Hindol Sengupta

Hindol Sengupta is an Indian historian and journalist. Sengupta lives in Delhi and is Editor-at-Large at Fortune India where he writes a weekly column. He is also a columnist for Aspen Italia and The New Indian Express. He was educated in South Asian history and politics at Worcester College, Oxford, as a Chevening Scholar, in business and finance as a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia University, and in journalism and film-making at Jamia Millia Islamia and Delhi University. He is a celebrated author of multiple books: ‘Being Hindu: Old Faith New World and You’, ‘The Sacred Sword’, ‘The Modern Monk’, ‘Sing, Dance and Pray: The Inspirational Story of Srila Prabhupada Founder-Acharya of Iskcon’ and his recent book ‘Soul and Swords – The History of Political Hinduism’.

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India and the Art of Governance: A Civilisational Continuum | Panel Discussion | Dr. Sanjeev Chopra | Dr. Hindol Sengupta | Sandeep Unnithan
India’s governance frameworks are imported — but the problems are entirely Indian. What would it mean to govern from our own civilisational roots? The discussion opens with a Pakistan comparison: a Pakistani politician once attributed India’s stability entirely to political continuity after 1947, while Pakistan was “orphaned at independence.” Panellists — including author Dr. Hindol Sengupta and governance expert Dr. Chopra — examine how India’s survival depended not just on leaders but on the strength of the national movement...
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Srila Prabhupada and Civilizational Leadership: Sustainability & Dharma | Prof. Hindol Sen Gupta | Dr Rinkoo Wadhera
As AI displaces human identity and purpose, India’s ancient philosophy of post-anthropocentric consciousness may be the world’s most urgent contribution. Hindol Sengupta — 13-book author, Wilbur Award winner, and Hayek Prize shortlistee — joins Sangam Talks for a wide-ranging conversation on Srila Prabhupada’s life, leadership model, and civilizational relevance.Hindol unpacks Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Achintya Bhedabheda philosophy — the idea of being simultaneously one with and distinct from the divine — as a uniquely powerful framework...
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Soul and Sword: The History of Political Hinduism | Hindol Sengupta | Sunaina Kumar | DU Lit. Fest
The post-independence Indian Historians have been putting the role of Sword in politics under the carpet. Hindol Sengupta in conversation with Sunaina Kumar at DU Lit. Fest. 2024 sponsored by Sarayu Trust Foundation, talks about the History of Political Hinduism since earlier times..