Well-known author and Sanskrit scholar Shri Nityananda Misra reviews the essay on Devdutt Pattanaik by Subhodeep Mukhopadhyay, author of 'Ten Heads of Ravana.' Subhodeep Mukhopadhyay shows in his excellent analysis of Pattanaik’s work, the protagonist’s major positions—from equating Hindutva to militant Brahmanism, reading bizarre meanings into texts such as Krsna apparently having accepted and endorsed infidelity, to praising the brilliance and simplicity of Aryan Invasion/ Migration Theories despite them being repeatedly discredited with evidence—which, far from being rooted in tradition, are riddled with willful misinterpretations, distortions and divisive narratives. Mukhopadhyay builds a compelling picture of why Pattanaik, far from being considered an authority on Dharma related matters and texts, should be replaced by returning to the numerous accurate commentaries and interpretations from within the tradition which are grounded in pramana sastra. Timestamps 00:00:00 Highlights 00:00:24 Introduction 00:01:05 Shallow views on Dharma 00:03:09 Dumbing down Dharma 00:04:30 Hindu Myths 00:07:03 Is India a Myth? 00:07:57 Masala Box 00:08:39 Is Buddhism indigenous? 00:11:11 Brahmin-phobia 00:12:30 Passport to distortion 00:14:48 Conclusion Snakes in the Ganga - http://www.snakesintheganga.com Varna Jati Caste - http://www.varnajaticaste.com The Battle For IIT's - http://www.battleforiits.com Power of future Machines - http://www.poweroffuturemachines.com 10 heads of Ravana - http://www.tenheadsofravana.com To support Infinity Foundation’s projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do: इनफिनिटी फ़ौंडेशन की परियोजनाओं को अनुदान देने के लिए व इस प्रकार के एपिसोड और हमारे द्वारा किये जाने वाले शोध को जारी रखने के लिए: http://infinityfoundation.com/donate-2/ To Subscribe to Rajiv Malhotra Official: राजीव मल्होत्रा ऑफिसियल की सदस्यता लेने के लिए: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk85J3pqkn1y--k2wNMbthA?sub_confirmation=1 Join Rajiv's discussion (राजीव की चर्चा से जुडें): https://groups.google.com/d/forum/infinityfoundationsatsang Listen to the Kurukshetra podcast! Available on: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kurukshetra/id1499895147 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kMmVmMWYwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Anchor: https://anchor.fm/kurukshetra Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EpfjldHdNuAaJrBLlmFme?si=qJnzvbRtRmqGJ3j4xZcODw

Rajiv Malhotra spent time as guest of IIT Kanpur's director, and delivered a high impact lecture along with private conversations with faculty. This has served as a wakeup call for that important campus to learn to face the latest allegations against the institution. 00:00:00 Highlights 00:01:11 Introduction 00:03:42 How US policies affect India 00:05:06 Social Sciences x Hard Sciences 00:07:00 Critical Race Theory 00:11:36 Equity x Equality 00:12:59 Attack against IITs 00:16:47 Lawsuit battles 00:21:09 WB targeting caste 00:23:48 Indians as a target group 00:25:49 How does it affect me? 00:26:44 IITs breakthroughs 00:30:05 Cancel Culture 00:33:12 End of meritocracy? 00:37:03 Q1 - Getting ready for the problem 00:39:11 Q1 - Social x Hard Sciences? 00:41:38 Q2 - The cure for the disease 00:43:10 Q3 - Ambedkar and equality 00:47:05 Q4 - Indian social sciences 00:51:11 Q5 - ChaGPT 00:53:14 Q6 - Social theories x social policies Snakes in the Ganga - http://www.snakesintheganga.com Varna Jati Caste - http://www.varnajaticaste.com The Battle For IIT's - http://www.battleforiits.com Power of future Machines - http://www.poweroffuturemachines.com 10 heads of Ravana - http://www.tenheadsofravana.com To support Infinity Foundation’s projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do: इनफिनिटी फ़ौंडेशन की परियोजनाओं को अनुदान देने के लिए व इस प्रकार के एपिसोड और हमारे द्वारा किये जाने वाले शोध को जारी रखने के लिए: http://infinityfoundation.com/donate-2/