Ocean of Churn is the first time any historian in India- whether professional or amateur- has even touched upon the subject of Classical India’s maritime affairs since the legendary RC Mazumdar ...
The partition of British India in 1947 and the emergence of India and Pakistan did not, as was widely claimed by their politicians, usher in an era of unity and peace. ...
My excitement was on top of the world during the commencement of the Rio Olympics, and I can undoubtedly say that my case was no different than any other patriot. It’s ...
It is that day of the year when India celebrates Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi. It is also that time of the year when a campaign is at its peak. In which ...
Modern education may well prove to be the greatest challenge facing Indian civilization today. I’m not talking about India’s eminent intellectuals. Enough ink has been spilt on decrying their intellectual stupidity ...
Two centuries ago, the dying Simon Bolivar- the liberator of South America and the greatest revolutionary the World had seen or has since- lamented: “He who serves the Revolution, ploughs the ...
India is Independent. Now, Indians shall Liberate themselves from Self-Inflicted Psychological Restraints Frustrated ever I was, annoyed when the girl selling the 'Tri-colour' was over charging her customers. Now, the fever ...
What happens when a poet-cum-philosopher, A student leader and a flamboyant, but incorruptible orator align together? A new nation takes birth. The poet was Muhammad Iqbal, who transformed from being an ...
Since the death of Burhan Wani, commander of the Kashmir-based Hizbul Mujahideen, Kashmir has dominated the prime time discourse in the country. Once the birth place of Shaivism, Kashmir now finds ...
Back in 1990, when India was still a de facto Soviet client state and it cost INR 10 a minute to call someone on the phone, there had been a war, ...
The latest addition to the growing list of things 'UnIslamic' is, quite unsurprisingly, our National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana in Allahabad. The management of a school in Allahabad, M A Convent, ...
They once said, ‘The Sun of the British Empire never sets’. Till 1925, many could actually say that. However, one event, just one event, led by home grown scholars cum wrestlers, ...
