Few organizations in India inspire as much loyalty, or provoke as much opposition, as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). From its early days in the dusty shakha grounds of Nagpur to its role in shaping the country’s political and cultural direction today, the RSS has been at the heart of India’s most charged battles over […]
Are there enduring patterns in history that can shed light on today’s shifting power dynamics and the struggle for a new international order? What lessons does the past offer for the present—and the future? As the old world order fades and a new one slowly emerges, humanity stands at a pivotal crossroads. This period of […]
Second in the series of Dr Madhav’s musings, The Indian Reality – Changing Narratives, Shifting Perceptions is the story of the new reality that has overtaken countries and populations. The diversified agendas of altered societies call for newer understanding and discourses. This has also enthused a new wave of excitement in India too. The last decade was witness […]
At the stroke of the midnight on 14-15 August 1947, India secured independence. That moment also witnessed the tragic partition of India and birth of Pakistan. Nobody wanted it. Yet it couldn’t be averted. Four decades earlier, in 1905, Bengal was partitioned by the British. A massive movement, called Vandemataram Movement, was launched against it by […]
Integral Humanism and the Quest for a Non-Western Worldview Seven decades ago, a new global order had emerged. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic rages across the planet, those older ways of being are under unprecedented stress. Already, a new world order is taking shape—one that will put long-standing agenda items like trade, commerce and defence […]
Reflections on Reflections on Nationalism, Identity and Culture Because India Comes First also delves into the decisions made by the BJP-led government over the last few years, diplomatic relationships with India’s neighbours and the confrontations with China. Madhav enquires into Indian policymaking and asserts that, going ahead, it must put India first. He calls out […]
This book deals with the history of the 1962 War and highlights India’s failure to understand her neighbour well. India continues to suffer from the same deficiency, as she continues to trend the path she had tread before the war. The book proposes that the two countries will remain fierce competitors and hence it is […]
