu and broader dharmic traditions through exoticizing or derisive tropes. It critiques racialized descriptors and the trigger word “Godman,” showing how such language primes readers toward suspicion rather…
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The Complete Transformation of India: Discover Proven Breakthroughs Under Narendra Modi
India’s last decade has delivered a complete transformation in everyday experience, from seamless UPI payments to predictable travel and stronger public services. Structural reforms, infrastructure upgrades, and a clearer India-first foreign policy have advanced national capacity while improving governance outcomes. Security metrics have improved, insurgency has receded in key districts, and Article 370’s abrogation proceeded…
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Essential Breakthroughs: How Narendra Modi’s Decade Transformed IndiaMy Firsthand View
In this personal reflection, I share how India has become almost unrecognisable over the past decadepowered by essential breakthroughs in governance, the economy, and culture. From UPI and Direct Benefit Transfer to GST and an unapologetic India-first foreign policy, I trace the irreversible shifts that redefined stability and national confidence. I revisit the surprise abolition…
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From India to Bharat
This thought-provoking blog post delves into the dichotomy between India’s current state and its Dharmic essence, contemplating a transition from Euro-Christian impositions to a society aligned with its ancient Dharmic roots. Referencing J Sai Deepak’s insights, the narrative emphasizes the imperative of decolonizing mindsets to reclaim a genuine Indic past and chart a Dharmic future.…
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Portraits of the Deracinated Indian Education System
In this thought-provoking blog post, the urgent need for the decolonization of India’s education system is explored. The article delves into the persisting impact of mental colonization, particularly evident in the modern Indian population’s inclination to embrace Western culture, values, and ideals, often prioritizing them over their own heritage. Through historical context and powerful quotes…
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How British Colonialism of India Created a Nation of Beggars
