by M.K.Sudarshan July 4, 2026: Chennai, India An exploration of civilization’s hidden dependence on energy, the warnings of Robert J. Gordon, and the possibility that the future will be more advanced yet less abundant than the age that came before. The Hidden Axis of Civilization There is a strange and revealing fact about human civilization:Continue reading “Energy, Progress, and the Future We Can Afford”
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The Glass House of Imperial Disdain: A Retort to The Guardian’s Modi Op-Ed
A sharp retort to The Guardian’s critique of PM Modi’s global honors, exposing the persistent colonial double standards of Western media.
The Cosmic Cul-de-Sac: How Indian Courts Became the Accidental Theologians of Chidambaram and Kanchipuram
By M. K. Sudarshan Both the roads from Chidambaram and Kanchipuram lead to the exact same destination: the Supreme Court of India. It is an expanding, timeless cul-de-sac where litigation goes to be indefinitely preserved in the hope that, one day, the conflict will simply fall asleep. In a previous essay posted the day beforeContinue reading “The Cosmic Cul-de-Sac: How Indian Courts Became the Accidental Theologians of Chidambaram and Kanchipuram”
Kicking the Can to Heaven: Why the Supreme Court Will Never Solve the Temples of Tamil Nadu
by M. K. Sudarshan July 1, 2026: Chennai, India “A satirical yet in-depth exploration of the 300-year-old Vadakalai vs. Tenkalai sectarian feud at Kanchipuram’s Varadaraja Perumal Temple and the legal stalemate that keeps it alive.” Introduction If you ever find yourself weary of standard political theater, pack your bags and head to the ancient pilgrimContinue reading “Kicking the Can to Heaven: Why the Supreme Court Will Never Solve the Temples of Tamil Nadu”
The Chidambaram Rahasyam: How a Sri Vaishnava Shrine became a Proxy War Pawn in Tamil Nadu politics
by M.K.Sudarshan June 30, 2026/Chennai, India Introduction The Chidambaram Nataraja Temple is globally celebrated as the cosmic stage of Lord Shiva’s Ananda Tandavam. Yet, deep within its sacred geometry lies a quieter, parallel sanctuary: the Thillai Govindaraja Perumal shrine. For centuries, this physical coexistence of Shiva and Vishnu symbolized a rare, uneasy theological truce. Today,Continue reading “The Chidambaram Rahasyam: How a Sri Vaishnava Shrine became a Proxy War Pawn in Tamil Nadu politics”
How Manu Smriti Served Liberal Historians and Social Anthropologists as a Handy Tool to Stigmatise Indian “Patriarchy” as Misogynistic (Part 3 & 4) Concluded
By M.K.Sudarshan Chennai, India : June 22, 2026 Part III: How Liberal Historians Perpetuated the Colonial MythThe Continuation of Orientalist Narrative Post-independence, liberal historians and social anthropologists continued the British Orientalist narrative rather than correcting it: Key Figures: • Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1920s–1950s): Blamed Manu for caste oppression; burned Manu copies (1927)• Uma Chakravarti: “BrahmanicalContinue reading “How Manu Smriti Served Liberal Historians and Social Anthropologists as a Handy Tool to Stigmatise Indian “Patriarchy” as Misogynistic (Part 3 & 4) Concluded”
How Manu Smriti Served Liberal Historians and Social Anthropologists as a Handy Tool to Stigmatise Indian “Patriarchy” as Misogynistic (Part 2 of 4)
By M.K.Sudarshan Chennai, India : June 22, 2026 Part II: How British Colonial Orientalism Made Manu “Canonical”The British Imperial Purpose The elevation of Manu Smriti to “preeminent Hindu law” was not accidental—it was a calculated imperial strategy serving three purposes: Purpose #1: Simplify Governance• British administrators needed a “single code” for Hindu law• Manu providedContinue reading “How Manu Smriti Served Liberal Historians and Social Anthropologists as a Handy Tool to Stigmatise Indian “Patriarchy” as Misogynistic (Part 2 of 4)”
How Manu Smriti Served Liberal Historians and Social Anthropologists as a Handy Tool to Stigmatise Indian “Patriarchy” as Misogynistic (Part 1 of 4)
By M.K.Sudarshan Chennai, India : June 22, 2026 Introduction: The Manu Smriti Smokescreen In contemporary Indian discourse, the Manu Smriti has become the whipping boy for every alleged social ill in Hindu society. From temple entry bans to women’s reservation debates to caste discrimination, Manu is invoked as the preeminent symbol of “Brahminical patriarchy” andContinue reading “How Manu Smriti Served Liberal Historians and Social Anthropologists as a Handy Tool to Stigmatise Indian “Patriarchy” as Misogynistic (Part 1 of 4)”
The new Orient Express: Istanbul to Islamabad via Teheran
The Trump-Pezeshkian MOU : what can be the fall out of success and consequences if it fails ?
The Trump-Pezeshkian MOU is a diplomatic red herring
by M.K.Sudarshan Chennai, India : June 19, 2026 From a macro-geopolitical perspective, a permanent concession to Iran is fundamentally incompatible with the long-term survival of the Anglo-American-Zionist imperial architecture. ******************* The Trump-Pezeshkian Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) operates on a highly volatile 60-day deadline. Just as the historic 1930s agreements (between Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler and betweenContinue reading “The Trump-Pezeshkian MOU is a diplomatic red herring”