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2016

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• Hinduphobia rampant among Western Indologists
• The 'Get Narendra Modi' campaign never stops

Rejoinders to the various attacks mounted on RM and others after the release of The Battle for Sanskrit

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• The Battle for Sanskrit making waves in Indology list
• Dr. Nityanand Mishra replies to Ananya Vajpayee on TBFS, Pollock
• A purva-paksha of Sheldon Pollock's thesis on Shastras
• Prof. Ramasubramanian of IIT Bombay responds to critics of petition
• Indian public disagrees with Rohan Murty's defensiveness
• Dr. Naveen Chandra's letter to Ananya Vajpeyi
• An Intellectual Kshatriya responds to Outlook article attacking petitioners
• Response to Aatish Taseer ad hominem on Rajiv Malhotra
• Collection of TBFS book reviews from Amazon site
• Errors in MCLI translations

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• The Debate has started on The Battle for Sanskrit
• Response to Nagarajan's article in Scroll, 

January

• Talk at TISS - An experience to remember

Solutions proposed for building swadeshi indology and institutions post release of The Battle for Sanskrit

March

• Project A: Initiative for Purva-Paksha and Uttara-Paksha of non-Indian Indology
• Project B: Vande Mataram Library to compete with Murty Library

Others

March

• Rajiv Malhotra's response to Swarajya on the DCF issue

Jan

Milestone: Battle for Sanskrit: Book Launch 
Milestone: Forum completes four years 


2015

December   Some FAQs on the upcoming book 'Battle For Sanskrit',  

November  Petitions are alright but much more is needed, Indology conference 2015 - Prof Stietencron being honored at Rashtapati Bhavan,

October   Indian DNA and civilization - Reflections, Rajiv Malhotra's messages,

March       Ignorant Hindu leaders invite Rambachan to represent Hinduism, Two Letters by a Native American on her dharma, The Battle for Sanskrit is Under way,

February   John Dayal, Part-1: An encounter, John Dayal, Part-2: Breaking India

 

2014

December   Does Devdutt Pattnaik know the meaning of cult?,


November  Avoiding 5 common mistakes when defending Hinduism, RISA's Token Hindus, Aravindan Neelakandan clarifies, The Sanskrit Wars Have Begun, Not Proto Indo European, but Proto Sanskrit,

October     Why Hinduism is simply not equal to Right Wing, Are anthropological studies as carried out in the West a violation of Human Rights, New Jersey evangelists target Diwali for digestion, 

September Sufism: The latest fashion statement among Hindus,  Swami Nithyananda: Persecution 2.0, Avatar or Incarnation: Does it matter?, 

August      Hijacking Sanskrit Away from Hindu Dharma,  The strange case of the re-de-re-colonized Ananya Vajpeyi, 

June          Is ISKCON being digested into Judeo-Christianity?, Dangers for India in collaborating with German Indologists, The rape debate: How Western Universalism influences India's intellectual elite, 

March       Transcript: Arun Shourie's Lecture on Indra's Net, Encounters With Western Psychology,  

February   Summary of the Neo-Hindu thesis,

Milestone: Forum completes three years

January     Intolerance in the name of freedom of expression,  

Milestone: 'Indra's Net: Book Launch

January     Abstract of Two Important Talks by Rajiv Malhotra, 

2013

December  Why are Hindu Leaders Celebrating the Digestion of Hinduism: Part 1, and Part 2,

November   How does karma theory of Hinduism work?, Digestion versus Inclusivism, Jesus Sahasranamam: Digestion of Hinduism in Kerala, Can the Yogic experience be replicated using psychedelics?, The differences between digestion and conversion, Hindu Leaders in India Celebrate the Digestion of Hinduism,

October       Please understand digestion!,  Digestion of Onam,The Sita Syndrome, Vibhinnata, Vibhinnate: Hindi and Kannada editions of 'Being Different', NY Times India Ink and Breaking India,

September   Chicago Story: How CPWR was exposed, 

August          Prevent Digestion and Distortion of Holi,


July              Did Jeffrey Long 'Out' Rajiv Malhotra's new book before publication?, Bhagavad Gita is NOT the Bible of India,

April            Plagiarism Charge against Devdutt Pattanaik - Complete Discussion, 4-10, Is Narayana Murthy a good ambassador for Brand India?,  Romanization of Sanskrit, 

March          5-11, 11-17, 17-23, 23-29, Who are our Devis and Devatas?, 29 - April 4

February      3-9, 9-15, 15-21, 21-27, 28 - March 5

Milestone: Forum completes two years

January       3-9, 9-15, 15-21, 21-27, 27 - February 3

2012

December   4-10, Interview with Christian Today, 10-16, American Veda: A Digestion of Hinduism - Part 2, 16-22, Science and Sanskrit, A westerner's challenge - 2, 22-28,
28 - January 3

November   4-10,10-16, 16-22, 22-28, 28 - December 4

October:      1-10, 10-17, 17-23, 23-29, 29 - Nov 4, Summary Thread on Plagiarism, Science and Sanskrit, A westerner's challenge - 1.

(HHG blog launched)
 
September

August

July

June             American Veda: A Digestion of Hinduism - Part 1,

May

April            2-8 Part -1, Part -2, 9-15, 16-22, Fair-skin complexion - digestion of indian aesthetics?, 23-29

March          5-11, 12-18, 19-25, 26 - April 1

February      6-12, 13-19, Integral Unity vs Synthetic Unity, 20-26, 27 - March 4, A Common Misinterpretation of Unity Consciousness

Milestone: Forum completes one year


January        2-8, 9-15, 16-22, 23-29, 30 - February 5

2011

December    5-11, 12-18, 19-25, 26 - January 1

November   7-13, 14-20, 21-27, 28 - December 4

October       3-9, Example of Inculturation: Christian Bharatanatyam, 10-16, 17-23, 24-30, 31 - November 6

September   5-11, 12-18, 19-25, 26 - October 2


Milestone: 'Being Different' Book launch
 
August        1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28, 29 - September 4

July             Case study: Debating with an Elite Convert, 4-10, 11-17, 18-24, 25-31, Debate: Holy Spirit is not Shakti or Kundalini

June             6-12, 13-19, Ramakrishna Mission and Sameness, Digestion of Hinduism and Jesus in India, 20-26, 27 - July 3

May             2-8, 9-15, 16-22, 23-29, 30 - June 5

April            4-11, 11-17, 18-24, 25 - May 1

March          1-6, 7-14, 15 , 17 (Jati) , 15-21, 22-28, 29-Apr 4

February      4-10, 10-16, 16-22, 22-28,

Milestone: 'Breaking India' Book launch