Rajiv Malhotra

Who is this?

Rajiv Malhotra (born 15 September 1950) is an Indian-born American right-wing Hindutva ideologue and the founder of Infinity Foundation, which focuses on Indic studies, and also funds projects such as Columbia University's project to translate the Tibetan Buddhist Tengyur. Apart from the foundation, Malhotra promotes a Hindu nationalist view of Hindu culture. Malhotra has written prolifically in opposition to the western academic study of Indian culture and society, which he maintains denigrates the tradition and undermines the interests of India "by encouraging the paradigms that oppose its unity and integrity".

Career

1. 1950
   Born
2. Notable work: Being Different

Trivia

• •Place of birth: New Delhi
• •Citizenship: India
• •Known as: writer