Looking beyond the Indus Script: Story of Vedic Harappans
A decade since Jha and Rajaram presented their findings, there have been significant developments that show that the script was one piece of a larger picture that connects Harappan archaeology to the Vedic literature, and also to the natural history of the post Ice Age. Navaratna Rajaram finds out more… Indus More...
Ummah: A Mythical Alliance of Muslims
Alliance of Muslims, one that is fanatically sought by the Islamic terror organizations like Al Qaeda, has seldom existed in history even though the very concept of Ummah or More...
Alexander’s Indian Misadventure
Like the Aryan invasion, Alexander’s ‘victorious campaign’ is a colonial era myth created to demonstrate European superiority. It was used to claim that all Indian achievements More...
Teaching History: Dos and Don’ts
It is now a time worn cliché that the teaching of Indian history has been distorted. The real question is how to correct it. A committed teacher has taken in important by showing More...
Who Brought Freedom, Gandhi or Netaji?
Editor’s Word: Penned by Dr. NS Rajaram in the year 2010, this story is relevant even to this day. Enumerating several contributions of Netaji – as Subhas Chandra More...
Mahatma Metamorphosis
It is a little known fact that until the end of the First World War Mahatma Gandhi was a strong supporter of both the British Empire and the military. He became the Apostle More...
Amir Khusro: Neglected master of many talents
The Bahaar and Bihaag Raagaas are attributed to Amir Khusro (below) as is Qawwaalee performed at the dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddeen Awlia (above) By Akhilesh Mittal – More...
Marco Polo world discovery was big con
Marco Polo travelling, is a miniature from the book The Travels of Marco Polo (Il milione), originally published during Polo’s lifetime (c. 1254-January 8, 1324). Marco More...
Remembering Shivaji
The present generation of Hindus owe much to Shivaji. Although he is famous throughout the length and breadth of India, in the West many Hindus, will not even have heard of More...
Veda Vyasa & the question of untouchability
Veda Vyas & Untouchability Veda Vyasa is a legendary Hindu sage, whose very name is synonymous to Hindus with knowledge. According to traditional Hindu accounts, he More...
