Aphorism: Civilization and Universalism.

 Beneath this veneer of civilization we are still barbarians, beneath this veneer of universalism we are still tribalistic

Aphorism: Sceptic

 There is a fine line between being a sceptic and a conspiracy nut.

Aphorism: Libertarianism and Liberalism

 Libertarianism is product of lazy mind.

Liberalism is resentment against, rebellion against reality.

Gaurav's law of Intellectual Anisotropy

 A man's genius in one field is inversely proportional to his chutiyap in completely unrelated field.

Enlightenment's fatal conceit

 Enlightenment's (Liberalism/Rationality) fatal conceit is to believe pursuit of reason inevitably leads to being good, whereas in reality being good is a constant choice. Being good is neither inevitable nor irrevocable, being good is a matter of constant choice, a constant struggle

Performance Hindutva

 Modi practices what can be called "Performative Hindutva", it entails endless photo ops performing pujas at temples and teerth, and dropping baits in speeches. What it doesnt entail is enduring change in policy, institutions and culture to strengthen Dharma.

Sangh and Ideology

How to understand Sangh's ideology? Answer is tricky, Sangh doesnt have any ideology, if by ideology we mean set of ideas accepted after deliberation.
Sangh has intellectual vacuum, in absence of any robust intellectual anchor, Sangh is actually influenced by two competing instincts.
 First is a vague sense of cultural nationalism. Sangh derives its sense of cultural nationalism not from any deliberate thought but by popular sentiments and ressentiment , in this way Sangh lags rather than leads the masses.
The other is a vague sense of reform, here as well Sangh doesnt derive its sense of reform from any deliberative process but by current cultural/political fads, fads which are determined by cultural elites which are overwhelmingly liberals.
Thus, ironically, Sangh follows liberal fashion with a lag, this explains Sangh stand on Kanayadaan, fire crackers and (initial) stand on Sabarimala

Addendum: There is an additional aspect which contributes to ideological incoherence of Sangh. 

Sangh is basically a scouts organisation where emphasis is on discipline and conformity, whereas disagreement and dissension are fundamental to intellectual activity. Hence Sangh's distrust and discouragement of intellectual activity.