Call For An Intellectual Kshatriya Guest Column-by Rajesh Tembarai Krishnamachari Abstract: In the present scenario where people spend more time taking in media information than interacting with other people, media reports yield a tremendous influence on the readers' mind down to a subconscious level. Media coverage today has an inordinate impact on the views of the populace in general and the administration in particular. 10000 people perishing in a famine in Sub-Saharan Africa might go unnoticed, but the killing of 10 Israelis is given wide coverage enough to impart a 180-degree turn to the foreign policy of the world's sole superpower. It is in this recognition of the new global arena that has spurred certain vested interest groups to pump in billions of dollars to PR firms, advertisement agencies and lobbyists in an attempt to garner public support for their actions. In this regard, Indians in general and Hindus in particular have lagged behind considerably. This paper aims and hopes to provide 'motivation, guidance and perhaps the inspiration' to young Indians to take up the cause of the country through the pen and become intellectual warriors or Bauddhika Kshatriya-s. Dr David Frawley had first enunciated the concept of 'Bauddhika Kshatriya' in a classic article in the context of Hindu religion [1]. The present paper extends the idea to the convergent realm of Indian nationalism, Indian religion and Indian culture. Introduction: The modern era is, not without reason, called the Information Age [2]. The layman is inundated by reams of information. Perception rules over reality and packaging of the information often scores over contents. The ability of the educational system and media to mould public opinion is well recognized by the various pressure groups in the world. Both M K Gandhi [3] and M A Jinnah [4] utilized the power of the media to their maximum advantage. The media's power is further reinforced in 'trust and value driven' Oriental societies where the media word is often accepted as the Biblical truth. In neighboring Pakistan, the history books were tampered with (beginning in the Zia regime) to inculcate a feeling of hatred and animosity towards the Hindus [5]. The ideology of Pakistan was projected as an Islamic one and all history preceding the advent of Islam was erased [6]. In India, the Marxist historians planted false theories like the Aryan Invasion Myth [7] to divide the people on a regional and caste basis. The Mughal era atrocities were whitewashed [8] and every indigenous effort was denigrated. Our history books of the last 50 years were modified to inculcate a sense of self-deprecation amongst the Indian youth. In the present context, the Hindu nationalists are attempting to rewrite history with two foremost objectives: [9] a. Indians are made aware of their glorious past and made to feel proud of their splendid heritage. The confident Indian youth are then enthused and exhorted to take India to the pinnacle of glory that once belonged to it. b. The mistakes committed by the Indians in the past are highlighted. An objective post-mortem examination of the same preempts committing the same mistake again in the future. As David Frawley [1] points out, other cultures and traditions have realized the power of the media to influence public opinion. Islamic lobbies invest billions in United States to obscure the realities of their faith as exposed by their more radical co-religionists [10]. Another aspect of the combat in this new arena is its degeneration into a vicious disinformation program against adversaries or groups with conflicting ideologies. 'In this contest whoever puts out information first usually gains credibility by defining the field. Whoever puts out information in the most sophisticated and high tech manner has the best audience in the long run and generally the best success in promoting their agenda.' [1] Even Pakistan and China have implemented several steps in this direction to project their influence and indulge in a blatant disinformation campaign against the Indians. Pakistanis control every South Asian think-tank in the United States [11]. The very idea of a South Asian entity is abhorrent to the author [12]. All the positive points about India get transferred to this South Asian bloc and in return we are saddled with the negative connotations arising from the nefarious activities of the Pakistanis and the Bangladeshis. While China projects the notion of Greater China [13] vigorously, the notion of Greater India [14] is vituperatively dismissed. The Indian elephant becomes the Asiatic elephant [15]. The Pakistani pseudo- scholars already address the Indian Ocean as the South Asian Ocean [16]. Articles on yoga [17] and meditation [18] in the US mainstream media no more mention India. The success of the Pakistani endeavor is seen in the fact that the US administration still treats India and Pakistan on an equal footing. [19] Within India, the Resident Non-Indians [20] have done everything in their power to hamper national integration and destruct the unity and integrity of our country. Every group with the initials mentioning the words peace, justice and secularism [21] is controlled by the Marxists who have left no stone unturned to denigrate India and its people. The Marxists have displayed expert coordination in their activities complementing each other in every sense of the word. Lubricated and propelled ahead by mammon and fame, they collude in their diabolical schemes to push India to permanent ignominy and penury [22]. The Marxists' subversion of our history books [23] and the resulting damage to India's psyche is well documented. They control the English language press [24] and use it repeatedly to attack the Indian interests. The Goebbelsian Marxists through specious reasons projected the incontrovertible evidence of the Ayodhya temple as nebulous [25]. The Marxist intellectuals through another display of wizardly casuistry depicted the Narendra Modi government as anti-Muslim ignoring the fact