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Pangs of Partition

On 8 July 1947, A British barrister arrived in India. He was given just a couple of days notice to leave for India. It was his fir...

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Portrait of a Hero

VOL XXIIPopular history is often shaped by subsequent narratives. Ask anyone who secured independence for India from the British,...

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Unique Traditions of India and their Unparalleled Scientific Reasons - Part 3

As we explore Indian customs and traditions, one is wonderstruck by the sheer number of unique and meaningful rituals practiced fo...

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History of Indian Education System

The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century (1983), his magnum opus, is again based on the materials...

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Vaimanika Shastra

On 28 June 1951, The then Maharajah of Mysuru inaugurated the International Sanskrit Research Centre in Mysuru. Chief Minister of...

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Sam Bahadur - A Story of a Warrior

Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi called for an emergency cabinet meeting on the afternoon of April 19, 1971. Army chief General Sa...

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Madhura Vijayam

Although I was the princess of Eka Shilanagari, my upbringing was purely that of befitting a prince. Wrestling, archery, sword fig...

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The Free Tamluk Government - A Forgotten History

VOL XXIIIOn August 8th, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi uttered the battle cry of “British Quit India,” marking the formal start of the Quit...

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The Doubt of Devarśi

One day Sage Nārada, chanting the holy name of Lord Nārāyaṇā, visits Vaikuṇṭa to meet the Paramātma. Refraining the Aśtākṣara mant...

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Unique Traditions of India and their Unparalleled Scientific Reasons - Part 2

Indians are one of a kind, and their customs stand out distinctly from the rest of the world. These customs are woven firmly into...

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Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple Project : Kovai Chandra

I am a life member of ISKCON ( International Society for Krishna Consciousness ) for the last few decades. It was founded by His D...

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Sākti Worship Among the Nagas: A Dying Tradition

In 2015, a total of 65 Durga Puja pandals were organized in different places of Dimapur and Kohima, largely by members of the Marw...

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Resistance to Christianity in Meghalaya & the Jaintia Uprising

During the colonial period, both the Khasi and the Jaintia communities of Meghalaya were referred to as Khasis. After the first An...

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