For decades, India’s media landscape has been hijacked by ideological mercenaries—suits and smiles broadcasting disdain for the nation’s civilizational core, questioning its military, its faith, and its culture. Divided by caste, balkanized by religion, and fragmented by a self-hating elite, the idea of Bharat stood battered. But this week, a remarkable reversal has begun. Enter Republic TV’s National Collective Conclave—a historic initiative led by none other than Arnab Goswami, the unapologetic voice of nationalism, a journalist who refused to kneel, bend, or break before the cabals that hijacked India’s post-independence narrative. This Conclave is more than just a media event. It is a civilizational correction, a rallying cry to 142 crore Indians to sink their manufactured divisions—be it caste, region, religion, or class—and rediscover the unifying dharma of Bharatiyata. For far too long, a handful of power-brokers—political dynasts, ecosystem-funded activists, and ideological smugglers—have played divide and rule with impunity. Not anymore. Republic TV’s initiative comes not just as a breath of fresh air, but as a long-awaited thunderclap of national awakening. In assembling thinkers, warriors, scientists, and philosophers, this conclave does what Lutyens media feared most: build unity without the permission of the elite.
Veterans like Maj Gen (Retd) G.D. Bakshi, who has given voice to India’s martyrs and military triumphs when the usual suspects questioned surgical strikes and vilified the Armed Forces, brought fire and facts to the stage. His presence was not symbolic. It was foundational. When India was pounded with Turkish, Chinese, and American-origin drones by Pakistan, it wasn’t Western tech or borrowed glory that saved us—it was indigenous genius. And speaking of genius, the man behind the Akash missile system, Dr Prahlad Rama Rao, a scientific titan handpicked by none other than Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, reminded us why India is no longer at the mercy of imported patriotism. His creation—Akash—served as a steel shield (iron dome), ensuring no Pakistani drone or missile met its intended target. Our borders held because our science delivered. This is the India the Conclave celebrates—one that protects and projects, not one that pleads or postures. There was also Captain Tyagi, a young woman officer whose presence and words inspired many, embodying India’s modern military: agile, courageous, and committed to the tricolour, not tokenism. But perhaps the most electrifying moment came from veteran diplomat Ambassador Deepak Vohra, who reminded every Indian of our intellectual inheritance. “Every Bharatiya is an inheritor of Chanakya,” he thundered, “and none can teach us strategy.” In that one line, Vohra torched centuries of colonial gaslighting and leftist inferiority. We are not a nation waiting to be tutored by the West. We are the land of tacticians, warriors, and visionaries.
Gurumurthy, one of India’s foremost thinkers and spiritual economists, who spearheaded the Conclave with his inaugural speech, offered rare clarity on civilizational resilience, reiterating that Bharat has survived conquests, loot, and distortion because its soul was never for sale. His presence underscored the Conclave’s intellectual depth—this wasn’t jingoism on steroids. It was nationalism rooted in Dharma, knowledge, and duty. So, is Indian media finally becoming nationalist? If Republic TV’s initiative is any indication—yes, and thank heavens for it. From being divided houses running down the nation at every turn, to finally standing for the soldier, the scientist, the saint, and the citizen—this is the renaissance we’ve waited for. Arnab Goswami has not just hosted a conclave. He has hosted a movement. One channel, appropriately named Republic, has done what entire media conglomerates feared to do—bind a fractured nation through truth, pride, and unapologetic patriotism. The time of intellectual sepoys and narrative brokers is over. A new national discourse has been born. And it roars.