Kurukshetra

Igniting The War of Ideas Against Hinduphobia in Academia

In this fascinating discussion, Rajiv Malhotra, the foremost intellectual in the area of Indic studies and the author of many books including Breaking India and the Battle of Sanskrit, talks about the origin of Hinduphobia in European and American academia, and also the urgent need to challenge it. He goes into detail about his experience of providing grants to various American universities and only to be disappointed with the lack of focus on the core tenets of Hinduism as a religion. Is Hindu philosophy and culture being appropriated into the White culture? What do the Indians lack when it comes to challenging the Hinduphobic ideas in Western Academia? Many such questions get answered in this extremely insightful podcast. To donate to Infinity Foundation’s projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do: Click here [https://infinityfoundation.com/donate/]