Contribute Now. Young , an Associate Professor of the history of religions at the US-based Princeton Theological Seminary, listed out seven instances where Malhotra had plagiarised by quoting verbatim or picking ideas from other works without acknowledgement.
Interestingly, the New Jersey-based Rajiv Malhotra did not deny the charges per se. On Twitter, his defence rested on the fact that the standards Young was citing were too high. Chief Editor at HarperCollins, Karthika VK, added, "We will make sure the matter is sorted out as soon as possible and are in conversation with the author about it.
His attacks are sarcastic and intemperate. He shows little concern about factual accuracy. Typically he makes no attempt to describe the book or books he attacks in a complete or balanced way; instead, his broadsides are lists of alleged mistakes or distortions, conveying little or no sense of what the book is about and what it argues. Rajiv Malhotra is, today, the philosopher-in-chief of Internet Hindutva.
Roughly, he is to swarms of angry right-wing bloggers, chat-room lurkers and Twitter trolls what Ayn Rand is to American libertarians. His fevered ideas about Hinduism being under siege, with American intellectuals leading at least one front, have struck a chord with many conservative sections of the Indian diaspora and, from there, back home in India.
The personal life history of the Buddha is not necessary for Buddhist principles to work on people today. In fact, Buddha stated that he was neither the first nor the last person to have achieved the state of enlightenment. He also asserted that he was not God nor sent by any God as a prophet, and whatever he discovered was available to every human to discover for himself. This sharp contrast and study of religions using a dharmic drishti is the first of its kind and a trailblazing effort from Rajiv.
And it has inspired lakhs and lakhs of Indians trying to understand their roots in a new light. The paradigms underlying the Indian traditions challenge the materialistic metaphysics underlying modern physical and biological sciences. While these Western sciences have produced impressive results, their dogmatic adherence to a materialist paradigm has restrained their ability to fully understand the nature of consciousness. In this context, Infinity Foundation has done pioneering work to bring the theories of Indian psychology and mind sciences to the fore by conducting conferences at numerous premier institutions in India — IITs, Delhi University and several others.
This led to the creation of a formal discipline of Indian Psychology in some universities in India. This work has no parallel in the world.
He posits that three civilizations, each with its own distinct history, sense of purpose, identity and grand narrative are competing for leadership on the global stage: China, Pan-Islam, and the West.
He investigates different scenarios under which India may participate — presenting different outcomes for India as a nation-state and its civilizational foundations. Rajiv Malhotra is a researcher, writer, speaker and public intellectual on current affairs as they relate to civilizations, cross-cultural encounters, religion and science. Click here to join Rajiv Malhotra Discussions. Thereafter, this book republishes some of the main writings that first appeared more than a decade back.
Hence the writings are of historical value to anyone wishing to have a fair background on what transpired then. Home » About Rajiv. Search for:. Follow Rajiv Malhotra's official page on facebook. Sanskrit Non Translatables Rajiv is building a new series of educational videos, e-learning courses and books on the very innovative movement to protect Sanskrit Non-Translatable terms. The Indian Grand Narrative All nations have their own identity forming stories which helps them build their national and global identity.
Study on Comparative Religions A key interest of Rajiv has been to interpret the Dharma for our times, a need he considers vital given the sweeping changes and challenges we face. Check out some of Rajiv's latest best sellers. Rajiv's Work. Get Involved. Join Rajiv and participate in his cause. Discussion Group. Join and participate in our group discussions. Join Now. Store Infinity Foundation Store. This highly original book Being Different leads its reader on an epic journey of self-discovery especially for those of us in the West.
A fitting and major response to Samuel Huntington's position on "Who are we" as the West; one that can perhaps best be provided by someone reversing the gaze on the West through a non-Western lens. This deserves to be one of the defining books of the age.
This is a memorable book Being Different asking us to put aside modernity's tired categories and lazy comparisonism and at last to take seriously the Indian perspective on history and our world today.
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