| Description | Rajiv Malhotra began his career as a computer scientist specializing in artificial intelligence in the 1970s. He worked as a software development executive and Fortune 100 senior corporate executive in the United States before transitioning into entrepreneurship. He founded and ran multiple IT companies across over 20 countries. At age 44, he took early retirement in the early 1990s and ceased all for-profit activities. In 1994, he established the Infinity Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey, dedicating himself to full-time research on civilizations from historical, social sciences, and mind sciences perspectives. He also chairs the board of governors of the Center for Indic Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. |
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| Critique | Malhotra is known for his critiques of Western academic approaches to Indian history, society, and Hinduism. He has authored numerous articles and books highlighting perceived biases in Western scholarship on Indian culture. His notable publications include 'Breaking India: Western Interventions in Dravidian and Dalit Faultlines', 'Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism', 'Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity', 'The Battle for Sanskrit', and 'Academic Hinduphobia: A Critique of Wendy Doniger's Erotic School of Indology'. In October 2018, he was appointed an honorary visiting professor at the Centre for Media Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi. In October 2022, he received an honorary Doctorate from Indus University. |
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| Research Focus | Malhotra's key research interests include the competition of civilizations in a world of increasingly scarce resources and India's role in global encounters. He investigates scenarios involving three competing civilizations: China, Pan-Islam, and the West. His work also covers comparative religion, globalization, and India's contributions to world civilization. |
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