The Golden Pagdi is Much Better for a Sepoy than a Congress Topi
Firsthand accounts of the situation on the ground on the eve of India's independence including the role played by Qazi Muhammad Essa.
Bahadur Shah Zafar: The Last Mughal who was also the Last Great Traitor
The story of how Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal, intrigued with the British to sabotage the First War of Indian Independence in 1857
Gandhi was “Our Man” said the British: George Orwell’s Devastating Critique
Excerpts from the iconic George Orwell's incisive critique of Mohandas Gandhi, his methods and his legacy reveal several unflattering truths about the Mahatma.
Dismissing a Defenceless Stenographer: A Slice from the Great Nehruvian Purge of the RSS
This is the story of K.V.S. Manian, a stenographer at the Director General of Civil Aviation who was dismissed in 1949 for his alleged links with the RSS.
Jayanti Dharma Teja: The Original Nehruvian Crony Capitalist
The rise and fall of the shipping tycoon, Jayanti Dharma Teja, India's original crony capitalist.
The Plight of Hindus Under the Nizam's Regime
K.M. Munshi provides a detailed and disturbing account of the pathetic plight of the majority Hindus under the oppressive rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad. This story finds little or no mention in mainstream histories of the Nizamite Hyderabad and deserves to be told and retold.
Pages from K.M. Munshi's Diary: The Sprawling Decadence of Nizam Mir Osman Ali
The first part of a revealing historical account of K.M. Munshi's stay and experiences in the erstwhile Princely State of Hyderabad as the Agent-General appointed by the Government of independent India.
The Magnificent Cultural Realm of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
An essay narrating the life and accomplishments of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, the cultural founder of the modern Mysore State
The Awful World of the Ulema and the Shocking Decadence of the Sufi Mashaikhs
A brief gaze into the world of the medieval Muslim Ulema and the elite Sufi Mashaikhs offers us shocking but valuable information about the medieval Muslim history of India
The Appalling Lifestyle of the Muslim Aristocracy
The eight hundred-year-long Muslim rule caused the comprehensive decay of the ancient and sacred Sanatana civilisation. The lifestyle of the Muslim aristocracy during this period ensured that no new knowledge was produced in India, once the global centre of learning and education.