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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicHindu Civilisation

Topic: Hindu Civilisation

Kashmir to Maharashtra—what led to the decline of Indian civilisation?

At the launch of Shashi Ranjan Kumar’s book, The Decline of the Hindu Civilisation, writers and public intellectuals converged to examine some difficult questions about India’s civilisation.

How Hindu polytheism survived Islamic invasion and colonial conquest

In 'The Decline of the Hindu Civilization', Shashi Ranjan Kumar explores how and why Hindu civilisation faltered across culture, politics, and thought.

Hindu sanskriti is a form of civilisation. We ignore this period of history—Pavan K Varma

The launch of Pavan K Varma’s new book, ‘The Great Hindu Civilisation’, saw a heated debate involving MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi, author and scientist Anand Ranganathan, and ex-MP Mahesh Jethmalani.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.