This group is for discussion of the ideas in Prof. S.N. Balagangadhara's book : The Heathen in His Blindness : Asia, the West and the Dynamic of Religion.
Every educated non-specialist, I am sure, will have his/her own pet explanations of India's past prosperity and current situation. We can even have engaging
IMO, the question to ask is not why the West is prosperous, but why (most of) Asia succumbed to Western domination? An Asia not so dominated has shown its
Hi, K: "India was rich for thousands of years without putting the world at risk whereas the West has been filthy rich for a couple of centuries but by putting
Michael,   You are absolutely right! India was rich for thousands of years without putting the world at risk whereas the West has been filthy rich for a
... Okay, I got that wrong. But I find it hard to believe that there is no underlying cause for failure or success. Even if 75 percent of it is because of