Not about taking sides

This blog is not about taking sides or what is right/wrong. It is about keeping the Swadhyay community on a positive and constructive path.

This blog is a voice of Swadhyayees, it is NOT supportive or "on the side" of Swadhyay critics. It is clear that the "anti-swadhyay" side that Pankaj Trivedi represented has its own interests, biases, and venomous style. This blog does not make a wholesale subscription to rumors and criticisms of Swadhyay or its leadership. In fact, the blog is not about Pankaj Trivedi or the attacks on Swadhyay at all - it has been created to ensure that we have ways to communicate/share our thoughts and find creative ways to weather the current challenges. The current events show a sense of urgency - the blog is intended to get people to honestly share their thoughts, concerns, and constructive ideas.

The task of managing the Swadhyay Parivar is not easy, it requires great penance and the ability to tolerate visious criticism. However, it is also clear that many Swadhyayees do not wholesale subcribe to everything that is suggested or shared by Swadhyay leadership. That doesn't make Swadhyay or the Swadhyay Parivar worthy of criticism, it is just an observation. We will not be able to maintain our unity until we find outlets to shed our doubt.

There is no right or wrong, the blog is intended simply to encourage people to share their thoughts and beliefs from their own experiences. Some may lean one way or the other; some may believe certain things that others do not; but together we are all Swadhyayees looking for positive and constructive ways to focus on the things that make the Swadhyay Parivar and Vichaar such an amazing influence in our lives.

This site is not trying to take sides or promote any version of the story. If you don't like what is on this blog, or feel that a perspective is missing, please share - it is a democratic space that is only representative of what people write - and the more people that share the more representative of our voices it will be.

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