Majority of South Asians today are descendants of Harappans, says veteran archaeologist Prof Vasant Shinde. “The genetic evidence coupled with archaeological evidence indicates continuity till today,” said Prof Shinde, former…
It is largely believed among historians and commoners alike that the calendar Bengalis follow began in the era of Akbar. However, this is at best a simplification of history. No…
The biggest fraud played on Hindus post-independence (thanks to Gandhi, Nehru, communists, leftist historians & their coterie) is de-Hinduising Hindu heroes & heroines…
In this five part series on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj we bring to you the life story and achievements of this great Hindu ruler who overthrew Islamic domination and established a…
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is in the news for dubious comments made during an interview after his recent hit film Tanhaji: The Unsung Hero. I doubt my stardom constantly…
Time and again Bollywood has distorted historical facts in the name of ‘cinematic freedom’ and the latest example is the movie ‘Panipat’. It has now come to light that the…
In the wake of my celebration of Diwali, one of the most popular Hindu festivals, I cannot help but consider the implications of what it means to be Hindu in…
A former Jadavpur University (JU) student Manaswini Sen, presently pursuing Ph. D from University of Hyderabad, posted a decapitated map of Bharat with the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh…
In the previous part, we had gleaned through Hitopadesha to understand the message of the ancient Acharya of politics about ‘vasudhaiva kutumbakam’, encapsulated in a pair of satirical fables. Far…
ayaM nijaH paroveti gaNanA laghu-chetasAM udAra charitAnAM tu vasudhaiva kuTumbhakaM [“This is my own and that a stranger” – is the calculation of the narrow-minded For the magnanimous-hearts however, the…