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…
Champions of Aryan Invasion/Migration Theory (AIT) refuse to give up. With virtually nothing to show in support of their pet theory in linguistics, archeology or ancient texts and inscriptions, they…
Dharampal (The Beautiful Tree) has effectively debunked the myth that Dalits had no place in the indigenous system of education. Sir Thomas Munro, Governor of Madras, ordered a mammoth survey…
On 25 June 1975, Bharat saw the extension of the external emergency, imposed since 1965 into the domestic affairs of Bharat. More than 25 years have passed; yet, the public…
In order to attain materialistic gains of money and fame, people these days start commercialising the valuable knowledge of Hindu Dharma without even reading it by themselves. One such “businessman”…
Controversial Kollywood director-cum-dalit activist Pa.Ranjith has been booked for his defamatory speech on the great Chola king Raja Raja in an event organised by Blue Panthers in Thirupanandal, a place…
The well proven theory of ‘scratch an Indian atheist to find a Chrislamist’ seems to work for neo politician Kamal Haasan as well. When he was accused of getting funds…
A Prologue Having viewed five movies over the last two decades, which includes The Tashkent Files (TTF) recently, does not qualify me to be an expert movie critic. When eminent…