Liberal thinkers such as Sagarika Ghose often ponders over this issue. In fact, in an article where she talks about the lack of right-winged intellectuals in India, Ghose wonders whether the lack of conservative intellectuals in the country a result of a badly inculcated ‘bhartiya sanskriti’? She goes on to add whether the cause behind this is the constant upholding of Indian scriptures such as The Bhagavad Gita or the Arthashashtra or the Manusmriti – some of these are probably outdated or fail to offer advise on issues beyond divinity, spirituality and religion. Maybe she is right. Or maybe, the right-winged intellectuals in India have the right wisdom sources, but do not know which lessons to pick. Read more
