By T.J.S. George It is rather foolish, politically and socially, to question what God does. But sometimes God himself makes us raise questions. Familiar legends tell us about what happened one day when he allowed leaders of the world’s great democracies to meet him and ask him any questions. This is what followed. Joe Biden…

By T.J.S. George Hinduism will be finished in another century,” says Abhijit Iyer Mitra, an academic.  That of course is nonsense.  If there is one religion in the world that will never be “finished,” it is Hinduism.  The most important reason is that Hinduism is not just a religion.  It is a philosophy, an attitude…

By T.J.S. George First impressions are of course misleading. When Savji Dholakia bought a bungalow in Mumbai’s classy Worli Sea Face for Rs. 18 crore, the image of the “filthy rich” must have crossed many minds. But that image no doubt softened when further information about this rich man became available.  Apparently he is an exceptional…

By T.J.S. George The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has named Delhi’s Hindu College as the best in the country in Arts and Science streams.  It is a well-deserved distinction based on its academic standards, the role played by its campus societies and its placement records. The name of the College also brings out the…

By T.J.S. George When religion is linked with patriotism, it can drive people to extremes.  Not long ago an Islamist group in Somalia, the Al Shabaad, banned samosas in the country.  The reasoning was that the triangular shape of the samosa was a trick to spread the trinity concept of Christianity. We haven’t reached that…

By T.J.S. George We have two Indias. One is dirt poor.  The other is filthy rich.  The world loves this second India. The luxury market in this India is estimated at Rs. 37,500 crore.  The culture around it is such that watches costing between Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 1.5 lakh quickly went out of fashion…