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Maharshi Vidyaranya

Essays

The Sanyasi Freedom Movement: Busting Myths and Revealing Truths

The Sanyasi Freedom Movement: Busting Myths and Revealing Truths

This is the first part of a series examining the various myths about the so-called Fakir-Sanyasi Rebellion that occurred in the first half of the 19th century. The correct term for this brilliant historical episode is "The Sanyasi Freedom Movement," whose origins can be traced back to the Bhakti Mov

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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Sri Krishnadevaraya Reduced to a Footnote: It’s Time to Bury Such Politics of History

Sri Krishnadevaraya Reduced to a Footnote: It’s Time to Bury Such Politics of History

An unfortunate outcome of the contemporary fashion of thinking and the resultant public discourse is the fact that with each successive decade since Independence, the Indian (more importantly, Hindu) society has been eroded of its capacity of our society to produce heroes. In a line, this thinking is shaped by

By Sandeep Balakrishna
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