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Civilising the ‘Hindoo’ Savage : Part Two

Civilising the ‘Hindoo’ Savage : Part Two

In India's case we have William Dalrymple, a complete social misfit in his own native land, so he decided to transplant himself in the same manner which bubonic plague once ravaged Europe by hitching a free ride on fleas infesting rats. Dalrymple has suddenly become the spokesperson on what he calls Hindu 'extremism' when he [...]

October 22, 2016 Ranbir Singh Analysis/Insights, Archives 2

Civilising the ‘Hindoo’ Savage : Part One

Civilising the ‘Hindoo’ Savage : Part One

In fact both Left and Right wings of the western political spectrum end up pushing the same agenda, which is rooted in western imperialism, colonialism, ideas of racial superiority, and attempts to create a utopian New Order out of the unfathomable polytheistic mess that they see around them. Its roots lie in seeing divine intervention [...]

October 11, 2016 Ranbir Singh Analysis/Insights, Archives, World Focus 0

Behind Pankaj Mishra’s rants: A pathology of Hindu-phobia and self hate

Behind Pankaj Mishra’s rants: A pathology of Hindu-phobia and self hate

One has to hand it to The New York Times. If you can’t be overtly racist and negative on India, the next best thing to do is to get a disgruntled Indian intellectual, someone cut off from his roots, to do the job. No one can then accuse you of racism. This, in short, is [...]

February 18, 2016 HHR Analysis/Insights, Archives, Hinduphobia 0
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