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Vamsee Juluri
The writer is professor of media studies at the University of San Francisco
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The ‘Visa Temple’ vs the US Senator: The Hindu temple has always survived propagandaSubscriber Only
May 22, 2026 17:48 IST
Unlike history textbooks and political monuments, which can be rewritten or demolished, the temple, and its heart, the deity, exists as the one thing we know for sure meant the same to us as it did for our ancestors. As digital platforms and networks spread and replace lived experiences in the minds of our descendants, will they have memories of reality or just incepted propaganda?
Fri, May 22, 2026
The gods must be laughing: Sabarimala is more than a battle between tradition and modernitySubscriber Only
April 10, 2026 17:19 IST
From courtroom robes to pilgrim black, the debate over Ayyappa’s hilltop abode reveals a curious struggle to reconcile India’s ancient sacredness with its modern institutions.
Fri, Apr 10, 2026
Best of Both Sides | Beyond Lutyens and C Rajagopalachari, the harshest legacy is our mental self-colonisationSubscriber Only
February 27, 2026 07:00 IST
There has been nothing close to a Hindu view of global decolonisation advanced either in India or abroad by the supposedly Hindu nationalist government of the past 12 years
Fri, Feb 27, 2026
Can President Trump unite a fractured America after Charlie Kirk’s murder?Subscriber Only
September 11, 2025 12:59 IST
When he speaks, or his surrogates pontificate, what will be the bottom-line in their moral project? Will it be universal human decency, fairness and rule of law, as they promised Americans before the elections? Or will it be about tribes, about “us and them”?
Thu, Sep 11, 2025
In America, is the brouhaha all about Epstein? It depends on the reality you live inSubscriber Only
July 26, 2025 07:25 IST
Critics of Trump will perceive what they see as a witch-hunt being unleashed against Obama. Trump’s supporters, in turn, will see, or hope to see, their faith vindicated that “Russiagate” was a hoax
Sat, Jul 26, 2025
The West has a frozen and false idea of IndiaSubscriber Only
May 26, 2025 07:40 IST
Not just decency, but even facts fly out of the window these days on American TV
Mon, May 26, 2025
HCU protests: What will happen when the last tree is cut?Subscriber Only
April 08, 2025 16:20 IST
Even as we hope for a happy year, an army of bulldozers let loose on one of the few forests left in the great mega-sprawl of a city that is Hyderabad now. It is the latest manifestation of the excesses of development that have swallowed old Hyderabad.
Tue, Apr 08, 2025
What makes the Trump-Modi meet different: America is irresistible, but India is inevitableSubscriber Only
February 15, 2025 16:43 IST
It’s time to retire the “oldest and largest democracy” officialese and reframe it more accurately as the meeting of the world’s oldest bastion of spirituality and the youngest experiment in religious co-existence
Sat, Feb 15, 2025
California fires are a reminder of lines we must not crossSubscriber Only
January 15, 2025 07:09 IST
The crisis in California is not of this place alone, but of our place in this world at this time. Competence in human interaction, let alone civic management grounded in consensus on the sanctity of life, all seem lost in the social media age
Wed, Jan 15, 2025
How Indian minds can rescue Americans from their polarised mediaSubscriber Only
December 12, 2024 15:19 IST
American media have shrunk from anything that reminds them of a reality outside their expectations of what it ought to be. It is a space in which minds accustomed to complexity, diversity — Indian minds — could well play a bigger role than before
Thu, Dec 12, 2024
With Tirupati laddoo controversy, a world of gods old and newSubscriber Only
October 07, 2024 19:25 IST
Some of us see 'desecration.' Some of us see just 'food safety' issues. And some see corruption and opportunism. Whatever our minds perceive, the truth is that all of these and more have stood like torturers laughing in sadistic pleasure at our pain.
Mon, Oct 07, 2024
Kamala Harris reaches out across the aisle — but points a finger at Trump voterSubscriber Only
August 23, 2024 13:28 IST
She called for an end to bitterness and divisiveness and promised to be a leader for all Americans. But by demonising the former President, she runs the danger of demonising his supporters who she was reaching out to.
Sat, Aug 24, 2024
In Telugu heartland, a chance to boost India’s cultural revivalSubscriber Only
June 12, 2024 16:21 IST
10 years after bifurcation, there is an eagerness in Andhra Pradesh to resume a journey that was harshly interrupted. The new TDP-JSP-BJP government must invest in education and culture to help it along this path
Sat, Jun 15, 2024
India’s present place in the world: How Gen Z can keep the flag flyingSubscriber Only
April 26, 2024 13:35 IST
In India, cultural and religious continuity remains strong, for now. But if we look at the larger picture, it seems a break from this trend is near, unless abated with better education
Fri, Apr 26, 2024
Hinduphobia and half-truths: What Western media gets wrong about India, its electionsSubscriber Only
April 12, 2024 18:55 IST
Instead of retreating into complacent boasts that nobody in India cares about what US media say, India’s new government should take global leadership in establishing a new vision for news in the West
Fri, Apr 12, 2024
What Rahul Gandhi can learn from Ranveer AllahbadiaSubscriber Only
March 21, 2024 13:16 IST
Rahul Gandhi’s recent comments on ‘shakti’ were both untrue and unpleasant. Allahabadia's recent episode offers a good example of how to speak the truth with empathy and kindness, even if that truth is itself unpleasant
Thu, Mar 21, 2024
Donald Trump vs the Democrats: In 2024, the US will fight for a definition of realitySubscriber Only
March 03, 2024 14:52 IST
The Democrats cannot afford to hide behind their mastery over discourse as a substitute for accepting that they have severely alienated a sizeable portion of middle Americans, of all backgrounds and persuasions, in their intellectually impoverished and politically desperate attempt to win elections by making a bogeyman of Donald Trump.
Thu, Mar 07, 2024
The future of temples, from Hampi to Abu Dhabi: What is lost, what is gainedSubscriber Only
February 15, 2024 12:09 IST
It is vital to preserve the natural surroundings and traditions of the traditional punya kshetras, while also celebrating the building of large and joyous new temples by modern sampradayas such as the BAPS Swaminarayan community
Mon, Feb 19, 2024
The Ram temple is here. But the Ravan of elitism continues to haunt IndiaSubscriber Only
January 19, 2024 14:39 IST
Millions of indignities, insults and injuries are happening in this Ram Rajya we yearn for every day. May the mandirs within us and without us soon be pure
Fri, Jan 19, 2024
Vamsee Juluri writes: A lesson for Bharat in failure to tackle antisemitism on US campusesSubscriber Only
December 10, 2023 12:26 IST
Anyone invested in the ‘Bharat narrative’ should take the issue of the decay and crisis in Western academia seriously. They should also see it as an opportunity for a global intellectual revival that goes beyond trying to impress the West, as if we are just exhibits in museums built by them.
Sun, Dec 10, 2023
Anti-Israel sentiment on American campuses is a warning for HindusSubscriber Only
October 31, 2023 18:50 IST
Attacks on Jewish students, labelled as “oppressors” and “occupiers”, should be a warning to Indians that they can no longer afford to ignore the capture of academia by geopolitical forces
Wed, Nov 01, 2023
Jews and Brahmins — West would like you to see them as oppressors alone. They are victimsSubscriber Only
October 12, 2023 16:50 IST
The Brahmin of the ‘progressive’ imagination is little different from the ‘Jew’ of the Nazi imagination in art and popular culture. And both have a long, painful past in the history of Islamic and Christian imperialism around the world
Thu, Oct 12, 2023
Vamsee Juluri responds to Pratap Bhanu Mehta: Sanatan Dharma row and the need to ‘eradicate’Subscriber Only
September 11, 2023 15:56 IST
There are many haunting tales of reform emerging out of new India, that is Bharat. But disavowing one's own inheritance cannot be one of them
Mon, Sep 11, 2023
Vamsee Juluri writes: Vivek Ramaswamy’s view of America is rooted in Hindu philosophySubscriber Only
September 01, 2023 12:56 IST
The US presidential candidate offers the hope of a vast, multi-generational understanding of life to an apocalyptic culture lurking from one doomsday obsession to another.
Fri, Sep 01, 2023
Vamsee Juluri writes: Liberal America’s refusal to recognise racism against Hindus is pushing them away from DemocratsSubscriber Only
July 13, 2023 16:57 IST
Many avowedly anti-racist white liberals in America find it convenient to forget that the Hindu immigrants they freely denigrate as fascists happen to be people of colour who have no way of escaping the physical markings and vulnerabilities of race
Wed, Jul 19, 2023
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