Hindu Women

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The English Purdahnishins: Or the Zenana of the English House of Commons Circa 1902

The English Purdahnishins: Or the Zenana of the English House of Commons Circa 1902

We dug into our archives and found a rather delightful and highly revealing picture of the status of women in the British Parliament at the turn of the 20th century.

When Hindu Women Sold Their Jewels to Fight Mahmud Ghazni

When Hindu Women Sold Their Jewels to Fight Mahmud Ghazni

A deliberately hidden fact of the history of alien Muslim invasions into India is how, on several occasions, Hindus across India displayed vigorous national unity against a common enemy. The poorer class worked feverishly at the spinning wheel or as hired labourers to be able to send something to th