Welcome to Eternal Path! This week we feature a selection of recent thought-provoking articles on Hinduism related topics, a new Bhajan, as well as an aesthetic!
Reading Highlights: Recent Hinduism Related Reading
This week we are highlighting some content sent to us and our friends that pushes the boundaries of contemporary Hindu intellectual thought. For each writer below, we highly recommend Subscribing and Following them on the platforms they post on and sharing their content regularly in your communications with other members of the Hindu community, especially those in positions of leadership in Temples and Cultural organizations.
Highlight 1: The Hindu Case Against Hinduism
Vishal Ganesan, curator of “Hindoo History” (Twitter/X, Instagram, Substack) has quickly ascended to becoming one of the most insightful Hindu diaspora commentators and observers, with some of the most convincing and powerful takedowns of Hinduphobes on X/Twitter. His latest piece on his publication Frontier Dharma aims the firepower internally, exhorting Hindus to critically reflect what diaspora Hinduism really is, laying bare a lot of deep questions that we encourage diaspora Hindu communities to properly wrestle with.
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Highlight 2: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Hindu Unity
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was one of the most famous 19th century Indian writers, and a key figure in the Bengal Renaissance. He was the author of the famous novel Anandamath and also wrote the lyrics to the famous Indian patriotic song Vande Mataram. The Center for Studies on Hindu Conservatism (CHSC) recently published a great essay drawing on the nearly 200-year old words of Bankim as an inspiration for promoting unity as a Hindu community.
Highlight 3: Hinduism and Accelerationism
Encyclopedia Brittanica describes accelerationism as “in political and social theory, a class of ideologies that call for a drastic increase in and expansion of capitalistic growth and technological development to hasten an inevitable collapse of the status quo.” The most famous exponent of this philosophy, Nick Land, has grown in prominence in American public discourse as many on the so-called “Tech Right”, newly ascendant in American politics, are influenced by some of his ideas. Arkacandra Jayasimha is beginning a series where he delves into accelerationism further and its relation to concepts in Hindu texts, as well as how Hindus should attempt to make sense of this philosophical strain. His Part 0 reading is available on his blog: https://immanentdomain108.blogspot.com/2025/01/hacc-towards-hindu-reading-of.html and we also encourage interested readers to subscribe to his Substack, where he will continue the series.
Highlight 4: Harappan Fire Rituals and their Continuity
Akshay aka Devasakha through his blog “Pradyaus” is an emerging historical writer and commentator, with well-researched tomes tying ancient history to modern praxis. His inaugural piece on his blog is on the relationship between rituals practiced in Harappa (part of the Indus Valley Civilization) and modern Hindu practice, with strong evidence of cultural continuity and linkages.
The piece is available here: https://pradyaus.blogspot.com/2025/01/harappan-fire-rituals-and-roots-of.html
Music Highlight: Hindi Bhajan for Lord Ram
Aesthetic: Maharashtra Temple
