Indian History

Essays

The Forgotten Hindu History of Pakistan: An Introduction

The Forgotten Hindu History of Pakistan: An Introduction

Loss of physical geography is also a loss of cultural narrative memory.

Maharaja Jayapaladeva: The Lionhearted Symbol of Unyielding Hindu Resistance

Maharaja Jayapaladeva: The Lionhearted Symbol of Unyielding Hindu Resistance

Maharaja Jayapaladeva is a great symbol of the full story of the unyielding Hindu resistance against repeated Islamic invasions into India, yet to be told

Why Sita Ram Goel's Challenge Became a Nightmare for Marxist Historians

Why Sita Ram Goel's Challenge Became a Nightmare for Marxist Historians

The fearless history scholar and Marxist critic Sita Ram Goel challenged Romila Thapar and Marxist historians to prove their wild assertions about medieval Indian History

How the Marxist Eminent Historians Created a Gated Community of Traitors: The Conclusion

How the Marxist Eminent Historians Created a Gated Community of Traitors: The Conclusion

Marxist historians have inflicted a multi-layered deception on the national psyche which has disfigured the minds of at least three generations of Indians.

Reviving DVG’s Splendid Vision of Writing Indian History Will Boost the Contemporary Indian Cultural Renaissance

Reviving DVG’s Splendid Vision of Writing Indian History Will Boost the Contemporary Indian Cultural Renaissance

Read all about the iconic D.V.Gundappa's grand and sublime vision of how Indian history should be written

The Loss of the Aryavarata Consciousness: Or the Lessons that 10th Century Sanatana Bharata Teaches Us

The Loss of the Aryavarata Consciousness: Or the Lessons that 10th Century Sanatana Bharata Teaches Us

Ancient India vanished with the arrival of the barbaric Turkish Muslim hordes most notably led by the Islamic zealot and the proud destroyer of Hindu temples, Mahmud of Ghazni. He also wiped out whatever remained of the Arab Muslims in Sindh and wrote a darker, bloodier chapter than what Muhammad

How the Secular Historians Transformed Punyabhumi Ayodhya into an International Crime Scene and Got Away With it

How the Secular Historians Transformed Punyabhumi Ayodhya into an International Crime Scene and Got Away With it

Preface Two key themes emerged from my scores of conversations with the people of Ayodhya on a fairly recent trip to the Punyabhumi, the birthplace of Parabrahma Swaroopa Sri Ramachandra. 1. The moment I mentioned the word “Babri Masjid,” the reply was the same from every person: “Kaun sa Masjid?

Remembering Acharya Ramesh Chandra Majumdar: A Century of Spotless Scholarship and Inspiration

Remembering Acharya Ramesh Chandra Majumdar: A Century of Spotless Scholarship and Inspiration

Remembering R.C. Majumdar, one of India's greatest gifts to the world of historical scholarship

Luminaries of the Modern Indian Renaissance: Or a Commentary on  Our Civilisational Amnesia

Luminaries of the Modern Indian Renaissance: Or a Commentary on Our Civilisational Amnesia

When we reminisce about the Indian freedom movement, the year 1858 is a turning point of sorts. That was the year when the control of India passed from the East India Company to the British Crown. From 1858 onwards, for roughly 50 years, a gradual, steady and in many cases,

Romila Thapar Asked to be Accountable: Or How the Rules of the JNU Founders has Boomeranged on Them

Romila Thapar Asked to be Accountable: Or How the Rules of the JNU Founders has Boomeranged on Them

Jawaharlal Nehru University has acted according to its founding charter