The Bloodless Transfer of Hoysala Power to the House of Sangama and the Liberation of Srirangam
The passing of political power from the Hoysala dynasty to the Sangama Brothers is a unique and unprecedented epoch in the Hindu historical milieu.
Hindu Disunity as the Success Recipe of Malik Kafur
Ala-ud-din Khalji and his general Malik Kafur were able to devastate the Hindu Kingdoms in South India owing to the senseless disunity of Hindu Kings.
The Blood-soaked Prelude to the Rise of the Vijayanagara Empire is an Age of Hindu Resistance
The real prelude that eventually birthed the grand Vijayanagara Empire has to be understood accurately to get the full context of its rise and dominance. This context is known as the Age of Resistance.
The Vijayanagara Empire or the Hindu Resistance to Islamic Expansion in South India: What Europe was Doing
The introductory episode of a new series examining the pivotal role of the Vijayanagara Empire as a bulwark against Islamic expansions in South India.
The Women Power Centres of the Gandhian Congress
In this episode, Nirad C Chaudhuri recounts his observations of the women in the close circles of the Gandhian Congress Party.
A Peek into the Congress Working Committee Under Mohandas Gandhi’s Dictatorship
The Bengali writer Nirad C Chaudhuri recounts his eyewitness experience of a typical meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC). The picture he paints is not pretty.
Three Splendid Centuries: The Lessons that Hindu Mercantile Dominance of Muscat Teaches us
The first episode of a series narrating the history of the Hindu mercantile dominance of Muscat, Oman, and the lessons we must draw from it for our own time.
The Cost of Feeding Mohandas Gandhi: Ask Sarat Chandra Bose
In 1932, Mohandas Gandhi stayed for several weeks in the home of Sarat Chandra Bose in Calcutta as his esteemed guest. This essay contains some revealing details drawn from an eyewitness account of the proceedings.
The Delhi Shoe-Sellers' Riot of 1729 Culminates in the Demolition of the Infidel's Mansion
The climax of the infamous Delhi Shoe-Sellers' Riot of 1729 was the destruction of Shubhkaran's mansion on whose debris a mosque was erected.
Arabs, Abyssinians, and Constantinople Turks: Muhammad Shah's Delhi as a Haven of Imported Islamic Mercenaries
The shoe-seller's riot of 1729 reveals several disturbing aspects of Muhammad Shah's reign. Imported Muslim mercenaries of the Arab, Abyssinian and Turkish stock had acquired frightful levels of brute power on the street.