Interview: Dr Koenraad Elst
Koenraad Elst is a noted Belgian scholar and writer, specialising in coverage of Hindu contemporary issues, Indian history and comparative philosophy. He has authored at least 20 books, including the monumental ‘Decolonising the Hindu Mind’ and ‘Saffron Swastika: the Notion of Hindu Fascism’. Dr Elst was recently in the UK, to delivering a lecture at the Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan (London). Hindu Voice UK caught up with Koenraad to bring you this fascinating interview.
October 1st, 2006 at 10:56 am
‘Temples’ a modern type of Hinduism…
really???
October 1st, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Suvarna Sinh I think Dr.Elst sympathises somewhat with the Arya Samaj, if you look at it from that perspective temple building was somewhat a late phenomenon, in the Vedic age there were no elaborate mandirs as we see today, life was centred more around the yagnas.
October 2nd, 2006 at 7:36 pm
My favorite temple is still the bamboo with a safron flag atop. (aside fromt he one we carry within).
hariaum
December 31st, 2006 at 6:52 pm
I too have a sister-in-law in Perth Scotland, she’s the only Indian there, the Scottish folks including her husband loves her and she plays an important part in her community.
Her temple is in her castle.