Talk:Rajiv Malhotra

Swarajya cites
, Blacklisting means that the url's should be removed. It doesn't necessitate removing the content and the citations. I wonder if you have actually read the page to make sure that your removals don't affect its coherence?

Pinging. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 16:21, 21 September 2020 (UTC)


 * I see a lot of removed info that's not sourced to Swarajay; so why was that removed? Besides, Swarajay cites Malhotra on himself; there's no problem with that, I think. By the way, how does a one-week old account, with 35 edits, know about WP:QS, WP:SPB, WP:RSP diff? Or Citation bot diff? Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  17:10, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I saw the edit on the Maratha dynasty page. Pandey55jee (talk) 18:01, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Please follow WP:BRD when an edit is reverted and achieve WP:CONSENSUS. Repeating my first sentence: Blacklisting means that the url's should be removed. Citations should not be removed. Full citations except for the URL's need to be given. If you are able to do that, please do so. Otherwise, leave it alone and let somebody else attend to it. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 18:16, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Malhotra - doctorate
I have lately been hearing Malhotra being referred to as Dr. Malhotra. If he has one, why isn't it being mentioned. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 13:45, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Plotinus
regarding this edit, where exactly in those sources does Malhotra say that Plotinus (3rd c. CE) was influenced by specifically Advaita Vedanta, which was hardly existent at that time? And when exacrly did Plotinus live in an Indian ashram? Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk!  04:40, 14 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Malhotra makes these claims his book "Being Different", p. 523. Further more, he takes references from the scholarly works of Harris, R. Baine, "Neoplatonism and Indian Thought" on the chapter 3, "Plotinus and the Upanisads" and chapter 5, "Buddhi in the Bhagavadgita and Psyché in Plotinus", p. 215 to support his claim, which is where the mention of Plotinus and the Upanishads, specifically the Non-dual Vedanta comes into context. He mentioned this work as one of his references. Although there isn't a mention of Plotinus "living in an Indian ashram", there is a mention of Christian theologists uses Plotinus's theories, combined with distorted "Christian Yoga" which packaged and resold to India on the book p. 190 p.505 p.522 p.523. —WikiLinuz (talk) 07:28, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Where exactly does he refer to Haines: in Being Different, or in the lectures? Pagenumber 215 can't be correct; chapter 5 starts at p.65. Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  08:15, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * p. 215 doesn't correspond to Neoplatonism and Indian Thought, but it's a reference for Malhotra's Being Different. I should have mentioned that. All the page numbers I've mentioned refers to Malhotra's work. —WikiLinuz (talk) 09:44, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  09:59, 14 August 2021 (UTC)

Use of potentially biased citations
While adressing Rajiv Malhotra as a Hindutva ideologue, the editor gave the citation of an Article by Scroll.in which is infamous for its Marxist Marxist ideologies. The author of the article too,is involved in Radical Islamic agendas. Hence it's credibility is not assured. Therefore it would be better that the lines be removed  from the article  — Preceding unsigned comment added by श्वेतकेतु (talk • contribs) 06:54, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Welcome to Wikipedia, please take a look at these: WP:BIASEDSOURCES and RS-NPOV. Also, make sure to sign your message by entering ~ at the end of your text. WikiLinuz  ( talk ) 07:23, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
 * How exactly is Shoaib Daniyal involved in "Radical Islamic agendas"? It sounds more like you're using standard Hindutva terminology to discredit opponents. Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  08:12, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks like you're completely unfamiliar with the Indian Politics.Just another Wikipedian editor (talk) 19:48, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Please answer the question. Joshua Jonathan  - Let's talk!  20:12, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

Hindutva Dispute
There has been a conflict regarding whether or not Malhotra is Hindutva. Let us discuss here. Ahciwbxj (talk) 07:56, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * TrangaBellam (talk) 10:10, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
 * It would be appropriate to quote him on the right wing like Hindutva. This is an unsolicited opinion which has nothing to do with Hindutva ideology which is posted here as a valid criticism. Just another Wikipedian editor (talk) 19:38, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * To whom are you talking? TrangaBellam (talk) 20:19, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * He outright rejects Hindutva in his book Being Different.

2607:FEA8:AA03:9600:8DD5:E5E6:FC28:A539 (talk) 06:03, 16 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Who cares? People misrepresent themselves all the time. We go by reliably published sources. Doug Weller  talk 08:16, 12 August 2022 (UTC)