History

In Vikram Samvat (V.S) 1890 Horace Hayman Wilson became the Boden Professor of Sanskrit in the Oxford University. His successor Prof. M. Monier Williams has drawn the attention ....

The story that British schoolbooks tell children about Churchill is of a British Bulldog, with unprecedented moral bravery and patriotism. He, who defeated the...

Ahilyabai Holkar, the queen of Maratha ruled Malwa kingdom, was known for her wisdom, administration and dedication to the cause of Dharma which saw her rebuild Hindu temples and develop pilgrim facilities across Bharat.

There is a widespread belief among Bharatiya scholars and the educated public that western Orientalists and Indologists have been invariably actuated by purely academic interests, pursued in an objective...

The final part of my series on Mewar, looks at one of it’s greatest heroes ever, a man who was a legend by himself,...

(Continuing my series on Mewar, with this post on Rana Sanga, another great ruler) In my previous post on the Ranas of Mewar, I had...

The disgraceful recent Facebook attack on the nationalist hero Veer Savarkar by the Congress Party raises serious questions about its descent into moral bankruptcy...

In continuation of my series on Mewar, I examine the rise of the Sisodias, and the advent of the Ranas. In my previous post, I...

In less than a week from now, on May 9th we celebrate the birth anniversary of the legendary Maharana Pratap.  A warrior whose name...

The recent controversy over freedom fighter Bhagat Singh being labelled as 'terrorist' in a Delhi University textbook, has once again revealed the way history is manipulated to serve political ends...