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Culture war’ is a term that originated with the nineteenth-century German nation-builder Otto von Bismarck, who initiated a struggle with the Church on control over education, and called it ‘Kulturkampf’ (culture war). The same issue—minus the Church—is a contentious one in India, with both the history curriculum and the allotment of authority over education being much discussed. Other themes partly overlap with and partly differ from those in the culture wars in the US, where the term has gained currency to designate the debate between modern and religious worldviews. Specific to India are the debates about the definition of Hinduism and secularism, and the antagonisms within both. In a country where religion is inextricably woven into the social fabric, and multiple stratifications exist, ‘culture’ becomes a pervasive reality in every sphere of life. In this context, culture wars assume a significance of great consequence—both immediate and far reaching. In Hindu Dharma and the Culture Wars, Koenraad Elst broaches a discussion on Hindu ideology, Hindutva and the Indian national identity, hoping to take this uniquely national conversation forward.
It is common knowledge that Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead in 1948 by a Hindu militant, shortly after India had both gained her independence and lost nearly a quarter of her territory to the new state of Pakistan. Lesser known is assassin Nathuram Godse’s motive. Until now, no publication has dealt with this question, except for the naked text of Godse’s own defence speech during his trial. It didn’t save him from the hangman, but still contains substantive arguments against the facile glorification of the Mahatma. Dr Koenraad Elst compares Godse’s case against Gandhi with criticisms voiced in wider circles and with historical data known at the time or brought to light since. While the Mahatma was extolled by the Hindu masses, political leaders of divergent persuasions who had had dealings with him were less enthusiastic. Their sobering views would have become the received wisdom about the Mahatma if he hadn’t been martyred. Yet, the author also presents some new considerations in Gandhi’s defence from unexpected quarters.
The present book brings together the writings of the author on the Ayodhya affair after the verdict of the High Court of Uttar Pradesh on 30 September 2010 till date. The chronicle of the Ayodhya controversy, views/writings of Left academics (ironically referred to as ‘eminent’ historians by the author), the tenacious Hindu resistance, some highly-biased Western viewpoints, etc. form the subject matter of this study. The author also draws the focus of the reader’s admiration and gratitude on the Ayodhya scholars, who braved the ‘eminent’ stormwind that the secularists had managed to produce, and they ultimately freed India from unnecessary and artificial controversy. The book is dedicated to the brothers, Ram and Sharad Kothari, martyred in 1990 while campaigning for the temple. Their struggle and sacrifice has not gone in vain as the temple they gave their life for is now coming up. With the consecration of the temple at Ayodhya, another long exile of Ram comes to an end. Embraced by the passion of devotees, Ayodhya is gearing up for its rightful place on the spiritual and cultural map of India and hopefully stays there FOREVER!
The question of the Homeland of the Indo-European (IE) or “Aryan” language family is, as riddles in the otherwise prosaic field of historical linguistics go, of unusual importance. It pits essentially two theones against one another Either ancestral Proto-Indo-European (PIF), mother of most Indian and European languages, was spoken in Northwestern India, some 6000 years ago. This was the dominant view for some forty years after the close kinship between these languages had been announced by William Jones in 1786. It was revived amid lots of commotion around 1990, and since 1996 it is known as the Out-of-India Theory (OIT) Alternatively, it was spoken outside India, in Homelands ranging from Bactria to Anatolia, but now most popularly accepted to have been Southwestern Russia As these more westerly Homelands all imply that the Indian branch of this language family had entered India from abroad, probably some 3600 years ago, this alternative is called the Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT), or with a more recent weasel word, the Aryan Migration Theory (AMT) This theary has led to the grossest political abuse by British colonialism, by German National Socialisın, and even now by Dravidianism, Ambedkarism and other “Breaking India” forces. Nevertheless, most scholars still swear by it because they assume that someone somewhere must have proven it, otherwise it wouldn’t have become the official theory But this assumption is in need of verification. Over the years, Dr. Koenraad list has devoted a number of scholarly papers and journalistic articles to this controversy For easy future reference, they have been collected here

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Culture war’ is a term that originated with the nineteenth-century German nation-builder Otto von Bismarck, who initiated a struggle with the Church on control over education, and called it ‘Kulturkampf’ (culture war). The same issue—minus the Church—is a contentious one in India, with both the history curriculum and the allotment of authority over education being much discussed. Other themes partly overlap with and partly differ from those in the culture wars in the US, where the term has gained currency to designate the debate between modern and religious worldviews. Specific to India are the debates about the definition of Hinduism and secularism, and the antagonisms within both. In a country where religion is inextricably woven into the social fabric, and multiple stratifications exist, ‘culture’ becomes a pervasive reality in every sphere of life. In this context, culture wars assume a significance of great consequence—both immediate and far reaching. In Hindu Dharma and the Culture Wars, Koenraad Elst broaches a discussion on Hindu ideology, Hindutva and the Indian national identity, hoping to take this uniquely national conversation forward.
It is common knowledge that Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead in 1948 by a Hindu militant, shortly after India had both gained her independence and lost nearly a quarter of her territory to the new state of Pakistan. Lesser known is assassin Nathuram Godse’s motive. Until now, no publication has dealt with this question, except for the naked text of Godse’s own defence speech during his trial. It didn’t save him from the hangman, but still contains substantive arguments against the facile glorification of the Mahatma. Dr Koenraad Elst compares Godse’s case against Gandhi with criticisms voiced in wider circles and with historical data known at the time or brought to light since. While the Mahatma was extolled by the Hindu masses, political leaders of divergent persuasions who had had dealings with him were less enthusiastic. Their sobering views would have become the received wisdom about the Mahatma if he hadn’t been martyred. Yet, the author also presents some new considerations in Gandhi’s defence from unexpected quarters.
The present book brings together the writings of the author on the Ayodhya affair after the verdict of the High Court of Uttar Pradesh on 30 September 2010 till date. The chronicle of the Ayodhya controversy, views/writings of Left academics (ironically referred to as ‘eminent’ historians by the author), the tenacious Hindu resistance, some highly-biased Western viewpoints, etc. form the subject matter of this study. The author also draws the focus of the reader’s admiration and gratitude on the Ayodhya scholars, who braved the ‘eminent’ stormwind that the secularists had managed to produce, and they ultimately freed India from unnecessary and artificial controversy. The book is dedicated to the brothers, Ram and Sharad Kothari, martyred in 1990 while campaigning for the temple. Their struggle and sacrifice has not gone in vain as the temple they gave their life for is now coming up. With the consecration of the temple at Ayodhya, another long exile of Ram comes to an end. Embraced by the passion of devotees, Ayodhya is gearing up for its rightful place on the spiritual and cultural map of India and hopefully stays there FOREVER!
The question of the Homeland of the Indo-European (IE) or “Aryan” language family is, as riddles in the otherwise prosaic field of historical linguistics go, of unusual importance. It pits essentially two theones against one another Either ancestral Proto-Indo-European (PIF), mother of most Indian and European languages, was spoken in Northwestern India, some 6000 years ago. This was the dominant view for some forty years after the close kinship between these languages had been announced by William Jones in 1786. It was revived amid lots of commotion around 1990, and since 1996 it is known as the Out-of-India Theory (OIT) Alternatively, it was spoken outside India, in Homelands ranging from Bactria to Anatolia, but now most popularly accepted to have been Southwestern Russia As these more westerly Homelands all imply that the Indian branch of this language family had entered India from abroad, probably some 3600 years ago, this alternative is called the Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT), or with a more recent weasel word, the Aryan Migration Theory (AMT) This theary has led to the grossest political abuse by British colonialism, by German National Socialisın, and even now by Dravidianism, Ambedkarism and other “Breaking India” forces. Nevertheless, most scholars still swear by it because they assume that someone somewhere must have proven it, otherwise it wouldn’t have become the official theory But this assumption is in need of verification. Over the years, Dr. Koenraad list has devoted a number of scholarly papers and journalistic articles to this controversy For easy future reference, they have been collected here

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Dr KOENRAAD ELST holds post-graduate degrees in Sinology, Indology and Philosophy, and a doctorate in Oriental Studies with a dissertation on Hindu Nationalism. While intermittently employed in political journalism and as foreign policy adviser in the Belgian Senate, his scholarly research earned him both laurels and ostracism. His numerous publications concern Asian philosophies, language policy, democracy, Indo-European origins, Vedic history, and the interface of religion and politics, including the Ayodhya dispute and marketing campaigns for various political parties, prominent development sector companies, leading Indian conglomerates and multinational companies.

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