Anti-Hinduism as an Industry
Anti-Hinduism is an industry. It has a purpose and an end goal.It has financial means, institutional set-up and a tradition of sponsored intellectuals occupying important positions, protecting vested interests of More...
A Dossier on the FTII
A common allegation that one continues to hear since the Modi Government came to power is that they are saffronizing the institutions, or agents of the RSS are taking over the Government, or the rightists are hounding More...
The Present State of Hindu Temples: Morena as a Case Study
[contextly_sidebar id=”Ydn8o3zcQLram6hyZ9Razq7H10rpOPnV”] The ancient Hindu temples in most places in north India were either destroyed or desecrated in the Medieval Era and hence were abandoned by Hindus. In More...
The Kachhapaghata Wonders of Morena
[contextly_sidebar id=”pta8wp0MlUBKZ6lHJHRWF8ZWMyJ0SLIX”] Morena witnessed the last great bout of temple-building activity in the Kachhapaghata Era, lasting from late 10th century to late 12th century More...
Morena: The Architectural Workshop of the Gurjara-Pratiharas
[contextly_sidebar id=”sJTSIHbAzTsYuMBDApx2Yj0zTOFpQdqW”] If there is one dynasty in north India which has left a lasting imprint on the architectural style of the region than any other, it is the Gurjara-Pratiharas. Morena More...
The Mandapika Shrines of Morena
[contextly_sidebar id=”JQJC1s6ElIEN9TbeXYg8LBmfW6aobyt9″] The ancient Hindu temples of Morena do not date back to any one era. One can find temples from the earliest period of Hindu temple architecture More...
Ancient Temples and Modern Dacoits: The Story of Morena
The first image that rushes to one’s mind when the name of Morena is mentioned is that of turbaned dacoits on horses, clothed in black, guns in their hands, and rushing through the ravines, leaving a trail of More...
Invaders in the mind: A model of the colonial psyche
The Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) is the lynchpin of ancient Indian historiography. It dictates that India is divided into two dominant races of the Aryans in the north and the Dravidians in the south. The Aryans More...
The Hindu Matha: A Introduction
In the 21st century, India is touted as the land of ‘spiritual tourism’. One cannot go a few kilometres without finding a temple or other dharmic structure. Indians have been called as relentless temple builders More...