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Distortion of History
The Magnetic Pull of Bharat’s Soft Power
The word “soft power” was first coined by Harvard scholar Joseph Nye. He described this term as the ability to attract and co-opt, rather...
Shackles of History in the World’s Largest Democracy
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History helps shape national perceptions and perspectives and undergirds national security. However, the boundary between historical fact and fiction is more porous than students...
Distortionists in the Garb of Historians
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Narendra Modi may well need some lessons in history, but on balance, the Prime Minister, his Cabinet colleagues and spokespersons of the Congress require...
The Guilt of the “Eminent Historians”
A few marginal media reported that archaeologist KK Muhammad had a startling revelation on the responsibility for the Ayodhya controversy and all its concomitant...
Samudragupta era temple discovered during Kashi redevelopment work
News of ancient Hindu temples, some as old as 1600 years, being discovered during redevelopment of the previously ignored holy city of Kashi/Varanasi, has...
“Sardar Patel as responsible as Jinnah for Partition, Muslims Blamed Unfairly”: Ex-VP Hamid Ansari
2-term Vice President Hamid Ansari sparked a major controversy by saying that Bharat was as much to blame for partition as Pakistan, and that Muslims were...
Ancient Naval Defence System in Bharat
The history of Bharat's shipping and maritime activities goes back probably to the early times of the Rigveda. The Jatakas, the Greek and Roman...
The Allegation that Sant Ravidas was not a Hindu Saint is Ridiculous
I recently happened to come across an article written by Pardeep Atri (he also runs the Hindu-bashing twitter handle @AmbedkarCaravan) The article is filled with blatant falsehoods...
Rama and Ayodhya and The Battle for Rama – Review
The diffusion of propaganda requires repetition. In the words of someone many leftists have secretly admired for long, repetition is what makes propaganda successful...
India A Sacred Geography, by Diana Eck – Review
This is a review by Mr. Abhinav Agarwal, of the book "India A Sacred Geography" written by Diana Eck.
Diana L. Eck "is professor of...