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Lets pay attention to what the smart guys are saying out of concern for the universal good. Indology, hindu selfperception, indian nationhood, and the politics of hindutva counters temporarily disabled please read the introductory notes to svabhinava friendsall of which apply to these outreach sites. Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianamerican author who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, took early retirement in 1995 to found the infinity foundation, which focuses on indic studies, and also funds projects such as columbia universitys project to translate the tibetan buddhist tengyur. Opinion a rebuttal to rajiv malhotra, by an elite leftist goon activist a talk recently delivered by the selftaught social scientist at tiss devolved into a hail of accusations. Dec 20, 2014 rajiv malhotra has explained them very well in this book with the help of simple tables and charts. Rajiv malhotra is back with another book bound to create a controversy the new book valiantly attempts to counter what the writer calls the western view of ancient indian texts. What do you think about rajiv malhotra and his work. It challenges western categories of knowledge as well as. Nov 24, 2015 there can be no single universalism, even if it assimilates or, in the authors words, digests, elements from other civilizations kapila vatsyayan in being different. Gier rajiv malhotra has been a leading spokesperson defending the indian philosophical and religious traditions as he views them.
Jul 20, 2016 newsxs senior editor, madhav gopala krishnan has spoken to rajiv malhotra, the author of breaking india. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading being different. To connect with rajiv malhotra, join facebook today. Complete list of videos rajiv malhotra infinity foundation. It is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma traditions lacked any semblance of unity before the british. Jesuss virgin birth was a hoax but god ramas birth through the potion given to his mother from a different man was true. Launching of the book breaking india by rajiv malhotra and aravindan address by swami dayananda saraswathi on 03 feb 2011 at chennai i am very happy that i could be here for releasing a very significant book. An indian challenge to western universalism kindle edition by malhotra, rajiv. Launching of the book breaking india by rajiv malhotra and. Rajiv malhotras insistence on preserving difference with mutual respect not with mere tolerance is even more pertinent today because the. Response to a young post modernist by rajiv malhotra youtube. Compared to other prevailing social thought at its time, the work is progressive in many ways. There can be no single universalism, even if it assimilates or, in the authors words, digests, elements from other civilizations kapila vatsyayan in being different.
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In breaking india, rajiv malhotra describes atrocity literature as a technical term referring to literature generated by western interests with the explicit goal to show the target nonwestern culture is committing atrocities on its own people, and hence in need of western intervention3. Its concerns are mainly metaphysical, cultural and civilizational. Rajiv malhotra s being different is a path breaking book filled with original perspectives on both indian and western civilizations. This book has nothing to do with converting others. Rajiv malhotras book, breaking india atanu dey on india. Western interventions in dravidian and dalit faultlines coauthor aravindan neekakandan.
A critique of rajiv malhotras being different nicholas f. Rajiv malhotra is a researcher, author, speaker, thinker and public intellectual on contemporary issues as they relate to civilization, crosscultural encounters, spirituality, and science. Join infinity foundation australia discussion forum join the enriching academic research group dedicated for carrying out study and original research in the area of indic and dharmic studies. An indianamerican entrepreneur, philanthropist and community leader, he has devoted himself, for the last ten years, to clarifying the many misperceptions about indic traditions in america and amongst indians. I agree with him that the euroamerican gaze directed at asia has not only been destruc. Wikipedia page of the book being different an indian challenge to western universalism, thinker and philosopher rajiv malhotra addresses the challenge of a direct and honest engagement on differences, by reversing the gaze, repositioning india from being the observed to the observer and looking at the west from the dharmic point of view. It is a primer on how looking at hinduism through a western lens is inadequate and flawed. Review rajiv malhotra, authour of being different hopes to set the terms for a deeper and more informer engagement between dharmic and western civilizations.
Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianamerican author and hindu activist who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, took early retirement in 1995 to found the infinity foundation. He decodes for us the forces which work from within and outside to break our unity. Take, for example, mr rajiv malhotra and his book, breaking india. It is done by reversing the gaze by making east the adjudicator in our understanding of the west. An indian challenge to western universalism by rajiv malhotra at amazon. Through this organization malhotra has promoted philanthropic and educational activities in the area of hinduism studies. An indian challenge to western universalism, thinker and philosopher rajiv malhotra addresses the challenge of a direct and honest engagement on differences, by reversing the gaze, repositioning india from being the observed to the observer and looking at the west from the dharmic point of view.
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