Rajiv malhotra audio books, best sellers, author bio. It was transmitted via buddhisms avatamsaka sutra into western thought, where it now resides at the heart of postmodern discourse. Jan 12, 2017 it is just a stupid allegation by a christian missionary which has been addressed sufficiently by malhotra himself. Hindu contributions to humanity a keynote speech explaining many of the lesser known ways that hinduism has helped. Not that malhotra could be suspected of the usual motive of plagiarizers, for he quotes nicholson a number of times and makes. In his recently published book, indras net, author rajiv malhotra describes. Time for a diagnostic test on rajiv malhotras books the caravan.
Through this organization malhotra has promoted philanthropic and educational. Seen from this perspective, hinduism defies being pigeon holed. Defending hinduisms philosophical unity is a 2014 book by rajiv malhotra, an indianamerican author, philanthropist and public speaker, published by harpercollins the book is an appeal against the thesis of neohinduism and a defense of vivekanandas view of yoga and vedanta. It is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma traditions lacked. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Malhotra is the fulltime founderdirector of infinity foundation in princeton, nj. What do you think about rajiv malhotra and his work. Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianamerican author and hindu. Currently, rajiv malhotra is the fulltime founderdirector of infinity foundation in princeton, nj. The trigger was the discovery that seven passages in malhotras work, mainly in his book indras net, had been lifted verbatim from unacknowledged work by others, chiefly andrew nicholsons book unifying hinduism. I am glad you have entered the battlefield so we can get into some substantial matters.
My interest was drawn to two books in particular, breaking india new delhi. Rajiv malhotras book indras net has be criticised by some for failing to provide adequate attribution for some ideas. Rajiv malhotra is an internationally known researcher, writer, speaker and public intellectual on current affairs as they relate to civilizations, crosscultural encounters, religion and science. Defending hinduisms philosophical unity currently, rajiv malhotra is a fulltime founderdirector of the infinity foundation in princeton, nj. Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianamerican author and hindu activist who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, took early retirement in 1995 to found the infinity foundation. Originating in the atharva veda, the concept of indras net is a powerful metaphor for interconnectedness. Infinity foundation rajiv malhotra is the fulltime founderdirector of infinity foundation in princeton, nj. The trigger was the discovery that seven passages in malhotras work, mainly in his book indras net. Defending hinduisms philosophical unity is a 2014 book by rajiv malhotra, an indianamerican author, philanthropist and public speaker. Rajivs lecture on strategic positioning of his 4 books. Adhikara and the academy the bogus controversy over. Rajiv malhotra is an internationally known researcher, writer, speaker and public. Nicholson who authored unifying hinduism, alleged that malhotra had plagiarised unifying hinduism in his book indras net.
He also serves as chairman of the board of governors of the center for indic studies at the university of massachusetts, dartmouth, and is adviser to various organizations. In his recently published book, indras net, author rajiv malhotra describes professor anantanand rambachan as the foremost and most influential exponent of what malhotra describes as the neo. Jan 18, 2020 rajiv malhotra, a hindutva ideologue, has a history of courting controversy. The book uses indras net as a metaphor for the understanding of the. Malhotra himself does not deny he drew from nicholsons ideas in this piece. Lessons from the rajiv malhotra affair indiafactsindiafacts. The rajiv malhotra controversy and the connection to hindu.
Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianamerican author who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, took early retirement in 1995 to set up the infinity foundation, which focuses on indic studies, and also funds projects such as columbia universitys project to translate the tibetan buddhist tengyur apart from the foundation, malhotra promotes a nonwestern view. Dec 26, 20 rajiv malhotra offers a detailed, systematic rejoinder to such views, and articulates the multidimensional, holographic understanding of reality that grounds hindu dharma. After breaking india i moved on to indras net, but as i was reading. Jul 30, 2018 rajiv malhotra, author and hindu intellectual, is the man who developed the breaking india theory in his eponymous 2011 book.
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This is from his website home rajiv malhotra infinity foundation, i am pasting some content here quote born in 1950, rajiv malhotra is an indianamerican researcher, writer, speaker and public intellectual on current affairs as they relate to. Defending hinduism s philosophical unity is a perfect sequel to being different. Very basically, interbeing refers to a teaching that all of existence is a vast nexus of causes and conditions, constantly changing, in which everything is interconnected to everything else. Malhotra has written prolifically in opposition to the academic study of indian history and society, especially hinduism, as it is conducted by scholars and university faculty of the west, which, he maintains. He is the author of the four revolutionary books, invading the sacred, breaking india, being different and indra s net. Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianamerican author who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, took early retirement in 1995 to set up the infinity foundation, which focuses on indic studies, and also funds projects such as columbia university s project to translate the tibetan buddhist tengyur.
After studying physics and computer science, rajiv malhotra worked as a senior executive in the software and telecom industries before becoming a management consultant and then launching his own ventures in twenty countries. Talk on his the book indras net by rajiv malhotra in bangalore. An indian challenge to western universalism breaking india. This book is recommended by me, everyone who has interested to know deep culture of adavita vedanta and swami vivekananda. The plagiarism could easily be corrected without much ado in a new edition of indras net, which malhotra has prepared forthwith. Rajiv malhotra, appointed honorary professor at jnus centre for media studies, has also been accused of propagating fake news. Rather than take on malhotras views headon, they took the cowardly route and made up a case of plagiarism against malhotras last book, indras net. This is a must read for all students of comparative religion and for those who want to truly understand hinduism, and more importantly to defend. Western interventions in dravidian and dalit faultlines. These set of videos cover my public talk on my book indras net in bangalore. The author recently edited an anthology of research papers presented at a conference convened by rajiv malhotra, under his guidance. Rajiv malhotra books list of books by author rajiv malhotra.
Instead, in the case of rajiv malhotra and his western critics, there has been. Ryan higa net worth thanks for reading this post on rajiv malhotra net worth, wife, wiki, education, phone number. He is the author of the four revolutionary books, invading the sacred, breaking india, being different and indras net. It is fashionable among many intellectuals to parrot that dharma traditions lacked any semblance of unity before the british period, and that the contours of contemporary hinduism were bequeathed to us by our colonial masters. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Specifically, he had this to say in an article in news laundry. Rajiv malhotra project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Untangling the false knots in rajiv malhotras indras net swarajya.
Jul 23, 2015 the trigger was the discovery that seven passages in malhotras work, mainly in his book indras net, had been lifted verbatim from unacknowledged work by others, chiefly andrew nicholsons book unifying hinduism. Jul 22, 2015 the process of critique, the acknowledgement of error, and apology are more in tune with the rituals of scholarship. The following is a brief summary of his reply, the holder nicholson and the alleged plagiariser malhotra are both a. But more important than these allegations are the core ideas he presents in the book. The book is an appeal against the thesis of neohinduism and a defense of vivekananda s view of yoga and vedanta. Rajiv malhotra ji philanthropist, scholar of hinduism, social activist and public speaker. It is fashionable among intellectuals to assert that dharma. Rajiv s lecture on strategic positioning of his 4 books. The one specific instance that nicholson catalogs is a reference to a twosentence excerpt of p.
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Indras net is the most researched and valuable book of my collection on hinduism. It is just a stupid allegation by a christian missionary which has been addressed sufficiently by malhotra himself. This book invokes indras net to articulate the open architecture, unity and continuity of hinduism. Talk on his the book indras net by rajiv malhotra in bangalore duration. It was because i found malhotras thinly religionised hindutva nationalist ideology. The start of rajiv malhotras feisty exploration of where the new thrust in western indology goes wrong, and his defence of what he considers the traditional, indian approach, began with a project related to the sringeri sharada peetham, one of the most sacred institutions for hindus. Stephens college in delhi and did his postgraduate education in physics and then computer science in the usa. I used your work with explicit references 30 times in indras net, hence there was no illintention.
Besides invading the sacred, in which rajiv is the main protagonist, he has authored the following game changing books. Jul 24, 2016 in the past week, the blogosphere and twitter have been aflutter with talk of the charges of plagiarism leveled against author and hindu scholar rajiv malhotra by richard fox young, an associate professor at princeton theological seminary disclosure. Malhotra has written prolifically in opposition to the academic study of indian history and society, especially hinduism, as it is conducted by scholars and university faculty of the west, which, he maintains, undermines the interests. Buy indras net book online at low prices in india indra.
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In sum, indra s net is a stimulating, valuable, and partly contentious book that, despite some errors in details, supplies needed correctives for one cluster of serious imbalan ces in how con. Defending hinduisms philosophical unity currently, rajiv malhotra. India was a super power and the british conspired to destroy it. In indras net, i am described as the foremost exponent of the neohinduism. Seen from this perspective, hinduism defies being pigeonholed.
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Jul 29, 2015 rather than take on malhotras views headon, they took the cowardly route and made up a case of plagiarism against malhotras last book, indras net. Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianamerican author and hindu nationalist who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, took early retirement in 1995 to found the infinity foundation, which focuses on indic studies, but also funds projects such as columbia university s project to translate the tibetan buddhist tengyur. New book defends hinduisms philosophical unity indras net. Originating in the atharva veda, the concept of indras net is a powerful metaphor for this interrelatedness. Rajiv malhotra is an indianamerican researcher, writer, speaker and public intellectual on current affairs as they relate to civilizations, crosscultural encounters, religion and science. This book offers a detailed, systematic rejoinder to such views, and articulates hindu dharmas multidimensional, holographic understanding of reality. In july 2015, richard fox young of princeton theological seminary and andrew j. Browse rajiv malhotras bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. These set of videos cover my public talk on my book indra s net in bangalore. Rajiv malhotra net worth, wife, wiki, education, phone. Nicholson further said that malhotra not only plagiarised his. An indianamerican entrepreneur, philanthropist and community leader, he has devoted himself, for the last. Rajiv malhotra, a hindutva ideologue, has a history of courting controversy. The book argues for a unity, coherence, and continuity of the yogic and vedantic traditions of hinduism.
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