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This Quora user’s response to “Are Indians ashamed of their history?” is totally awesome
I am an avid reader of history and have answered a few questions on this topic to the best of...
He could have captured any country on the planet, So why didn’t Genghis Khan invade India?
In 1327, the Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq less than successfully repelled what would be the final Mongol attack on India,...
Everyone who lives in India is a Hindu, Everything else is a lie
The word “Hindu” essentially originated from the word Sindhu, one of the most revered rivers for our civilization since centuries....
Are you a secular Hindu? How about a brain transplant?
For a while, I have been wondering, who exactly is a Secular Hindu? And after much consideration, I have reached...
Dravidian Movement: The greatest injustice Brahmins did to themselves and to others
Dravidian movement in the South India was perhaps the least studied from an analytical perspective and most misunderstood from a...
This theory explains why Hindus “shouldn’t” marry within the same Gotra
“Half the Targaryens went mad, didn't they?” —Cersei Lannister, on a reference to the inbreeding among the Targaryens. An artwork...
Hindi defeated Urdu in the language wars, but the victory came at a price
Long before Ankur discussed how Bollywood is essentially an Urdu medium for films, one Khalid Amir Khan was wondering whether...
Many laid down their lives for Maharashtra and Gujarat. They remain hidden in the pages of history
The 1st of May has, for 57 years, facilitated unbridled celebrations about belonging to Maharashtra. Yet, it has also seen...
Bahubali didn’t apologize for being what it believed in, and that made it truly epic
The average Indian neither knows nor cares much about his past- and the media he or she consumes is proof...
At 73 when people start preparing for their deaths, Veer Kunwar Singh took on the British
“Assi varsh ki umar mein bhi, jaga josh purana tha, Sab kehte hain Veer Kunwar Singh, Bada veer Mardana Tha”...
Reviving Sanskrit – The language of the Devas
महाशापः अस्ति यत् एतत् लेख्यं मया आङ्ग्लभाषायां लेखनीयं | परन्तु किमहं कुर्यायं? भारतवर्षे अद्य न कश्चित् संस्कृतभाषां अवगच्छति - It...
98 years later this remains the biggest state sponsored genocide
“I would have fired with machine guns, if I could.” - Dyer, November 19, 1919. The Hunter Commission, comprising of 7...
