Leaving the Left Behind

Professor Jamal Naqvi, one of the stalwarts of the Pakistani Left, recently wrote a book about leaving the Left behind. it has caused a stir.. In defense of Jamal Naqvi Extracts: The fact is that Leaving the Left behind is the first book in Pakistan that confronts fundamentalism and defies the dogma of the left. … Continue reading Leaving the Left Behind

Hinduism: is it only sex (and death)?

A critique of Doniger which steers away from the Hindutva-secular fight and asks some pertinent questions, one of which is: does the distinguished professor know (or care) about what is special (or unique) about Hinduism? …. Such a shared core may well be close to, among other ideas, the Upanishadic monism that crystallized in the … Continue reading Hinduism: is it only sex (and death)?

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