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Rajiv Malhotra
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I am busy finishing several old book projects. Mainly:
1. UTurn Theory
2. Rashtra & Indian Grand Narrative
3. History of Christian encounter with Hinduism over past 500 yrs. Already 600 pages
4. Critique of: Ken Wilber vs Sri Aurobindo
5. Hegel's plagiarism of Hinduism
Item 3 includes Rammohan Roy: Part 2 of book is on Bengal Renaissance where RMR was a pioneer. Analysis is in a broader context that begins in the 1500s...
This will be my most thorough & controversial book till now. Christian scholars are either v upset or inspired 2 debate
Issues framed using key Christian concepts plus new concepts introduced by me.
I am having the draft peer-reviewed by senior Christian theologians so I can anticipate the issues & make it more robust.
Ppl like RMR played pivotal role in tipping the balance
But I must get the book out first. Then hold many debates with:
- serious US Christians (already lots of interest from their side)
- muddled Hindus stuck in "Sameness"
- opinionated but under-informed Hindus
- petty regional identity politics
The above list does not include many others also in pipeline but need more time such as:
6. Sanskrit non-translatables.
7. Mind Sciences - many vols.
8. Buddhist influences on the West - 3 vols.
9. Indian origin of modern life sciences
10. Moron Smriti.
11. My Yajna
& few others
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Top priorities for 100 days must include
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Rajiv Malhotra
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RM Roy is a major figure in India's colonial history with many contributions to society.
Watch "Ram Mohan Roy & Decline of Sanskrit". Then vote in the polls below.
1) People criticize Macaulay for replacing the traditional education with Anglicized education. Should they also know that Roy pioneered that proposal a decade before Macaulay, and wrote to the British asking them to replace Sanskrit with English medium?
2) Should people know that Roy worked as an employee of the East India Company in a senior capacity, helping them rule over his fellow Indians?
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My next video is a 19-minute crisp discussion on Ram Mohan Roy & the decline of Sanskrit in India.
I also explain that Rashtra comes first & we must transcend regional identities like “Bengali”, “Punjabi”, “Tamilian”, etc.
My video explains that transcending regional identity does not mean denying/ignoring it. But have priorities right - first Yajna, second Rashtra, third Rajya. Regional identity comes after.
As I explain in forthcoming video (tomorrow), I enjoy the Punjabi chola-bhatura & occasionally do bhangra (not yet good at it). But never saw Pakistani-Punjabis as "Punjabi bhai bhai". Never felt we should help them cross border into India. Priority must be Rashtra First
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