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Ram Swarup and Sita Ram Goel: Unflinching Analyses of Communism, Christianity, and Islamism
This long-form analysis situates Ram Swarup and Sita Ram Goel within India’s post-independence intellectual history and explains why their critiques of Communism, missionary Christianity, and Islamism remain salient. It clarifies how they distinguished personal faith from ideological programs and why they argued for constitutional equality before law over selective appeasement. It examines their diagnosis of…
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A Layman’s Introduction to the Granddaddies of the Liberal Wokes
This blog post delves into the historical roots and key figures of what the author refers to as “the liberal wokes.” It traces the emergence of the Intellectuals as a distinct class, whose intellectual hubris and rejection of traditional wisdom led to a radical reimagining of society. Jean Jacques Rousseau’s role in promoting the idea…