Chitra Raman

1. Guest
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Great article and hope to see more critiques of Wendy Donigers writings, or should I say views, of Hinduism and Yoga in general. I too have encountered people that hold her in reverence purely becaus

2. Thank you
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Wendy Doniger doen't have a clue about Yoga or Hinduism. She doen't understand that we do not exclude anyone from practicing Yoga or Hinduism. We see it as universal and maybe one day she'll be enli

3. way to go Chitra
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...the way of the current world. It has nothing to do with true theology or Christianity or for that matter Hinduism. It is pure and simply a money making exercise. Bikram Yoga chap has started it!...

4. Blame the victim
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Sagarika Ghose's defence of Stein in the Hindustan Times --- > her mentality clearly reflects the menatality typical amonst the majority of the Indians. divided we are, in our own smug 'know-it-all

5. Defensiveness (part 4 )
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... much of the rest of America, you're no different from any other "east Indian" whose native language is "Hindu," who worships an edible animal, and probably fled here to escape India’s slums....

6. Vedanta and the Resolution of Human Ego
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... Indians have long regarded the attainment of knowledge as a supreme human ideal.   The Hindu's relationship with God is not jeopardized by the pursuit of knowledge.  It is nei...

7. Poses and Poseurs
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...oniger on the website of The Christian Post (December 30, 2010) is titled: Is Yoga a form of Hinduism?  Is Hinduism a form of Yoga? Which leads me to ask: Is American anthropology a...

8. "Time" for a Sensitivity Check?
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... blog India Real Time. A commentary on the furor by Pranay Gupte appeared in the Indian newspaper, The Hindu. (July 1 2010). In it, Mr. Gupte says "I know Mr. Stein well, and he is scarcely a ...

9. Review of "The Hindus - An Alternative History" (Chapter 10)
(Book Reviews/Wendy Doniger)

 The goal of this chapter is to examine the Hindu understanding of ahimsa or non-violence by comparing the personalities of Yudishthira in the Mahabharata and the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka.  Do

10. About The Author
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...igion, astronomy, the environment, and women’s issues.  Her eclectic taste in music includes Hindustani, Carnatic, Western Classical, and World Music.  But her principal interest lies...

11. Calling Her Bluff
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...a mind that the celebrated Wendy Doniger applies to her observations in her latest work titled "The Hindus, An Alternative History." The book contributes little, if anything, to a proper und...

12. Hindunet
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