[Reprint Post] Origins of Indian Stupidity August 22, 2015UncategorizedBharatavarsha, Culture, Elite, History, India, Pop Culture, SocietyAdmin A version of this Post was published on Andhra Cultural Portal on December 4, 2014. Continuing our Series on “Are We a Serious People?”, is our Fourth Installment: Origins of Indian Stupidity. In our previous piece we touched … Read the rest
[Reprint Post] Problem of Indians: Unrepentant Stupidity August 21, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Elite, ICS, India, Politics, Regional, SocietyAdmin A version of this Post was published on Andhra Cultural Portal on June 26, 2014 At first glance, many of you may be taken aback by such a damning, and some would even say, questionable, assertion. After all, aren’t Indians … Read the rest
[Reprint Post] Are We a Serious People? August 19, 2015UncategorizedDharma, Elite, High Culture, ICS, India, Politics, SocietyAdmin A version of this Post was published on Andhra Cultural Portal on March 12, 2014 Outsiders play Indians like pawns… They know how easily Indians can be taken in through deception and praise. Chhatrapati Shivaji is reputed to have said … Read the rest
[Reprint Post] Ram Raj was not Built in a Day August 17, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Development, Elite, ICS, Politics, Ramayana, SocietyAdmin A version of this Post was published on Andhra Cultural Portal on April 8, 2014 There is a famous saying that “Rome was not built in a day”. Given our exhaustion and frustration with Rome Raj, however, our model … Read the rest
[Reprint Post] On High Culture: Beyond Bollywood August 16, 2015UncategorizedBharatavarsha, High Culture, History, ICS, Politics, Regional, Society, SubcontinentAdmin A version of this Post was published at Andhra Cultural Portal on November 4, 2013 A recent article by an 30-Something Indian yuppie bemoaned the lack of cultural originality in India “beyond bollywood”. Ostensibly, Tollywood since the late 90s … Read the rest
