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The NCERT Textbook Renewal - Distortion or Decolonization of Bharatiya History

Sir Jadunath Sarkar & R.C. Majumdar didn't spend lifetimes crafting rigorous Indian historiography just to see it buried under colonial guilt. NCERT's 'Exploring Society - India and Beyond' isn't 'saffronization'—it's honest history that finally serves Bharatiyata over colonial narratives. Real scholarship was never the problem. Shame was.

Sushant Gangoli 18 min read

Culture And Policy

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o | The Language Warrior Who Undid Empire with Words

An obituary-cum-tribute on the life and work of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the legendary Kenyan writer, thinker, and decolonial scholar who passed away recently. The piece seeks to go beyond a conventional obituary and instead make a deeper argument about why his work matters, especially to those of us engaged in civilizational thinking, language politics, and cultural resistance.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 7 min read

Culture And Policy

Book Review | A Dharmic Social History of India

A critical evaluation of 'A Dharmic Social History of India' by Aravindan Neelakandan, which aims to reinterpret Indian social history through a dhārmika lens.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 10 min read

Cinema And Books

Book Review | Tipu Sultan - The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum

A review of the new book by Śrī Vikram Sampath, titled 'Tipu Sultan - The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum.'

Anshuman Panda 7 min read

Cinema And Books

Book Review | Decolonizing Bharat - The Balu Way

A review of Decolonizing Bharat, The Balu Way by Dr. Pingali Gopal which, rooted in S.N. Balagangadhara’s ideas, introduces readers to the Ghent School’s approach to decolonizing knowledge and narratives about India.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 6 min read

Cinema And Books

Stolen Sacrality - The Fascinating Journey of the Pathur Naṭarāja

The fascinating biography of the Pathur Naṭarāja, stolen and smuggled out of a small temple in Tamil Nadu in 1977, sold to a collector, seized from the British Museum and tried in an English court before finally being brought home in 1991.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 15 min read

Dharma Today

Restitution of Cultural Artifacts

An analysis of the growing demand for restitution of cultural artifacts, exploring historical theft, colonial injustices, and solutions for the restitution of heritage to origin nations.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 12 min read

Dharma Today

Book Highlight | The Colonial Constitution by Arghya Sengupta

Summary and review of The Colonial Constitution, where Arghya Sengupta traces the history of the document to unveil its colonial moorings.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 13 min read

Cinema And Books

Book Review | Colonial Discourse and the Suffering of Indian American Children

The book 'Colonial Discourse & the Suffering of Indian American Children' exhumes the identity of dystorian numero uno, and notes his devastating impact on Hindus today.

Anshuman Panda 7 min read

Cinema And Books

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Decolonization

The NCERT Textbook Renewal - Distortion or Decolonization of Bharatiya History

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o | The Language Warrior Who Undid Empire with Words

Book Review | A Dharmic Social History of India

Book Review | Tipu Sultan - The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum

Book Review | Decolonizing Bharat - The Balu Way

Stolen Sacrality - The Fascinating Journey of the Pathur Naṭarāja

Restitution of Cultural Artifacts

Book Highlight | The Colonial Constitution by Arghya Sengupta

Book Review | Colonial Discourse and the Suffering of Indian American Children