Cow Vigilantism: Politics of the Sacred and the Profane

Aurangzeb: Not an Anti-Hindu Despot

Redeeming Aurangzeb from colonial historians

Missing the Mavericks

Portraits of historical and symbolic women that barely bring them to life

Open Diary

Migration tales

The Lost Chapter of Gorata

Did the mass killing of Hindus in a village under the Nizam’s rule help legitimise the integration of Hyderabad? History continues to haunt

Beware the Cow Boys and Girls

Cow vigilantes come in all shades—from a man who maintains peace with Muslim neighbours to a woman who gave up a glamorous career for it

The Mahabharata Moment

An epic meditation on being and everythingness

Calm After the Rage of Evil

‘Europe would need a common enemy to unite and the only one available is Islam.’ Is André Malraux’s prophecy coming true?

Hindu Belief: Legacy versus Destiny

For Indology to overcome its past prejudices, it must open itself to the perspectives of genuine Hindu belief

Dravidian-Hindutva axis in Tamil Nadu: The slow death of the Periyar atheist