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European Colonialism
Europe invented the word “Casta” linking purity of blood & skin color to status in society
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It was not Bharat but Europe which first invented the word “Casta” linking purity of blood & skin color to status in society. Hindus...
Lakshadweep: how a long-ago inverted demography has become a hurdle in development of this strategic archipelago
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The tiniest Union Territory of Bharat, Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 12 atolls, three reefs and five submerged banks. The name Lakshadweep in...
How Europeans treated Native Americans
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When extermination of Native Americans failed, "civilizing" became the new US policy. This meant that the Indians would become "civilized" - read & deculturalized.
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Western human zoos – a blot on humanity
The West that often lectures on human rights and presents itself as an epitome of 'civilized beings' is guilty of perpetrating the worst crimes...
क्या वास्तव में यूरोप की हो रही है रहस्यमयी मृत्यु?
यह शीर्षक देखने में अटपटा लग सकता है, परन्तु ऐसा नहीं है। डगलस मुर्रे की पुस्तक The strange death of Europe यूरोप की इस...
1493 CE: The Pope asserts rights to colonize, convert, and enslave
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In 1493 CE, Pope Alexander VI issued a papal bull or decree, “Inter Caetera," in which he authorized Spain and Portugal to colonize the...
African netizens slam ‘The Economist’ for romanticising colonial-era bureaucrats
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In its July 31 edition, The Economist included a review of the book, ‘In the Forest of No Joy’ by J.P. Daughton. The book...
पश्चिम से आई डायन कुप्रथा से ग्रस्त है झारखंड
झारखंड में डायन के शक के आरोप में 5 लोगों की हत्या कर दी गयी है, जिसमें एक पांच साल का बच्चा भी शामिल...
“Godless Saracens Threatening Destruction”: Premodern Christian Responses to Islam and Muslims
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In a conversation that apparently took place on July 13, 634, just two years after Muhammad's death, an old man was asked what he made of...
Anti-racism protests break out all over Europe, Churchill statue defaced with “Was a Racist” slogan
The anti-racism protests which broke out in US after George Floyd's death under the knee of a white police officer have now spilled over...