Arvind Sharma

DHARMA AND THE ACADEMY FROM A HINDU ACADEMIC’S VIEWPOINT

On analysing the difference that has arisen between the academic community and the faith community or between the outsiders and…

4 years ago

HINDU TRADITIONS AND THE ACADEMIC OPTICS OF THE WEST

How should members of the academic community react when members of the faith community, and not just members of the…

4 years ago

The difference between faith and fanaticism

A person of faith recognises the truth that God is, whoever it may be, for him and others, while a…

4 years ago

Sabarimala’s ban on women isn’t a black and white matter

Viewing the ban on the entry of women into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple in terms of the simplistic binaries of equality…

4 years ago

Women and the case of Sabarimala pilgrimage

The Sabarimala temple in Kerala has often found itself in the eye of a storm because of the ‘ban’ on…

4 years ago

Why Hinduism is not Brahmanical

It may be valid to say that there can be a Brahmanical Hinduism, but to say that Hinduism is Brahmanical…

4 years ago

The tension between Hinduism and Hindutva

We know that universal Hinduism is committed to pluralism, but what about ethnic Hinduism or Hindutva? Perhaps readers of this…

5 years ago