Rajiv Malhotra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian-American entrepreneur and author
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Place of Birth: New Delhi, Delhi, India
About Rajiv Malhotra
- Rajiv Malhotra (born 15 September 1950) is an Indian-American author who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, took early retirement in 1995 to found the 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 non-western view on "Indic" cultures, mainly Hinduism.
- Malhotra has written prolifically in opposition to the academic study of Indian culture and society originating in Europe and the United States, especially the study of Hinduism as it is conducted by scholars and university faculty of the West, which he maintains denigrates the tradition and undermines the interests of India "by encouraging the paradigms that oppose its unity and integrity".
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