Forgotten Saints: Sree Narayana Guru
This year is the 160th birth anniversary of the great social reformer, philosopher, saint and visionary Sree Narayana Guru. But unfortunately with the exception of his dedicated followers in Kerala, not many know of this great advocate of social equality who stood for “One Caste, One Religion and One God for Man.” Early Life According to most traditional More...
ISIS Caliphate: Lessons from the earliest Mohammedan invasions of Central Asia
Preface By 1000 CE, the Turks were already on their way to becoming the primary spearhead of Islam against the Hindus of India, the heathen civilizations of Central Asia, and the Christians in the West. The Mongol More...
A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves
On the occasion of India’s 68th Independence Day it is worth recalling what the Congress did during its time in power. Act 1 Let me tell you a story about an old man who lived in a small village somewhere that More...
Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Rebel Poet
Often the debate is centred on what exactly won India her freedom: was it the numerous militant protests? Some would answer yes. Was it a result of years of constitutional tussle? Some would answer yes. Was it the More...
Kulapati K.M. Munshi: the Pilgrim who marched towards freedom
“A sea shell thrown up by the mighty flood of Indian renaissance,” is how Dr. Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, described himself. And sadly that is what the post-Independence Indian History Establishment More...
A Primer on Economics: Markets versus Command and Control
There are two broadly defined systems of organizing the production of goods and services in a society, and the subsequent distribution and consumption of the products. One system is called “the market” and the More...
Forgotten Liberators: Khudiram Bose
Note: This is a guest piece by IndiaFacts reader and supporter, Shwetank Bhushan Singh. It was February 1906. A grand exhibition had been arranged at Midnapur in Bengal. The intention was to hide the injustice More...
Forgotten Liberators: Swami Shraddhanand
The English translation of the soubriquet ‘Mahatma’, means ‘Great Soul’. In Indian history, this honorific is bestowed upon Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi. Most historical texts characterize More...
Forgotten Liberators: Shyamji Krishnaverma
For decades, the serious practice of writing the authentic history of Indian Freedom Struggle has been going on in a selective manner where only some crusaders get the lion’s share of the honor while others are More...
Announcement: New Series on forgotten freedom fighters
The 67th Indian Independence Day is just around the corner. It goes without saying that 15th August of every year is not only a solemn occasion but one that reaffirms what millions of Indians gave up in the past More...