
Dr. Lavanya Vemsani Ph.D.
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Dr. Lavanya Vemsani Ph.D.
@ProfVemsani
Distinguished Univ Professor@SSU multi-award Fulbright Honorary Prof@JNU 8Books Board:OAH,HAF,HUA,ICHRRF; Editor-in-Chief, Intnl Jrnl of Indic Rel;Pres,OAH,AAIS


Why Tata Electronics is asking for caste category during hiring? Isn't it a private company?

Just to be clear, Holi is a very regionally specific North Indian festival. Celebrate it but don't make it about 'British Hindus', still less 'British Indians.'

An example from the past illustrating how UGC rules, if implemented, can be weaponised to settle personal vendettas: Dr. Vaibhav Jain was a meritorious student at Indore Medical College in 2012. His MBBS classmate, Neha Verma, asked him to fill the medical entrance exam form again and sit behind her sister Pooja in the exam to tell her answers and help her pass. Vaibhav refused. Neha got angry and retaliated by creating a fake Facebook profile in his name and uploading obscene content, then implicated him under the SC/ST Act, alleging he used casteist slurs. Vaibhav spent 50 days in jail and even took his second-year exams in handcuffs. Despite completing MBBS, the case blocked his chances of a govt job. He fought a six-year legal battle before being acquitted. But imagine the trauma, embarrassment, struggle, and stigma he and his family endured for no fault of theirs. UGC rules add an internal, low-threshold complaint route where allegations can trigger immediate academic or administrative action without rigorous scrutiny. Along with the SC/ST Act, this can be used to escalate pressure and settle scores faster.

मुगलों के दरबारी इतिहासकारो ने और ईरान के इतिहासकारों ने भी इस बात का डिटेल ब्यौरा दिया है कि मुगल बादशाह टनों चांदी मक्का भेजते थे ताकि उनको मजहबी मान्यता मिलती रहे. पर भारत के इतिहासकार बताते हैं कि मुगलों ने यहां जो भी जजिया वसूला, राजाओं को लूटा, सब भारत में खर्च दिया!

🚨UGC Act awareness A GC student won't even know who has complained against him/her. As per clause 6.3 in UGC Act, 2026 "Identity of stakeholder reporting and violation of equity shall be kept confidential if requested by the informant."


A tax for being allowed to remain non-Muslim is protection money, right?

Meet Ram Sharan Sharma: Another Eminent Distorian dharmadispatch.in/commentary/mee…


Demystifying Hinduism | Clarity Through Scholarship Join our academic conference bringing together students and community members for an evening of insightful scholarship and meaningful dialogue. Featuring renowned scholars Lavanya Vemsani and Jeffrey D. Long, the program will offer academic perspectives followed by a dynamic, student-led panel. 🗓️ Thursday, April 30 at 1 pm 📍Rutgers University, New Brunswick (College Avenue MPR) In-person event @RutgersU Reserve your spot: 🔗 bit.ly/cyan-rutgers-2…






amazon.in/Reframing-Indi… Reframing India in World History breaks the stereotypical portrayal of India based on misconstrued historical theories. Prevalent constructions of Indian history are tinged with colonial historical frameworks and presentation. @ProfVemsani

In Photo | BJP MP Kangana Ranaut arrives at the Parliament premises for the Budget Session in Delhi today. 📸: Prem Singh / UNI @BJP4India | @KanganaTeam | #KanganaRanaut | #Budget2026 | #BudgetSession2026 | #UnionBudget2026 | #Delhi | #LokSabha | #RajyaSabha | #UNI

"India is too close to Israel for Iran to trust it enough; but not close enough to avoid the humiliation of being blindsided by a war starting hours after an official visit...Presence everywhere, leverage nowhere"- Some tough love in this piece by @mihirssharma

Good discussion. To me, the craziest slave trade was the Roman. "You can suicide, right now - or you are coming to our capital city to fight these starving tigers in the arena." But, the simple fact one could easily rank the top ten accurately implies the existence of an obvious and horrible reality of which most American libs are just totally unaware.
