History
Bhojshala: The Emerging Truth Between History, Faith and Evidence
Following the court orders, efforts have also intensified to bring back the idol of Maa Vagdevi, currently housed in a...
Hope Cooke: How an American lady almost snatched our Sikkim from us
Hope Cooke: Sikkim, a land of profound cultural significance for Hindus and Buddhists alike, is quietly reemerging as a pivotal...
Bhojshala: The Untold Story of History, Conflict, and the ‘Victorious Mindset’
When an invader must have demolished a temple, perhaps he believed that he had not merely brought down stones, but...
Dhar’s Bhojshala Declared Vagdevi Temple by Indore High Court, Muslim Claim for Namaz Rights Rejected
In a major verdict on one of Madhya Pradesh’s most sensitive religious disputes, the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh...
Sukhdev Thapar: The Revolutionary Who Challenged Empire, Negotiation Politics and The Limits Of Freedom
Sukhdev Thapar emerged in the turbulent political climate of the 1920s as part of a generation that refused to place...
Maharana Pratap Jayanti: India Reclaims the Legacy of a King Who Chose Resistance Over Submission, PM Modi Leads Tributes
India is celebrating Maharana Pratap Jayanti with nationwide tributes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the remembrance and paid homage to...
Stolen Legacy: How the CCP Hijacked the May Fourth Movement
On May 4, 1919, roughly 3,000 students from thirteen colleges converged in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. What began...
Sardar Patel’s 1947 Blueprint on Minority Quotas Resurfaces as Reservation Debate Returns to Centre Stage
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 1947 intervention on minority representation in India’s Constituent Assembly has returned to the centre of political debate,...
The 1973 Constitution and ‘Bhutto’ the Man Who Made It: What Pakistan Owes and What It Destroyed
Pakistan’s constitutional story is built on a contradiction so stark that it still indicts the state nearly half a century...
The Fall of Lhasa: How Nine Days in 1959 Changed Tibet Forever
There is a photograph that has never left the minds of those who have seen it. Lhasa, March 1959, a...
Ram Navami: A Major South Asian Festival and the Global Journey of the Ramayana
Ram Navami is often understood as a religious festival marking the birth of Lord Ram. That understanding, while correct, is...
The Making of a Revolutionary: Bhagat Singh’s Early Influences and Awakening
Bhagat Singh’s early engagement with literature and philosophy and his deep curiosity for knowledge form only one aspect of his...
