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ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
Wendy Doniger on how India's sexual conservatism is a result of the British, not Mughals
[Book extract] Many of the English-speaking Hindus came to accept the British evaluation of Hinduism, in a kind of Stockholm syndrome.
What Wendy Doniger says about 'subversion of science' under Modi government
Mythoscience thrives in the climate created after BJP came to power at the Centre.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Why Dina Nath Batra wants Tagore, Urdu, Mughals removed from school books
The Sangh ideologue's desire to 'Indianise' our children's education means force-feeding them RSS-sanctioned pabulum.
ART & CULTURE
| 11-minute read
How young Indians are growing up censored and silenced
[Book excerpt] Life choices that do not fall in line with the censor’s own worldview are quickly branded 'anti-social' or in the case of 'anti-national'.
Sex and jewellery in Indian mythology, courtesy Wendy Doniger
Six things to know about some popular Indian myths.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
How to ban a book in India
Chief justice Sanjay Kaul’s judgment on the Perumal Murugan case should not come as a surprise.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
How a 'coward' literary society is killing 'good' Indian writing
You cannot play it safe and expect good writing to come out of a place.
Why not reading a book is a better form of protest than banning it
Freethinking invites critical evaluation.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
8 most controversial quotes from Wendy Doniger's The Hindus
The 2009-published book, that was banned in India, is making a comeback.
ART & CULTURE
| 4-minute read
