The Argumentative Hindu: Essays by a Non-Affiliated Orientalist

by Koenraad Elst

About the argumentative essays by a non-affiliated orientalist the argumentative hindu is the person who rejects the imposedsecularist consensus the author, dr koenraad elst, is anon-affiliated orientalist who sympathizes with this hindudissenter but he also made himself some enemies, not only amongthe secularists but also among the very hindus whose cause hechampions in this book, he defends himself against their criticismand, more importantly, the late mentors from whom he got his viewof hinduism and of the challenges to its ram swarup andsita ram goel he also makes some new suggestions to his hindufriends, on how to be more effective and how to remedy existingerrors today, illiteracy about hinduism among hindus, the limitation oftheir knowledge to a very small part of their heritage, is the mostconsequential weakness in the struggle for survival stuntedideological development and an anachronistic worldview are seriousobstacles to be tackled if ever a genuine reaffirmation of hinducivilization is to win through this book is a collection of papers written in the last fewyears, to wake up the hindus to their mistakes as well as to theirpotential contents introduction : the real hindu, or ideological decolonization 1 reviews 2 humour in hinduism 3 a dubious quotation, a controversial reputation : the meritsof lord macaulay 4 karma 5 internet discussions 6 hindus and history 7 the decline of the sangh parivar 8 secularism 9 discrimination against hindus in indias constitution 10 ramachandra guha 11 racism among hindus 12 censorship and the academy 13 meera nanda against hinduism and its friends 14 the case for orientalism 15 ayodhyas three history debates 16 hindu survival : what is to be done index

Genres: India

518 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2012

About the author

Flemish writer and orientalist (without institutional affiliation).

Koenraad Elst was an editor of the New Right Flemish nationalist journal Tekos 1992 to 1995 and also contributed to other Flemish seperatist publications like Nucleus, 't Pallieterke, Secessie and The Brussels Journal.

Koenraad Elst is one of the most well-known western writers to actively defend the Hindutva movement.