Rajiv Malhotra's Lecture at British Parliament on ‘Soft Power Reparations’

[@dhanushacharya8286]

The British speakers only commented on world war memorial,and not anything else.But hey,that's a start.We need to keep up the work and press on the other important points, especially to get them to cut ties with (anti-) Indian left.

[@RajivMalhotraOfficial]

Not true. The senior most MP from the ruling party was Tersea Villiers (sitting on my extreme left). She supported the Soft Power Reparations idea. After the lecture, we briefly discussed a follow up. Now there is a move to form Infinity Foundation Britain whose main goal would be to partner with a suitable British organization and move this forward. I have decades of corporate experience in creating very large strategic alliances between big enterprises, initiatives with long term impact. So I know how such a process must start delicately and win over more and more support. Most persons with "opinions" have no such experience and nor are they seriously invested in such movements on a long term basis. They have neither expertise, nor "skin in the game" so to speak. In fact, they are mostly a nuisance to those of us doing the hard work. Help us by making commitments for concrete work as per our plans. We need that badly. Time is short. Thanks.

[@dhanushacharya8286]

Rajiv Malhotra Official This Rajivji is truly wonderful news and I stand corrected.Certainly, a tectonic shift from the old ways of only looking India from an exotic and emotional point of view.This alliance would boost the Indo-British friendship as well as establish an authentic grand narrative of India.I urge all like minded people to take up the initiative and share this video to important forums and generously donate for the noble cause.Cheerleading from a distance won't cut the ice.

[@anirudhsharma6432]

Jai hind

[@technocrat6184]

Rajiv jis videos need to reach the masses to have an effect . They are not being shared by people .

[@dhanushacharya8286]

Get in contact with infinity foundation group ,share the work and we can achieve the same!

[@anetavaid5485]

I am not indian. But Rajiv Malhotra Made me a true and proud HINDU.God Bless him. Jai Shree Raam

[@satyasibasabat7491]

JAI SHREE RAM.

[@rakeshkoul7964]

Sia Bal Ramchandra ki Jai, Pawan sut Hanumaan ki Jai.

[@iraja9918]

jai sri ram sita lakshman bajrangbali

[@harsh_adukia]

@@rakeshkoul7964 Sia Var hota h bhai

[@hariompathak5784]

@@harsh_adukia jai sri ram bro

[@viveksvkola]

Proud to be an Hindu & Indian. Bharath matha ki jai.

[@rajpopat2099]

వివేకానంద్ కోలా Bharat Mata Ki Jay

[@chetansharma3699]

This is time to awake and unite to hindu to save our culture history and our country as well as and now rss and bjp modi is only hope and option. Plz dont divide the name of state language and caste also.

[@parthh_vp0545]

@@chetansharma3699 looks like they are not the real hope we were looking far.. being an intellectual like mr. Malhotra and sharing this soft power historical knowledge with our society is the only way to awake the nation. We should not wait for some politician rather take a stand and do it on our own.

[@sandeepkulshrestha1257]

@@rajpopat2099 People from South India add "h" but pronounce as Bharat. It's a local way of expressing

[@muditkhanna8164]

@@sandeepkulshrestha1257 and we respect that

[@elora179]

I’m a proud British Hindu and proud to support this enlightened man and unity between our 2 nations.

[@koenraadelst6655]

Soft power reparations: another original idea, another step forwards in the debate about the colonial legacy and Hindu self-assertion ("decolonization"), path-breaking.

[@prateek752]

@Sandy Sandy That's not the real Koenraad Elst

[@iraja9918]

and very beneficial to uk

[@rai3086]

Sandy Sandy is that koenraad Elst really ? 😂.

[@ravindrababu7231]

Soft Power reparations is a good idea that India can take up under the able guidance ofRajiv Malhotra.

[@usc4405]

Huge fan of ur Sir.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻

[@coermech9620]

This is called taming the elephant and riding it to destroy the enemy's gates. This is just the beginning. Also, just saw the demolition of Lenin's statue in Tripura today after BJP won the elections. What a time to be alive!

[@religiousfatigue3700]

rohit bisht yesss there was a certain sense of satisfaction within me watching that "foreign" statue being demolished, loved it.

[@rahulranjan4615]

Sunita UD Singh Well then you supporting hooliganism...We need to disguise ourselves as termites..we need to eat this ultra left liberal ideology from inside out..in that way they will be most vulnerable...else we will lose the much needed support...

[@maanishgajewar784]

rohit bisht DEAR BE INDIAN N THINK AS INDIAN. VANDE MATRAM. RESPECT WHO RESPECT ME n MY NATION.

[@mekrishnab]

rohit bisht

[@dr.r.d.gautamultrasoundcas3669]

Demolition of that statue was amazing.

[@pradeepkumarsharma4929]

Really, Rajeev Malhotra is a intellectual kshatriya .proud moment as a bharateeya.

[@aksh4singh]

More like contemporary Bhisma Pitamaha

[@clemalford9768]

LOL 2nd Class intellectual. That's a good one!! Is he in the wrong carriage?

[@TheCosmique11]

@@clemalford9768 he travels in the very carriage as you do, it's just that you are imbued in arrogance and that you have a begrimed vision.

[@dharamdadhichi2926]

I am a great fan of Maharishi Rajiv Malhotra. My humble bow at his feet as a great wise grandfatherly figure. I have huge respect for his wisdom, love for truth and courage to say truth the way it is.

[@adityasaboo6074]

Dharmender D Absolutely True....

[@keshavbedi]

Here is my critique of the video. 1.)Modi 's victory was not a groundswell nor does he represent the voice of even 50% of Indians. He managed to get majority of seats by only maneuvering 31% of the total votes casted.So the 'voice' about which you are talking is less than 31% because not all people voted Modi for same reason. It may be noteworthy to hear what Arun Shourie has recently correctly pointed out that Abraham Lincoln had said you can't fool all the people all the time, but the BJP guys know that it is not necessary.One only has to fool 30% of people for some time. 2.)There was NO ultra liberal in India in prominence which you assert has been thrown out.If you are tacitly implying that Congress or it's allies were liberal, then you are grossly mistaken.Congress is a party of socialists and they had nothing to do with liberalism at all. 3.)Modi didn't win for his grand narrative of Hinduism or for cultural advocacy but for the promise of employment and anti incumbency wave due to Congress's corruption.BJP lost Bihar election precisely due to their explicit and strenuously emphasized Hindutva campaign on issues of Gau Raksha, Ghar Wapsi, Ram Mandir and Pakistan. 4.)The cause of 'culture' that you are championing in the video is essence of liberalism which you snubbed in the very beginning.You may refer to F A Hayek, arguably the most important stalwart liberal of 20th Century, who argued in favor of 'culture' as something which evolves much similar like Darwinian Natural selection which is never designed by anyone(It's culture which creates mind and not the other way round as per him) and which is essential for safeguarding any civilization. 5.)Secularism simply means State having no religion and not that people be irreligious.Your critique essentially is that because secularism has been asymmetrical, instead of correcting it we need to abandon it altogether and create a cultural hegemony of a special group. All this rests on only one argument which is, "Oh look China is doing this." Your problem seems not that secularism is asymmetrical but rather why it isn't asymmetrical in your favor. 6.)Your advocacy for Britain to help India in creating a cultural hegemony and grand narrative presents a royal hypocrisy when one listens to you sharply condemning 'outsiders' engaging in eliminating cultural oppression in India.You basically don't want others to engage in Human rights issues or other activities which concern oppression because we are a sovereign, free ad infinitum country but you would like them to help in inculcating in India what you think is best for the country.So viewers should know that you're not principally against foreign intervention in India.You are against it only when it doesn't suit your agenda. 7.)Your sarcasm ridiculing how textbooks still teach Muslim rule was a shining period in Indian history is itself contradicted by the study of Angus Madison which you take as a basis for saying that India had 25% of world GDP in 18th century.If you study the book from where this figure comes, you will find(If you don't know it already), that you are cherry picking figures and the study's figures of GDP of India under Muslim rule of over 800 years will very easily screw your sarcasm.If you don't know this you are an ignorant man(not intellectual) and if you know this and still assert what you assert then you are a dishonest and cunning person.Choose your bit. 8.)Kautilya WASN'T an economist nor was his book Arthashasta a book of economics. 9.)That ancient Indians did good work in many fields is a fact.If you restrict yourself to arguing that such heritage of Indians should be better represented in our curriculum, you are well justified.But it's not at all a justification of creating a grand narrative or of establishing cultural hegemony.Afterall, Einstein didn't produce his General Theory of Relativity because of any grand narrative or even due to a sense of identity nor did many other great minds. It's highly likely that the video is full of much more irrationality but I didn't have the capacity to watch such torrent of errant nonsense and so I spared myself before half time of the video.

[@slomoy2k]

Keshav Bedi - LOL. You have an extremely shallow understanding of even the western perspectives you are championing, so no hope for you to 'get' the dharmic / Indian grand narrative perspective. As you are not capable of processing even half of the video accurately, his books will be a too much for you. But if you can, read his books, esp. Breaking India and Being Different, with an open (i.e. not as a westernized coolie) mindset and come back to comment when you can think like an adult. In case you have already read them and still commenting as above, then I am sorry for your lack of comprehension & comprehension skills.

[@loveindia9231]

He is Shankaracharya of 21st century.

[@nirajjkumarr]

1) Modi got 31% votes because it was a multi cornered fight and the BJP contested only on 396 out of 543 seats. Wait for one more year and just see where the percentage goes. 2) The congress is not a party about socialism but only about opportunism. It has played as a capitalist, a socialist, a radicalist, a rationalist all at the same time as it suits it. Rajiv Malhotra is pointing to the academia and intellectuals who have been nurtured by the Congress as proxies and try to present the Congress as the voice of liberalism in India. When the only major opponent is targeted and branded as Fascist and Conservative by using the asymmetric control over media and intellectuals, its but natural that the Congress and its likes emerge as liberals to the outside world. 3) There was not only one factor which led to Modi's victory. But there is no denial of the fact that the galvanization of suppressed majority votes did play a role in many cases. And most importantly this lecture has been delivered in March 2018 and not in May 2014. Please have some idea of context before jumping to conclusions. There have been many other elections since 2014... most importantly in states like UP, Assam etc which could not have been won without such a consolidation of majority votes. Tripura being a very recent example. Moreover the speaker has tried to show a general trend in the world with the increasing popularity of Modi, Abe and their likes in the world. That in itself proves that the time for political correctness is about to end. As far as Bihar is concerned, I don't even want to make any comment as you are totally cut off from reality of how elections take place in India. 4) Since you are advocating for Liberalism as the saviour of culture, there is no point in even replying to this. If one starts to prepare a list of the cultures that have been destroyed in the name of liberalism, the list will be too long. 5) You have got a habit of putting your pre-concieved notions into your writings. Where did the speaker advocate for hegemony of one community or culture. He has only advocated mutual respect in place of tolerance. If a mosque or a church has freedom to administer itself, a Hindu temple should also have the same right. Did he advocate to withdraw such rights from the minority institutions?? No. 6) You should at least read the books of the speaker before criticising him based on your delusions. He is not advocating intervention. He is only seeking their active role in destroying a Frankenstein in the name of Aryan Theory, which was created by the Germans. You need to read the Book Breaking India to understand how such divisive theories have caused conflicts in India, Sri Lanka and Rwanda to name a few. He is simply giving them a choice, help us in doing away with this monster or we will do it ourselves some day. Its only because of sepoys like you who only believe foreigners, that he is seeking their help. 7) You have not read all the facts put forth by Angus Madison it seems. He has put the GDP figures since 1 AD. and not only 800 years. The GDP contribution of India was highest in 1st AD too, it didn't grow due to the Mughals. And the fact that in 1750 AD India's GDP was 25% of world GDP, is a testimony to our resilience as a nation and civilization that despite 800 years of disturbance and foreign rule in many regions the economy sustained it. It's the British who destroyed it. 8) It's better not to comment on it. There is a statue breaking competition going on in India these days. Please go and demolish the Kautilya statue in NADT,Nagpur if he was not an economist. 9) Einstein didn't produce Theory of Relativity. He just discovered it. Similarly, Newton did't produce the Laws of Gravitation. He was the first to discover it in England. Enjoy your ignorance. That's what Sepoys did actually, fired upon their brethren in their ignorance.

[@sunilmallya007]

Rajivji deserves Bharat Ratna . The kind of work he is doing for India, it is priceless

[@anupamsharma1]

India need intellectuals like Rajivji.

[@htnakirsus]

need where? in the indian parliment?

[@rashidakhan77]

Rajivji is not just an intellectual, he is a karmavir, just like Modiji. People who don't just have original ideas, but who work tirelessly in pursuit of their fruition while sublimating their own ego in the task and not expecting something selfish in return.

[@PratapSingh-is4eb]

We already have but they have been declared as "bhakts" or as "bhagwa atankwadi's".

[@clemalford9768]

India has too many intellectuals. It needs outstanding ones.

[@savitagrover6941]

Clem Alford wish he had settled in India. Good way of looking at changes in life

[@pittsburghpatrika1534]

This is an engaging address at the British Parliament. I listened to the whole event. Years of dealing with hostile audience in the US and India has helped Rajiv Malhotra to hone his debating skills without even one iota of anger, hatred and belligerence. His impact will be felt long after his time. But I am happy that he is getting to see the recognition he worked so hard to earn. -- By Kollengode S Venkataraman

[@tulumanful]

Hats off to you Sir. A true Indian or a true Hindu will be always proud of you.

[@sidoftampabay]

I am not born in India but proud to be born to Indian parents. Every time an ancient Hindu scripture is destroyed it's a loss to world civilization.

[@saanvi2004]

I m born hindu - brahmin. My mother had obsession of puja and fasting. I remember there was a time when she would fast 5 days in 7 days I guess. But she never forced her style on us when we were young... Her main diety being Durga I remember. My sister and I would worship Shiva (more). Now we all are married and my in laws are Tamil having totally different way to puja and rituals. My sisters family worship Krishna... we all follow and practise our religion to our our own ways and capacity.... Without imposing any compulsion to anyone amongst each other. Yet I am here following this channel.

[@sadenb]

You got to respect one thing. It takes a lot of courage on the British side to host this event as well. I kind of feel nowadays, they are much more open to hearing things than Indians. Good to see such a video. Way more impactful in long term than Tharoor's speech

[@gopal108b5]

sanch Sanchayan this couldn’t have happened without my MP Bob Blackman who does so much work for the Indian community here

[@NoOne-ky1er]

He talks about collaboration without harshly blaming them hurting their pride. It is called true diplomacy.

[@MrDillbud]

To me the brits look like smug and contented after they have almost completely destroyed Bharatiya Sanskruti, Uprooted it, and left it for the few locals like Rajivji , to start from scratch. I would not discount slyness .One has to remain Positive, however.

[@naveenk6387]

sanch Sanchayan Just one request .. Always be wary of them . . they never do anything on equal measures; only vested interests or compulsions drive them. . we must not repeat the mistakes we made in past . .

[@prakashnakka5759]

Naveen K and how is that different than politicians in India who are much worse....

[@aatmakeawaaz6404]

This is phenomenal and a step change "illegally occupied by Pakistan" Gilgit! This I am sure is the long term soft persuasion of India to finally say the truth in the last 3-4 years of ramped up foreign policy. What a great start to Rajivji's talk

[@AmolKulkarni9]

Really that was the sentence that brought me hope that the world view is changing. It actually had my eyes opened wide. And no doubt Rajivji would bring new insight to listeners.

[@stevebrown1816]

About 'Aryan': Aryan is not a race at all per the Vedic scriptures. An Arya or Aryan is one who strives to live per the Vedic dharma, which is universal religion for mankind, and it is the oldest. Additionally, the Vedic dharma does not say any one race is superior than any other race or skin color, or nationality. All the prayers in the Vedic scriptures are universal.jaya sri Krishna!

[@monkeymayhem1977]

Aryan is not a word. It is a concoction of German indologists. Arya means noble and means those who follow dharma, like for instance, Harishchandra, who lived and died for truth even at his own expense. Those who follow the path of dharma are called as arya. As a civilization, Hindus were followers of dharma and so we self referentially refer to ourselves as Aryas. Following dharma in life requires courage, and those who have the courage to follow dharma at all times, especially when it is most inconvenient, are Aryas.

[@kkchemtrols]

Steve you are absolutely correct.

[@mindfreakmovies9586]

In entire Vedic scriptures there is no mention of the word "Aryan". Yes, there is mentioned of the word "Arya". The word Arya only means learned discipline human being. Jai Shree Krishna!

[@MrALenCar321]

Yet india bred casteism.

[@DipayanPyne]

@ F!zz It was varna back in the day. There is no evidence whatsoever was birth based. It evolved into the caste system over 1000+ years as a social problem. The word caste is not even Indian.

[@kudalaMangalooru]

Rajiv's punchline " Mutual Respect " brutally sums it up all. Because that's what the countries & nations, where Abrahamic religions have ruled, did not (and still do not) have, vis-a-vis Sanatana Dharma-based belief systems. Great talk!

[@apexprecitech]

The British are quick in understanding that to stay relevant in the future world developments, they should tow the changed Indian line. Rajiv ji brilliantly puts forward the loss the Brits will have if they choose the perilous old path. The setting is so strange and new. A single Indian instructing their former master on how to behave. wow. The choice of terms like soft power reparations are British centred and a genuine reach by Indians. Whoever sits on the throne there, they should change their mind totally.

[@pqr6614]

Rajiv ji has time and again said about mutual respect in his discussion but you despite that bring the term Former master. Remember former master are no more.The British that were sitting there has nothing to do with what their ancestors had done to India. So no need to take pride in that.

[@keshavbedi]

Here is my critique of the video. 1.)Modi 's victory was not a groundswell nor does he represent the voice of even 50% of Indians. He managed to get majority of seats by only maneuvering 31% of the total votes casted.So the 'voice' about which you are talking is less than 31% because not all people voted Modi for same reason. It may be noteworthy to hear what Arun Shourie has recently correctly pointed out that Abraham Lincoln had said you can't fool all the people all the time, but the BJP guys know that it is not necessary.One only has to fool 30% of people for some time. 2.)There was NO ultra liberal in India in prominence which you assert has been thrown out.If you are tacitly implying that Congress or it's allies were liberal, then you are grossly mistaken.Congress is a party of socialists and they had nothing to do with liberalism at all. 3.)Modi didn't win for his grand narrative of Hinduism or for cultural advocacy but for the promise of employment and anti incumbency wave due to Congress's corruption.BJP lost Bihar election precisely due to their explicit and strenuously emphasized Hindutva campaign on issues of Gau Raksha, Ghar Wapsi, Ram Mandir and Pakistan. 4.)The cause of 'culture' that you are championing in the video is essence of liberalism which you snubbed in the very beginning.You may refer to F A Hayek, arguably the most important stalwart liberal of 20th Century, who argued in favor of 'culture' as something which evolves much similar like Darwinian Natural selection which is never designed by anyone(It's culture which creates mind and not the other way round as per him) and which is essential for safeguarding any civilization. 5.)Secularism simply means State having no religion and not that people be irreligious.Your critique essentially is that because secularism has been asymmetrical, instead of correcting it we need to abandon it altogether and create a cultural hegemony of a special group. All this rests on only one argument which is, "Oh look China is doing this." Your problem seems not that secularism is asymmetrical but rather why it isn't asymmetrical in your favor. 6.)Your advocacy for Britain to help India in creating a cultural hegemony and grand narrative presents a royal hypocrisy when one listens to you sharply condemning 'outsiders' engaging in eliminating cultural oppression in India.You basically don't want others to engage in Human rights issues or other activities which concern oppression because we are a sovereign, free ad infinitum country but you would like them to help in inculcating in India what you think is best for the country.So viewers should know that you're not principally against foreign intervention in India.You are against it only when it doesn't suit your agenda. 7.)Your sarcasm ridiculing how textbooks still teach Muslim rule was a shining period in Indian history is itself contradicted by the study of Angus Madison which you take as a basis for saying that India had 25% of world GDP in 18th century.If you study the book from where this figure comes, you will find(If you don't know it already), that you are cherry picking figures and the study's figures of GDP of India under Muslim rule of over 800 years will very easily screw your sarcasm.If you don't know this you are an ignorant man(not intellectual) and if you know this and still assert what you assert then you are a dishonest and cunning person.Choose your bit. 8.)Kautilya WASN'T an economist nor was his book Arthashasta a book of economics. 9.)That ancient Indians did good work in many fields is a fact.If you restrict yourself to arguing that such heritage of Indians should be better represented in our curriculum, you are well justified.But it's not at all a justification of creating a grand narrative or of establishing cultural hegemony.Afterall, Einstein didn't produce his General Theory of Relativity because of any grand narrative or even due to a sense of identity nor did many other great minds. It's highly likely that the video is full of much more irrationality but I didn't have the capacity to watch such torrent of errant nonsense and so I spared myself before half time of the video.

[@arunprakash6852]

Praveen Kr but they consider themselves that way. They claim as what they have given to us.

[@soumyamanna3042]

Keshav Bedi so you didnt see the full and you are critiquing the video. your points seem to be irrational to me.

[@soumyamanna3042]

Keshav Bedi 1)30% vote for modi does not mean 50-80% does not want grand narrarive for india.i am tmc supporter at state level.beacause bjp does not have any ground level org in wb.but support the work of rajivji. most of people does know what is grand narrative, why it is important. the more knows it, the more will support rajivjis work.its not about bjp.its about our civilization.i didnt know rajivji until some of my friend share his page.

[@sadhuu]

Rajiv ji is a true soldier of Dharma

[@PoonamG108]

I've been to the National War Memorial in Birmingham at beginning of this year and was utterly disappointed to see that there is a Sikh memorial but nothing for Indian soldiers - knowing that my forefathers faught for the British yet absolutely no recognition! Astonished that the GOI has not made any attempts to remedy this. Thank you Rajivji 🙏

[@hatessmug]

I agree. It's kind of pathetic that hindus are content with piggy backing on sikh recognition. I think hindus should start asserting. I got nothing against sikh brothers, but one can clearly see they are working everywhere in the west for their own welfare. There is no reason why hindus shouldn't do that.

[@PoonamG108]

I totally agree that Hindus cannot piggy back on our Sikh brothers. We spoke to one of the curators of the Memorial and he said that if the Hindus make a proposal to fund the memorial then they would be happy to go ahead with a memorial for the Indians. Sadly I don't see Hindu leaders doing anything - too busy with temple/ cultural organisational politics! Despite being a well off community we are too selfish to think beyond our families!!

[@MrDillbud]

Poonam Sharma, expecting neru-ghandi-khanian sarkar(GOI) !!??!! would have only led to more heart-breaks & Depression for Bharat. Their motives were never to remedy anything ....Period... have proven to be Rob, Rob and Rob from motilal(fake name) to robert vadra . Modi sarkar, is attacked by internal enemies(Congi and allies from all sides). RM has set the ball rolling . Let's pray and Hope for the Best .

[@ananthsethuraman8921]

I am not sure about this distinction between "Sikh" and "Indian" or between "Sikh" and "Hindu". It seems to be against the spirit of Integral Unity.

[@PoonamG108]

Ananth Sethuraman I don't see any distinction myself but the Sikhs have clearly given their numbers only and did not include other Bharatiyas. Sad that they wish to project themselves as separate but that's another Breaking India story!

[@alokmohanty9293]

It appears after a long long pause Bharatiya Kshyatriya voice has spoken. It was spoken so well with crystal clear clarity that it paves the way for the future. Bravo. Let Bharat Mata get such more voices to speak out in the world stage.

[@tiwari86graphene]

It is great time for whole India and Indian to support Rajiv Sir for his Novel work . Jai Ho ...Solute to hard works of Rajiv Sir

[@kjayak]

An absolutely brilliant talk by Rajivji. His conceptual clarity on reparations in the soft power area is astonishing. Having listened to Shashi Tharoor's talk , who is indeed a good speaker ( notwithstanding his current political alignments) - listening to the view of India's accomplishments & capabilities through Indian eyes as opposed to the centuries old western colonial lens was inspiring as always. But where Rajivji really pushed the envelope was in articulating how - after having been instrumental in reducing India to a state of penury and having contributed to the destruction of its society, Britian could now help India regain her position as one of the major contributors of knowledge in the intellectual sphere by undoing & dismantling all the intellectual edifices and structures like the Aryan Invasion Theory, the supposed backwardness of Indian society in education, industry etc - which still persists in the British universities. In addition an acknowledgement to the people who had really contributed to making the British successful during the colonial era - through war memorials for the Indian soldiers who fought for the British , & the Allies during WWI and WWII - is absolutely brllliant. AS Rajivji correctly stated in the modern era there is no time or room for age old animosities or bitterness but there are immense possibilities in moving forward together with mutual respect, after duly recognizing the past and laying it to rest and moving on to a shared future built with possibilities. Having followed Rajivji for more than two decades from 1997 I have to say that his own personal evolution as a thinker and leader in the area of Indic studies is an inspiration by itself.

[@divyanshusharma3510]

Agree on rajiv ji's views regarding soft power, but reperations, that too by asking them(Brits) to do so isn't going to help the pride of our people. There is history between us and history that's not in our favour. USA can be considered, Japan, Israel are good options, but not UK. Our syamantak mani still adourns their crown, not till we win it back.

[@htnakirsus]

Jaya Kumar I agree with your well written review.

[@kjayak]

A different perspective would be to have those who built the colonial and exploitative constructs, in the process deeply wounding and maligning India, commit themselves to participating in the tearing down of those very constructs that they helped create and then do the opposite - help in spreading the very real contributions of India to various fields of human endeavour. While the Syamantak Mani is a symbol of this oppression - it is just a small one in the massive loot carted away from India over the last millennia! In due course as India prospers economically and grows as a society - it can also be brought back through legitimate means!

[@jansprat4649]

I would like to thank Rajivji for this discussion. I did not feel a sense of seriousness or urgency in the Brits, that this issue deserves, but the video in itself may not reveal the complete truth. I would like to point out a few things that I disagree: # For the first time in my life, thanks to Shashi Tharoor, I have come to know the depth of damage the British has done to India and read about the research of India's GDP since 0 AD to 1750 AD. I have seen what happened to my grand parents and great grand parents and how they lived, suffered and died. They were very well educated yet they lived poor and died poor. They were very kind and generous people and I never understood why they deserved that kind of life. Its only after reading Shashi Tharoor's book that I realized what had happened to the country. So I think its very important for Indians to actually soak in the depth of damage done to the country by these Brits. I think in this case, the sense of outrage is actually important as many Indians have no clue of their own history. This sense of outrage should be used productively to ensure that the real history be taught in their schools and not sugarcoated. And more importantly it should be taught in our own schools. But I feel that we are barely getting to know our history and we are already in a rush to scrub the culpability of these Brits! # Let us not rush to distribute blame equally on the British and the Indians (Sepoys) for the current state of affairs. In any society, there will always be some section who are disgruntled and this applies even in the western societies. But its the people who actively prey on this disgruntled section of a society by dangling the carrot of money that is the real problem. This is what the western media has been doing for decades. They encourage ONLY this disgruntled section to write articles, produce movies etc intentionally for trying to project an entire culture in a negative light. If we go this route and give them a ready made excuse, they will make a token gesture and put the same in their textbooks saying that the Indians are equally or more responsible as the British for the state of affairs in India. Only they won't say it openly but they will do that subtly. To give an example, I was recently reading a book by an American author on India and I could already see the massive sugarcoating of the British empire (supposedly "Greatest empire on Earth") and how he was trying to portray the Indians as backward, uneducated and fighting between themselves and thus needed to be governed by the Brits. You can see him reverse the sequence of events and you can already see the rush to sanitize history. There are books by the Brits as well to the same effect as they foresaw that Indians will wake up to the truth sooner or later and thus its better to start sanitizing history preemptively. # If we look at the actual Indian sepoys under Dyer, while its true they were "Indians" but in reality they were Pushtun, Gurkha, Sindh and Pathan regiments, as in they would use regiments from one part of the subcontinent in another part. And also while Its true they opened fire killing the people at Jallianwala Bagh, we also need to understand what these Sepoys faced for insubordination. Lets not forget that mutinous soldiers were jailed, executed, hanged and blown to bits by cannons before. So these sepoys were in reality forced to do their job or face severe consequences. We need to take that aspect into consideration. Finally I will say this, that while its very important to move forward through a forward looking, constructive dialogue, its important for Indians to actually look back at our history, take the time to allow the depth of damage during the British Raj to sink in. I firmly believe that in terms of reparations, the Indians should demand the Brits return back all the jewels, thrones, statues that were in a real sense, stolen. They should also ensure that the truth of the British Raj in India, be taught to British children. That should do that at the very minimum we should expect the Brits to do. Thank you.

[@MrDillbud]

It's news that kohinoor is actually , THE REAL SYAMANTAK MANI !! All the more reason for IT also to be back where IT BELONGS. The dark shadows over England would also dissolve and it will really be a level field play to Achieve Victory For ALL . A Real "VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM" can Hopefully Result . Hearty hearty Congratulations to Our IK MAHARATHI , ARJUNA, RAJIVJI .

[@PauloConstantino167]

I am mind blown by your towering intellect. Long Live.

[@malarrganesan2008]

Rajiv, i am so happy to see you sit at the parliament and proposing for soft power reparations. Thank you so.much .

[@clemalford9768]

No reparations from the UK working classes' taxes. They never colonised and exploited anyone. Ask the UK queen for the Kohinoor back. Ask the colonial rulers' offspring and descendants, Sir this and Lady that, for the money back, if they have not stashed it away in some offshore account.

[@vaisakhkswami857]

@@clemalford9768 did you even watch this video he said he we don't need money

[@kishlaybihan3790]

wow! soft power reparations. It's a huge and honest idea.

[@kantimodi889]

It is very good to encourage this idea of soft power

[@DineshSharma07]

सबसे पहले तो हिंदी सब टायटल के लिए धन्यवाद स्वीकारें. एक बेहतरीन व्याख्यान के लिए ह्रदय से आभारी हूँ.

[@raghunandhkotike7305]

What a great presentation! How scientific! How daring! How honest! How timely! How practical! How dedicated! India's wounds are given a healing touch in the British parliament. Great salutes to you sir, Rajeev Malhothraji.

[@sahajization]

This is like a dream come true! Wow! Rajiv ji is just phenomenal... Hope we see progress soon...

[@deva8496]

Guys please trend #SoftPowerReparations

[@lj8554]

I'm really amazed to see Rajivji speaking in such a truthful and charismatic manner. Now I'm feeling a great impact of his words on my mind. Really great👏👏👏👏

[@tiwari86graphene]

Rajiv ji is really very nice and hardworking person @only for the Great Nation

[@warrior7478]

We should also fight for India n our historical values ...save Hindu Sanskriti n culture....

[@ujwalmokashi6702]

Soft power reparations. WoW, that's brilliant!! Far far better than stupid idea of Shashi Tharoor's saying "sorry".

[@MrALenCar321]

Sashi never demanded any financial reparations did he?

[@georgem2685]

F!zZ Sashi asked for a token 1 pound reparation with an apology. Rajiv ji’s proposal is so much more well thought out and impactful. Further from the way Rajiv ji speaks it is clear he cares about this, Sashi Tharoor while eloquent does not come across as sincere.

[@rai3086]

G M Shashi was there for fame and show , with the research of probably his support staff and so. Just a famous face that knows how to speak pompously well.

[@amamgain753]

@@MrALenCar321 yes sashi tharoor ask for

[@amamgain753]

@MrAmsterdamcity1 sashi tharoor was right but instead of 1 pond repration he can ask for soft power reparations idea of rajeev malhotra ji

[@ravjangra6358]

Dear Rajiv Malhotra ji, You are the true Indian fighting a very hard fight lonely. Listening to you tears comes from my eyes. God bless you!

[@tiwari86graphene]

Just, try to understand what amount of enamarous deep knowledge and wisdom Shri Rajiv Sir have... I think he is one the best person to get Bharat Ratan.

[@SurashKan]

Shri Rajiv Malhotra is THE Man for India as i have seen today, who doesn't have any pressure of the government or the people or any organizations etc etc.. and who speaks his mind with ultra clarity and genuine original thoughts and with utmost Truth/Dharma and very very practical solutions to the most severe issues that we have today, and based on as i could witness here... No words to express on him and his sound mind and the thought process in the making of this Man!! Thanks a billion for this event... !!

[@unmeshdave5746]

Great Lecture Sir... India needs great intellectuals like you who do the tapasya.

[@ronstaff4754]

I do hope Infinity Foundation soon has a presence in UK. It will give a far broader Hindu perspective than we have at the minute via organisations such as the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

[@ananthsethuraman8921]

It may be relevant to quote what Rajiv wrote in reply to another poster: "The senior most MP from the ruling party was Tersea Villiers (sitting on my extreme left). She supported the Soft Power Reparations idea. After the lecture, we briefly discussed a follow up. Now there is a move to form Infinity Foundation Britain whose main goal would be to partner with a suitable British organization and move this forward."

[@rkdm9568]

Rajiv Ji, it is proud moment for whole India. Thank You... I will keep supporting you in my best capacity.

[@rajivchopra9891]

It is not that easy to put across in British Parliamentarians the changed Indian foreign policies and made the MPs to speak our language. Beautifully put across in such a short time in that many words. That speaks volumes. Hats off to Mr Rajiv Malhotra ji. Would love to attend more such lectures by him. Thanks for inviting me for attending such a illustrious lecture

[@abhasrivastava5954]

For how much time people like rajiv sir would be fighting for us, Don't make mistakes what our parent did.... Wake up and start sending your upcoming generation to GURUKUL, so that one can learn there VEDA & GEETA, Jai shree krishna 🙏

[@oneworld2724]

Rajiv sir is a Gem of India. Support his move of 'Re-Imagine India' from Swardisi point of view.

[@hatorihanzo999]

A clinical lecture by Rajiv Malhotraji. His ability to speak the truth as he sees it while at the same time making inroads into minds that are not necessarily like-minded (as he likes to put it) is remarkable. Saying that Europe was invaded by Christianity inside the British Parliament is no joke, this hits at the one of the roots of the "white saviour complex".

[@raghunandhkotike7305]

The Hindus and the world countries are to be enlightened with Sri Rajiv Malhothra's analysis. A great mind and a great job.

[@venuopaliyer4024]

Every talk by Rajivji is special with original ideas. This one is special being in the land of colonial masters. He has put forth his thoughts straight and workable suggestions . Always upholds the value of Hindus with substance without any emotional attachments. We are blessed to have such a great personality.

[@johnroe8517]

Rajivji Great talk! Thank you Sir! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@RigeshRam]

Another outstanding speech, must watch for all proud Indians, for those who are already following RM, spread and use “ Soft Power Reparations” RajivJis newly coined term perfectly conforms to the need.🙏🙏

[@bhagyajitdalei9052]

U make us proud Rajiv ji, simply wonderful

[@hirendhameliya239]

Once again excellent talk by Rajivji. The idea of 'Soft Power Reparation' is super. Rajivji perfectly explains how British people can help India to make the grand narrative of India and to revive Brahmin varna. His suggestion to the British people that how the UK can make strong relationship with India is outstanding. His ideas are perfect for the British and Indian people to make a relationship with an acknowledgement of the past. I hope I do make such an intellectual mind of mine.

[@rajbharatendra2749]

This is the Swami Vivekananda moment for all of us. Greatful to Rajiv ji.

[@adc12345100]

Impressive. logical. proud of you Sir.

[@keshavbedi]

Arvind Chitale Here is my critique of the video. 1.)Modi 's victory was not a groundswell nor does he represent the voice of even 50% of Indians. He managed to get majority of seats by only maneuvering 31% of the total votes casted.So the 'voice' about which you are talking is less than 31% because not all people voted Modi for same reason. It may be noteworthy to hear what Arun Shourie has recently correctly pointed out that Abraham Lincoln had said you can't fool all the people all the time, but the BJP guys know that it is not necessary.One only has to fool 30% of people for some time. 2.)There was NO ultra left in India in prominence which you assert has been thrown out.If you are tacitly implying that Congress or it's allies were liberal, then you are grossly mistaken.Congress is a party of socialists and they had nothing to do with liberalism at all. 3.)Modi didn't win for his grand narrative of Hinduism or for cultural advocacy but for the promise of employment and anti incumbency wave due to Congress's corruption.BJP lost Bihar election precisely due to their explicit and strenuously emphasized Hindutva campaign on issues of Gau Raksha, Ghar Wapsi, Ram Mandir and Pakistan. 4.)The cause of 'culture' that you are championing in the video is essence of liberalism which you snubbed in the very beginning.You may refer to F A Hayek, arguably the most important stalwart liberal of 20th Century, who argued in favor of 'culture' as something which evolves much similar like Darwinian Natural selection which is never designed by anyone(It's mind which creates culture and not the other way round as per him) and which is essential for safeguarding any civilization. 5.)Secularism simply means State having no religion and not that people be irreligious.Your critique essentially is that because secularism has been asymmetrical, instead of correcting it we need to abandon it altogether and create a cultural hegemony of a special group. All this rests on only one argument which is, "Oh look China is doing this." Your problem seems not that secularism is asymmetrical but rather why it isn't asymmetrical in your favor. 6.)Your advocacy for Britain to help India in creating a cultural hegemony and grand narrative presents a royal hypocrisy when one listens to you sharply condemning 'outsiders' engaging in eliminating cultural oppression in India.You basically don't want others to engage in Human rights issues or other activities which concern oppression because we are a sovereign, free ad infinitum country but you would like them to help in inculcating in India what you think is best for the country.So viewers should know that you're not principally against foreign intervention in India.You are against it only when it doesn't suit your agenda. 7.)Your sarcasm ridiculing how textbooks still teach Muslim rule was a shining period in Indian history is itself contradicted by the study of Angus Madison which you take as a basis for saying that India had 25% of world GDP in 18th century.If you study the book from where this figure comes, you will find(If you don't know it already), that you are cherry picking figures and the study's figures of GDP of India under Muslim rule of over 800 years will very easily screw your sarcasm.If you don't know this you are an ignorant man(not intellectual) and if you know this and still assert what you assert then you are a dishonest and cunning person.Choose your bit. 8.)Kautilya WASN'T an economist nor was his book Arthashasta a book of economics. 9.)That ancient Indians did good work in many fields is a fact.If you restrict yourself to arguing that such heritage of Indians should be better represented in our curriculum, you are well justified.But it's not at all a justification of creating a grand narrative or of establishing cultural hegemony.Afterall, Einstein didn't produce his General Theory of Relativity because of any grand narrative or even due to a sense of identity nor did many other great minds. It's highly likely that the video is full of much more irrationality but I didn't have the capacity to watch such torrent of errant nonsense and so I spared myself before half time of the video.

[@ChalKhutiKothig]

+keshav haha jali na!! British parliament mein tumhari patloon kholi bhun kar raakh ho gaya hoge

[@nik9643]

Its look like you have copy pasted propaganda point . Shame on you keep it up with fake hindu name

[@nandu9773]

Keshav Bedi Traitor

[@priyans1020]

Now that MODI has won for the second time, do you care to change any of those points??

[@gsymmonds3487]

Fantastic talk. Not asking for apologies, not asking for reparations, asking to help India re-construct the Indian Grand Narrative. Superb. Genius. (And yes: the AIT has to go. It's a thorn in the side of truth and Indian history cannot be set right without getting rid of the AIT AND the mentality that it nurtures.)

[@singhs2817]

Beautiful and a strong talk by Rajiv Malhotra. Hats off

[@asakhala]

this man is pure gold, Rajivji..may you get my life or may I rise to your intelligence and courage

[@atulkotwal]

Rajiv ji talking very straight to British people. This requires Tapasya of a great Rishi. Very inspirational to all the indian to start thinking about India. This video should get 100 times more views then recent devdutt Patnaik's video.

[@umagan619]

This speech is much better than Tharoors'. He calls spade a spade , doesn't shy away from pointing out that many Maharajah and Indians joined hands with the British to rule and kill Indians. He also offers very practical solutions which would actually make a difference going forward. Thank you Rajiv ji.

[@nivaskumar9464]

Every ministers in government of India should listen the important message sent from this talk,,and upgrade and reestablishe the priority.

[@bythepharmacologist4930]

Dr. Rajiv Malhotra - you are going to be a huge marvel on the history of world. You are like a superman. The way you brought up the fire in world is awesome. Cant stop myself from listening to you more and more. Good wishes !!

[@bellabelgrave5850]

An eye opener that there is a door opening for Britain despite leaving European Community. A new idea - Soft Power Reparations was put forward in the heart of British Democracy, the House of Parliament. I particularly liked how Dharmics can aid conflict between the Abrahamics in Interfaith dialogues - a brilliant discourse.

[@maheshsrigiriraju8757]

What a brilliant speech! Rajiv-ji, has politely shown the mirror to the British and suggested that they better behave, as we are not going to go away. On top of that, he suggested them that they better look at their own Vedic-like roots. Soft Power Reparations indeed 😇🙂🙃! Brilliant!!! I’m very happy to tell Rajiv-ji through this post that, in late 2017, I asked my Catholic Lawn Up-keeper to look at his own pre-Christian roots in Europe. 🕉🙏🏽🕉

[@richeststrut]

this has some impacts, 1. True nationalist indians can educate themselves about the atrocities that were done and continued to be done by breaking india forces. 2.If govt is really listening to rajiv ji, they have to replace the old maclauy education with education that has root deep into our 15k year culture. 3. Now the british (depending on if they want to still be bad guys) has got the actual secrets spilled by rajiv ji about what breaking india forces are, so now they can directly go to these forces and foster them making it easier for exert more pressure in breaking india forces

[@Dharmarakshaka]

A truly Dharmic Scholar at his finest.... can't help but wonder why Oxford with their long established "Indology and Oriental Studies" faculties and other Academic Hindu "think tanks" (OCHS??) haven't been able to make similar deeply perceptive and constructuve contributions ... isnt this what scholars are supposed to contribute to society? Innovation, creativity and the courage to speak truth to power? Support Rajivji's vision of an Infinity Foundation GB and lets make "Soft Power Reparations" a reality not just for India but for all post-colonial dialogues. Salute Rajivji. Saadar Pranaam.

[@dharamdadhichi2926]

Proud moment for India.

[@yogajyotsna]

This episode is a necessary challenge to several of the contemporary Indians. We need rise and rise quickly from our stupor and act to support Sri Malhotra.

[@anilmishra5947]

I feel proud of you sir, I really do

[@amitpadhye7509]

I must say that this man has guts... he is explaining British people inside British parliament with good words how briton looted india.. hats off to Rajeev ji

[@preetis9776]

This stephen pound is insinuating that Indians stole steel-making from the West! When it was exactly the opposite! I wonder if Rajivji's approach is perfectly tuned on this occasion. When negotiating with Rakshasas, you must not assume that they can stop being Rakshasas. When calling for 'mutual respect' with Rakshasas, you need to have checks and balances and a tight contract and especially increased caution on the Indian side lest trusting Indians open themselves up again, ready to give the respect and giving away concessions in collaborations, and findig that eventually the 'mutual' part of the respect is not forthcoming yet again from the Rakshasa side. This pound guy is just doing exactly what max mueller and the orientalists did- appearing to 'praise' India while actually saying they stole steel from the west, i.e. hiding a false ,toxic narrative in the friendly-sounding words. Saavdhan! Saavdhan!

[@payelkarmakar3252]

Preeti S Hahahahahahaha! ❤️❤️! Brilliant lady!

[@rocky01031989]

With every speech of Rajiv Malhotra I get more and more insight to the real glory of India. Similar people have to be the lime light of India's political, bureaucratic and intellectual structure. Him and Swamy deserve more respect and visibility. Respect.

[@vk9299]

Brilliant talk by Rajivji!! As always, there's something new to learn and perceive in each one of his talks!! Soft power reparations - totally for it! I'm just stunned that not even ONE Indian politician can articulate what Rajivji has done in this video!! This is how an equal partnership should work!

[@bhuvanamani9151]

Words fail to compliment his depth of knowledge and grasp of concerns of modern day particularly of India. So proud of Mr Malhotra👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@snr5950]

Rajiv Malhotra Sir, you are rendering a yoman service to India....

[@virathindustan6540]

Jai Sri Krishna!

[@VineetMenon1]

The Whites, as usual said some nice words and implied nothing in essence.

[@ananthsethuraman8921]

It may be relevant to quote what Rajiv wrote in reply to another poster (Dhanush Acharya): "The senior most MP from the ruling party was Tersea Villiers (sitting on my extreme left). She supported the Soft Power Reparations idea. After the lecture, we briefly discussed a follow up. Now there is a move to form Infinity Foundation Britain whose main goal would be to partner with a suitable British organization and move this forward. I have decades of corporate experience in creating very large strategic alliances between big enterprises, initiatives with long term impact. So I know how such a process must start delicately and win over more and more support." So, the hope is that Infinity Foundation Britain will be able to address the issue you raise.

[@acridotherestristis]

Tou are making enemies already, idiot!

[@clemalford9768]

@@YS-tn9ur And the UK is filling up replacing them from the sub-continent. Some joker called it Gandhi's revenge!

[@veena3648]

"FANCY" as they call it

[@highpriest8571]

@@YS-tn9ur you must not know how to read stats .

[@nirajjkumarr]

Some key takeaways from the talk are: 1) Rajiv ji mentions of Late Dharampal ji's work on British use of Indian Steel. For many who don't know about Dharampal ji, he was a true Gandhian who worked upon colonial history from a truly Dharmic perspective. His life long efforts were published in the form of some books on Indian education, science and technology, society etc in the 18th and 19th centuries, the most famous being the one on education called "The Beautiful Tree". In his book on Science and technology Dharampal ji put forward documents from the 18th century which clearly show that the British had acknowledged the vast knowledge of Indians in the field of Astronomy, medicine, agriculture and many other fields. The description of Benares Observatory and the astronomical tables made there clearly proved that the Indians had knowledge of trigonometry, geometry and calculus from a much earlier date than the likes of Newton etc. Some European scholars even suggested that the tables could have been based on observations made 3000 years ago. This was obviously not accepted by the then Britishers who were burdened with their Christian upbringings and sens of history. Dharampal ji had also shown documents which proved how Bitishers gained knowledge of Rhinoplasty and small pox vaccination from India. There are many other startling facts revealed in his works which are usually brushed aside by the Indian academicians as Hindutva propaganda. 2) At 25 min Rajiv Ji made a remark on India's public services still being out of sync with the realities of modern times. I think this is one very important issue which the current Govt should have handled carefully. Far too many public officials, or I should say a vast majority of the officers supposed to work for the Government are actually working at cross purposes. The recruitment exam, popularly called as the Civil Services Exam has become a machine which churns out robots who are aliens among their own people. The over dependence of UPSC on newspapers like the Hindu and other ultra left magazines for covering topics like current affairs is causing immense damage. Many students who come to prepare for civil services exam owing to the social prestige attached with it are totally new to the humanities streams. They are mostly from technical backgrounds like engineering, finance, medicine etc. Such students get easily brainwashed by the propaganda of these sources. The students are forced to read these sources as the UPSC keeps on asking questions based on them. A very recent proof of this fact is the opening of The Hindu's Patna edition. In a country where the left is being flushed out from every corner of this country, it would be a surprise for many to know that The Hindu has found sufficient number of readers in a city like Patna. Moreover the media group which talks of socialism and communism sells the most costly newspaper in town. What makes the Hindu group confident enough to price its newspaper at Rs 12 against others at Rs 5? They clearly know that the Civil Services aspirants and those of other such exams are their captive customers. This needs to end very soon, if we are really serious about bring some change. Far too many powers have been vested with the wrong set of people in the bureaucracy. 3) The idea of Soft Power Reparations is a wonderful one. Actually, its needed because we Indians have got a habit of believing in the foreigner rather than our own people. So, until the British or the Americans officially acknowledge that the Aryan Theory in particular and most of the caste myths in general were their creation, hardly anyone will believe in it with conviction. So, it will be actually wonderful if the British cooperate in this. However, from their responses it was quite evident that they are still on a different plane altogether. Inspite of Rajiv ji's mentioning of the Indian steel being used by British, Mr. Pound had the audacity to say that JRD Tata learnt steel making from the West and took it to India, and his only contribution was CSR. He could not even commit an honest research into this new aspect which Rajiv Ji mentioned. So, after all this talk they were again talking only of some spiritual contributions and the service of sepoys which need to be acknowledged. However, notwithstanding their cold responses, this is a very good start from Rajiv ji, by challenging them in thier own backyard. A great video for everyone, be it Indian or anyone else.

[@bhushanjawade876]

The things you are saying about UPSC and other civil service exams are correct but it needs lot of time

[@nanjappa42]

Amazing analysis and persuasive presentation. I bow to you, sir. Full of precious insights. Soft Power Reparations is just brilliant, unimaginably brilliant.

[@bhaveshdk]

The most dashing n fearless speech from Rajiv ji....#RESPECT

[@miraharinath6055]

Wonderful Sri.Rajiv Malhotra.India is proud of u

[@sudhansupadhan8793]

Honour to have Rajib ji as a great unbiased intelligent writer & moreover as true patriotic indian...thank you sir.....

[@viveknsharma]

Who are those morons who have disliked this Magnificent Lecture by Current Era Shankaracharya Shri Rajivji?

[@rohitjha8978]

VIVEK N SHARMA Sharma It was great of him to mention the following 1. Indian soldiers in the World Wars. 2. Mutually benefiting from Soft Power reparations. 3. Getting rid of the Aryan Invasion Theories. And my personal favourite..... 4. Vedic nature of the Celtic and Druidic cultures.

[@thenowchurch6419]

Yes indeed. A very welcome message. As a Pan African Rastafari, I agree we must respect each others culture and identity. I fully recognize Indian genius and contribution to world culture and Rastafari in particular. Thank you ! Jah Bless.

[@naren2k6]

Rajiv Malhotra where did you come from, OM you are like Vishnu the Supreme Mind, I wont put you in place of God, but you are taking charge to finally put India and Sanathana Dharma in Front line, and educating Indians. We need more people like you to put the Indian Mindset in full charge and get out of the Colonial Mindset and the feeling of inferiority. OM

[@ushas1953]

Rajiv Malhotra needs to be commended for this extraordinary speech. He has given out very valuable ideas for a great renaissance of Indian civilisation.

[@CuriousSeeker09]

I still don't believe these guys have any good intention towards India. They are only showing they are with us because they have hit hard times. Once this time passes they will again proudly start sporting the breaking India forces. You can see the expression of the conservative party MP when Rajiv ji started saying about the pre christian Europe. They know if Hindiusm is allowed to take its rightful place all the young people in their countries will become Hindus. As it is they are fed up with their religions and its differences with science.

[@Malfoy-bk8tm]

Dabendra Singh Dude he himself is a Jew turned Christian what are you sayin

[@rbk9915]

In the west, both in UK and the North America, the conservatives are far more respectful to India and Hindus than the so called liberals. Liberals hate us and it is them who are eager to give us 'human rights'.

[@rmkpharma]

I agree arranging Rajivji talk indicate that UK need India help need UK as they are in big trouble due to Brexit👍👍

[@CuriousSeeker09]

truthdemon were u this funny since birth or you hit your head somewhere..

[@dhanushacharya8286]

You can't win by fighting alone,we have to build alliances.Yes,there would be differences which is quite natural.We have to figure out a narrative which is win-win for both alies.We can't afford not to engage when such an opportunity arises.Do not be pessimistic about this,this is a great start.Differences can be sorted out

[@drnaveen859]

The most respectful person and Selfless labourers person of India Amazing collection of comparative Colonial social economic knowledge

[@golmeishineson1380]

Had been waiting for these lecture.

[@krishnaramdial3587]

Thank you Hon. Rajiv Malhotra for enabling pride to our Indian Heritage in producing an "Indian Narrative". I was born in Tinidad 86 yrs ago, always considered Bharat as my Janam Bhoomi and very inspired by your {youtube} contibutions to a great people of who gave the world the philosophy to life and living. The people of Bharat are fortunate to have you and your kind fearlessly putting steel in their spines. Very important however, the message to "Muslim Swadeshi" must continue.

[@rajeevbhatnagar6495]

Excellent talk. We can and must collaborate with Britain and there is so much shared heritage as well.

[@jayanthbharadwaj6954]

"Soft Power Reparations"-What a brilliant and genuine proposal! It is our dharma as Indians to champion this cause and act accordingly. I am excited about what comes ahead. Pranam Rajiv Ji!

[@chandanahuja7]

Awesome Lecture Sir. A good lesson on "How to tell the bitter truths without offending your audiences". :). You are doing great service to Bharath. Regards.

[@uditshah56]

This will go down in the history of relations between India and Britain as one of the most important day, or may be even turning point. This talk has the potential of being considered as The Historic Talk as regards the relations between the Ex-Colonial Master and the Colonized. The kind of applause you received, the kind of confidence you oozed and the kind of authority you exuded would make any deshbhakta Indian proud. When you hear a White senior Member of Parliament say it was honour to be at his (Rajiv Malhotra’s) feet listenting to what he had to say, it was as if the whole history was being re-written there itself, reminding one of the sculptures you find in Oxford University where our Pandits are shown at the feet of William Jones as if he was their Acharya. You were crisp, clear and confident. You articulated your points very well receiving multiple times applause for your visionary proposals. You hit the nail on the head when you talked about demanding respect in return for respect. Nothing less. And you put it so well that you did not look arrogant or disrespectful. What an art of communication you displayed! You introduced for the first time ever anywhere “Soft Power Reparations”, your own original concept, just like countless number of your original concepts given in last 20 odd years. Your proposal has the potential to re-write the history for both India as well as for Britain, which means to correct the narrative of the “wrong history” that has been taught in both the countries. Rajivji, we are proud of you would be an understatement. But, my vocabulary skills fail me here. I would close by saying that you are going to go down in the history as a Yug-Purush. Thank you for choosing India as your Matrubhumi! Hari Om!

[@matrixreloaded8464]

Enlightening lecture Rajiv ji. Exceptional thought clarity. Good timing to appeal the English intelligentsia. Proud of you!

[@matrixreloaded8464]

Sharing this video link to as many friends as possible. Bharatmata ki Jai!

[@arun1960]

Rajiv has aptly summed up the thought over the last 50 years by Indians who toed western prism to please and win with them forgetting that they were invaders.The way forward is to allow India its right place based on its historical, cultural, religious and openness to humanity and human co-existence at all levels. West should adopt Yoga, (mutual) respect our culture, religion, language and progress at its own pace

[@PoonamG108]

Brilliant speech by Rajivji. I'm astonished at your diplomacy and idea of soft power reparations- great way for GB to stay relevant! I pray that this idea becomes a reality and my humble prathnaas for this endeavor.

[@nayansheth5293]

Soft power reparation, correction & acknowledging history, dismantling aryan invasion theory, re installing pride in indian, mutual respect instead of tolerance,, decolonization of intelligent fear,, as symmetric implstion of true secularism & contribution of KAUTILYA etc sets my mind to fire. Rajeevji, you are today's Vivekanand.

[@trueravan]

Problem with Indians is: Preference for Knowledge over Defense.

[@patentneer]

Knowledge is power, ignorance bliss ;) And no shortage of boots, metal or nukes either in 21'st century India. Inversely, during Ashoka's time the very same India was larger and majority Buddhist. And during various Muslim rules, many places were either at par or even majority Muslim because many large low castes were not included in religion! So the question is how did India become ... hehe ... a majority Hindu country today ?

[@sandeephalder2562]

poor defense has led to this situation...

[@lolvivo8783]

Pavan C. Joshi The fact is that history of India did not start with Ashoka, Buddhism arose from Hinduism when some(not all) Brahmins went corrupt. This philosophical deviation was defeated by adi shankaracharya.

[@MegaShubh]

We need both.

[@monkeymayhem1977]

No problem with Indians is preference for ignorance over knowledge. If they really understood, they would not be so damned passive. It is because they are clueless dunderheads that they are passive and enjoy taking whatever someone else is shoveling. You can't know that 100s of millions of Indians were massacred over the course of history and be passive, unless you are dead inside. The problem with indians is they don't know their damned history and don't stand up for themselves when required. Pacifistic ideologies have corrupted the indian identity. We need dharmic ideologies and identities, not pacificist morons.

[@NileshMShukla]

Excellent speech, pitch and a lot of food for thought for all enthusiasts of Hinduism.

[@MrKarthikgowda]

Rajiv Malhotra ji at his best. I follow all your videos sir, and this is a strong case you have presented. We need to institutionalise this narrative. Modi ji needs to do more. Yoga day is good, but lets start with academics at home.

[@NoOne-ky1er]

Karthik Gowda Let's see what the new syllabus is.

[@agnipankh108]

Rajiv ji - great to see you articulate your eye opening views in the UK parliament. You're truly the most impactful Hindu and Indian in terms of intellectual Kshatriyata. I want you to know that you've touched many lives in India.

[@MlordDERP]

Very well articulated and to-the-point presentation (backed by facts and hard evidence) by Sri Rajiv Malhotra.

[@shekharguptafanclub4120]

if i want meaning of life I would love to have a meaningful life like Rajiv Malhotra he is doing wonderful work