Rajiv malhotras book being different

He rajiv aims to show that hinduism is exclusivist in its own way and its exclusivism is somehow better than other exclusivist faiths like christianity or islam see his previous book, being different. Being different rajiv malhotra infinity foundation. Well within the mould of the hindutva fanatics to which he clearly belongs. Its concerns are mainly metaphysical, cultural and civilizational. Bharat vikhandan hindi edition by rajiv malhotra 20140425 by. An indian challenge to western universalism kindle edition by rajiv malhotra. An indian challenge to western universalism breaking india. Review rajiv malhotra, authour of being different hopes to set the terms for a deeper and more informer engagement between dharmic and western civilizations. Rajivji is a fullblown rightwing hindutva apologist, racist and and protofascist. An indian challenge to western universalism and millions of other books are. The first ever swadeshi indology conference was held at iit, chennai from july 6 to july 8, 2016. Did jeffrey long out rajiv malhotras new book before.

This is a memorable book being different asking us to put. An indian challenge to western universalism 2011 is important for two reasons. By west, the author refers to those culture families which originated w. Breaking india western interventions in dravidian and dalit faultlines publisher. An indian challenge to western universalism is a 2011 book by rajiv malhotra, an indianamerican author, philanthropist and public speaker. They seem to disagree with rajiv and are of the view that hinduism is not better than other faiths. Rajiv malhotra has explained them very well in this book with the help of simple tables and charts. The book is dedicated to our traditional debating tradition and to the opponents from whom i can learn so much. In a pluralistic world, we should encourage multiple viewpoints. Praise for being different by rajiv malhotra this highly original book leads its reader on an epic journey of selfdiscovery especially for those of us in the west. Rajiv malhotra s insistence on preserving difference with mutual respect not with mere. Rajiv malhotras being different is a path breaking book filled with original perspectives on both indian and western civilizations.

An indian challenge to western universalism, indras net. Dilip amin has researched 1,200 interfaith marriages in usa applying the principles of difference explained in my book, being different. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Being an indian if you have not read the book, you probably dont yet know who you are. Have you read the book rajiv malhotras book being different. Email exchanges with shri rajiv malhotra for a debate. Home being different the bookbeing different the book by rajiv. Indias integrity is being undermined by three global networks that have wellestablished operating bases inside india. May 02, 2011 the first stage is to diminish the dharmic metaphysical context by emptying the symbols of their deeper meanings, and this gets gradually secularized and eventually christianized rajiv malhotra, author of breaking india and being different. It challenges western categories of knowledge as well as. So first we should understand what rajiv malhotra means by western universalism.

This highly original book leads its reader on an epic journey of selfdiscovery especially for those of us in the west. Rajiv malhotra debates mark tully, eminent bbc correspondent who has lived most of his life in india and is highly regarded as a lover of indian civilization. An indian challenge to western universalism, thinker and philosopher rajiv malhotra addresses the challenge. Some reflections on rajiv malhotras being different gerald james larson let me begin by reiterating what i said in my prepublication comments about the book, namely, that rajiv malhotras being different. Seshachalam dutta rajiv malhotras argument that hinduism is dharma and not a religion is untenable. Rajiv malhotras lecture on swadeshi indology part2. My book is not closed or final, but an invitation for conversations. I have written extensively on hinduism and my book, being different, explains what is distinct about hinduism, whereas breaking india describes how certain forces are trying to undermine it. An indian challenge to western universalism, thinker and philosopher rajiv malhotra addresses the challenge of a direct and honest engagement on differences, by reversing the gaze, repositioning india from being the observed to the observer. They have raised signific ant questions that need to be answered by traditional schools as well as faithpride def e nders as well as those who. Rajiv malhotras lecture on swadeshi indology at ignca, new. Differing worldviews western and dharmic in rajiv malhotra. Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianborn american author who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, took early retirement in 1995 to set up the infinity foundation, which focuses on indic studies, and also funds projects such as columbia university s project to translate the tibetan buddhist tengyur. It is in this part, rajiv malhotras battle for sanskrit are commendable.

Dec 20, 2014 rajiv malhotra has explained them very well in this book with the help of simple tables and charts. What matters is the institutional and leadership strength of various contenders. Mar 26, 2016 he rajiv aims to show that hinduism is exclusivist in its own way and its exclusivism is somehow better than other exclusivist faiths like christianity or islam see his previous book, being different. Ramachandran, director, international institute of saiva siddhanta.

Rajiv is clearly a very aggressive opponent of liberty and anything that he might not agree with. Rajiv malhotra explains the root cause for the inferiority ridden complexes experienced by indians while dealing with the west. Dec 02, 2011 rajiv malhotra debates mark tully, eminent bbc correspondent who has lived most of his life in india and is highly regarded as a lover of indian civilization. Rajiv malhotra, an outstanding scholar, writer and speaker, an staunch defender of dharma, truly an intellectual kshatrya that is helping hindus to arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached, in swami vivekananda. Rajiv malhotra good cop and bad cop method and expansion of vatican in india duration.

Differing worldviews western and dharmic in rajiv malhotras being different article in international journal of hindu studies 163 december 2012 with 52 reads how we measure reads. Western interventions in dravidian and dalit faultlines. Wikipedia page of the book being different an indian challenge to western universalism, thinker and philosopher rajiv malhotra addresses the challenge of a direct and honest engagement on differences, by reversing the gaze, repositioning india from being the observed to the observer and looking at the west from. Defending hinduisms philosophical unity, the battle for sanskrit, and the newly released book academic hinduphobia. Rajiv malhotras responses to questions by a journalist.

Rajiv malhotras book, breaking india atanu dey on india. Jul 18, 2015 malhotra s major works include being different, which takes a indic view of abrahamic faiths, breaking india, which deals with subtle western efforts to use indian fault caste lines to divide indian from indian, and indra s net, which seeks to combat western criticism that indian religious philosophers and saints did not use empiricism and. Bharat vikhandan hindi edition by rajiv malhotra20140425 by rajiv malhotra 1 january 1661. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outof. Rajiv malhotra being different the eastwest dichotomy. The book reverts the gaze of the western cultures on india, repositioning india from being the observed to the observer, by looking at the west from a dharmic point of view.

A critique of rajiv malhotras being different nicholas f. The process of critique, the acknowledgement of error, and apology are more in tune with the rituals of scholarship. Malhotras major works include being different, which takes a indic view of abrahamic faiths, breaking india, which deals with subtle western efforts to use indian fault caste lines to divide indian from indian, and indras net, which seeks to combat western criticism that indian religious philosophers and saints did not use empiricism and. Before reading this book i had many questions in mind such as why these people are so dedicated to conversion and why do they defame hinduism and indian culture so much, and i also understood the basic differences between dharmic and adharmic way of lives. Rajiv malhotras insistence on preserving difference with mutual respect not. This book has nothing to do with converting others. They seem to disagree with rajiv and are of the view that hinduism is. In the last episode, divya nagaraj and rajiv malhotra discussed western universalism and its implications. Rajiv malhotras latest book, being different, is at this the forefront of this renaissance. Being different book gives detailed explanation on why things are the way they are in india. An indian challenge to western univer salism rajiv malhotra has been a leading spokesm an defending the indian philosophical a nd religious.

Mar 22, 2012 rajiv malhotras latest book, being different, is at this the forefront of this renaissance. The book reverts the gaze of the western cultures on india, repositioning india from being the observed to the observer, by looking at the west from a dharmic. I wrote to him asking which of his books should i first read and he suggested this one. Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianborn american author who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, took early retirement in 1995 to set up the infinity foundation, which focuses on indic studies, and also funds projects such as columbia universitys project to translate the tibetan buddhist tengyur apart from the foundation, malhotra promotes a nonwestern. Rajiv malhotra books list of books by author rajiv malhotra. Rajiv malhotra is a researcher, writer, speaker and public intellectual on current affairs as they relate to civilizations, crosscultural encounters, religion and science.

Online resource, database, crowd sourcing, and expert feedback on contemporary hinduism, dharmic india, and topics covered in breaking india, being different. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. These two books may be seen as positive and negative, respectively. An indianamerican entrepreneur, philanthropist and community leader, he has devoted himself, for the last ten years, to clarifying the many misperceptions about indic traditions in america and amongst indians. Rajiv malhotra is the founder and president of infinity foundation. Dec 31, 2015 but i am open to being proven wrong by hard data not emotional arguments and some silly reasoning of which we have samples here. This conference hosted wellresearched papers that highlighted the discrepancies and mistranslations in the studies of indology done by prof. But i am open to being proven wrong by hard data not emotional arguments and some silly reasoning of which we have samples here. Dharma is the code of life as elaborated by scriptures. Much is said about the recent book tour and debates on the publication of being different by rajiv malhotra. Amrita university invited rajiv malhotra for an evening to hear him and interact on his latest book, being different. Mark tully discusses rajiv malhotras book being different. An indian challenge to western universalism is a 2011 book by rajiv malhotra, an indianamerican author, philanthropist and public speaker, published by harpercollins.

Gier rajiv malhotra has been a leading spokesperson defending the indian philosophical and religious traditions as he views them. Some of the observations may not be valid, but the most recent three part article on. This book breaking india is the only well researched work on the global nexus of antiindia players and their indian agents, covering the past two centuries. Defending hinduism s philosophical unity, the battle for sanskrit, and the newly released book academic hinduphobia. Checkout vibhinnata laghu sanskaran summary of book vibhinnata. Rajiv malhotras lecture on swadeshi indology at ignca. Rajiv malhotra inspired the idea of swadeshi indology conference. Analysis of being different by rajiv malhotra by dr. Apr 27, 2012 much is said about the recent book tour and debates on the publication of being different by rajiv malhotra. Home being different the bookbeing different the book. Instead, in the case of rajiv malhotra and his western critics, there has been.

Join rajivs egroup join and participate in rajiv malhotras online discussion groups on yahoo. In this episode, they discuss the concept of difference anxiety from the book being different. Hinduism is a religion with its own epistemology, soteriology, and philosophy. Jan 07, 2017 rajiv malhotra inspired the idea of swadeshi indology conference. An indian challenge to western universalism by rajiv malhotra at amazon. This is why i particularly like this book being different by master rajiv malhotra, because although he is writing a western book about nonwestern concepts in order to reach out to an international readership, he nevertheless promotes the original hindu terminologies instead of western translations whenever it is necessary, words like. The numerical quantity of population is not what matters. I agree with him that the euroamerican gaze directed at asia has not only been destruc. Besides invading the sacred, in which rajiv is the main protagonist, he has authored the following game changing books. To best understand rajivsthoughts and contributions, his books are a good resource.

In his recently published book, indras net, author rajiv malhotra describes professor anantanand rambachan as the foremost and most influential exponent of what malhotra describes as the neo. Untangling the false knots in rajiv malhotras indras net. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. I picked up this book being different after i saw a few videos of rajiv malhotra talking about hinduism and trying to explain it. You might not agree with everything he says, but the topic is important. An indian challenge to western universalism, thinker and philosopher rajiv malhotra addresses the challenge of a direct and honest engagement on differences, by reversing the gaze, repositioning india from being the observed to the observer and looking at the west from the dharmic point of view. After studying physics and computer science, rajiv malhotra worked as a senior executive in the software and telecom industries before becoming a management consultant and then launching his own ventures in twenty countries.