Can a tradition question itself?

Some people think a tradition stays strong by never changing. Others think it stays alive only by arguing with itself. The classical schools of Indian philosophy spent centuries asking each other "how do you know that?" Maybe questioning isn't a threat to tradition. Maybe it is one of its oldest habits.

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We launch on Saturday 31 October at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, with our first debate, hosted by the Delhi Union: This House believes that the Constitution should not regulate Hindu temples. RSVP

New in Explorations: Dharma: One Word, Many Meanings.

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