By Sankrant Sanu On Thursday, December 31st, 2015
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On The Contributions Of Goswami Tulsidas

This essay was contributed by Krishan Saxena, an academician based in the United States.    Goswami Tulsidas composed his magnum opus, Sri Ramacharitamanasa, in Avadhi – a dialect of Hindi. Popularly known More...

By Sankrant Sanu On Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015
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Judicial Traditions and Processes in Hinduism: An Overview

Authored by Judge C. G. Weeramantry, former Vice President of the International Court of Justice and former judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. This was first published in Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Hinduism More...

By Sankrant Sanu On Monday, December 21st, 2015
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Kids In Mumbai Housing Societies: Latest Targets of Missionaries

On 6 December, my son came back home around 8 pm after playing with friends. He had chips, juice, chocolate and two DVD’s in his hand. (Picture-1) I was surprised. My son told me that our Hindu neighbour, a Vishnu More...

By Sankrant Sanu On Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015
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Intolerance Of The Left: A Brief Laundry List

Among others, CPM leaders Mohammad Salim and Sitaram Yechury have recently spoke of  the’Intolerant BJP’ in the Parliament.  Yet, the documented reality is the fact that the Left–including his More...

By Sankrant Sanu On Thursday, November 19th, 2015
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Hypocrisy and Indian History: A Public Statement

A public statement by concerned Indian historians, archaeologists and scholars of Indian civilization. On 26 October, 53 Indian historians voiced alarm at what they perceived to be the country’s “highly vitiated More...

By Sankrant Sanu On Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
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Tipu Jayanti Claims A Life In Madikeri

It appears that Siddaramaiah-ruled Karnataka is the new hotspot of real, ongoing rising intolerance in India. Despite a loud chorus of opposition that started more than a month ago against Siddaramaiah Government’s More...

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By Sankrant Sanu On Monday, November 9th, 2015
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A Confused Journo’s Posthumous Interviews: (1) The Politician

[contextly_sidebar id=”9Ft6fQQ7M0Vf77lGpIr5m42xa7iRaWXN”] IndiaFacts regrets to announce the tragic death of Mr. Akulita Sandeha, a young and promising journalist whose body was found three days ago More...

By Sankrant Sanu On Friday, November 6th, 2015
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The IndiaFacts Adarsh Liberal Ready Reckoner

The second chapter of Sita Ram Goel’s 1984 book, Perversion of India’s Political Parlance, is titled Words Which Defy Dictionaries. Sita Ram Goel was one of Independent India’s most fearless champions More...

By Sankrant Sanu On Monday, November 2nd, 2015
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Foreign NGOs Fund the Advocacy of RTE in India: IndiaFacts Research Report

Introduction The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 has several issues, the chief of which is that it is mandatorily applicable to schools run by Hindus, whether they are aided or More...

By Sankrant Sanu On Saturday, October 24th, 2015
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Lecture on Changes in the Religious Demography of India and the World in Last 100 Years: A Report

The C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Institute of Indological Research hosted a lecture on Changes in the Religious Demography of India and the World in the Last 100 Years conducted by Professor M.D.Srinivas, Chairman, Centre More...