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July 26, 2015August 30, 2017Popular Essays

Rewriting History, in the Past and Today

By AMITA KANEKAR

History, they say, is written by the victors. In other words, not just written, but rewritten, or manufactured at will. I recently came across an interesting essay on an example of this by the historian Hermann Kulke, where he discusses the origins of the Sringeri Matha in the hills of western Karnataka, not very far from Goa.

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July 3, 2015August 30, 2017Popular Essays

“Yoga is for lazy people.”

By AMITA KANEKAR

So declared Karnataka Social Welfare Minister H. Anjaneya (Indian Express, 18 June 2015) on the eve of Modi’s Yoga Day bash. Yoga was for people who are into lavish lifestyles and are otherwise lazy, the minister explained, adding that farmers, labourers and others who work hard do not need to worry about their health and remain physically and mentally fit. Children, he declared, should be encouraged to take up sports instead of yoga.

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Rewriting History, in the Past and Today

“Yoga is for lazy people.”