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Some reflections on rajiv malhotras being different the issue of not, international journal of hindu studies, volume 16, issue 3, december 2012, pp 3122 malhotra, rajiv 20, vivekanandas ideas and the two revolutions in western thought. Rajiv malhotra project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Rajiv malhotra is a hero for those hindus who think that they know for sure that the truth is on their side but they dont know what it is. He combines his background in physics and computer science with his quartercentury of pathbreaking research on indias historical and future place in the world. Swami dayananda saraswati is regarded as the foremost thinker and spokesman for hindu dharma today. Gier rajiv malhotra has been a leading spokesperson defending the indian. I have written extensively on hinduism and my book, being different, explains what is distinct about hinduism, whereas breaking india describes how certain forces are trying to undermine it. What to say about this modern day rishi rajiv malhotra. This highly original book leads its reader on an epic journey of selfdiscovery especially for those of us in the west. Being an indian if you have not read the book, you probably dont yet know who you are being.
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The question of dharmic coherence, international journal of hindu studies, 16 3. Defending hinduisms philosophical unity, the battle for sanskrit, and the newly released book academic hinduphobia. Mark tully discusses rajiv malhotras book being different. They specifically focus on how artificial intelligence will affect the youth. 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. Rajiv malhotra 4 is an indianamerican activist, researcher, writer, speaker and public intellectual on current affairs as they relate to civilisations, crosscultural encounters, religion and science. 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. Jan 01, 2019 being different rajiv malhotra, kanchan bhattacharyya on. It challenges western categories of knowledge as well as. Get updates from rajiv malhotra delivered straight to your inbox. It is hard to avoid the conclusion that islamic terrorism started with osama bin laden if one were to go by what the us politicians claim and what the media reports. Malhotra has written prolifically in opposition to the academic study of indian history and society, especially hinduism, as it is conducted by scholars and university faculty of the west, which, he maintains, undermines the interests. Checkout vibhinnata laghu sanskaran summary of book vibhinnata.
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