Keezhadi : Does it reflect a non-Vedic Dravidian civilization in ancient Tamil Nadu?
The ancient archaeological site at Keezhadi from Tamil Nadu was in the news recently for it’s latest discoveries on the antiquity of the site, early usage Tamil Brahmi script and graffiti symbols which supposedly has links to the script of the earlier Indus valley civilization. Many reports have gone as far to state that the urbanization in ancient More...
Book Summary: Europe, India, and the Limits of Secularism by Jakob de Roover-III
In the previous parts (1) and (2), we saw the evolution of secularism in the Western world and how it came for inappropriate and dangerous application to Asian cultures, especially India. For over a millennium, More...
Book Summary: Europe, India, and the Limits of Secularism by Jakob de Roover-II
In the previous part, we saw the evolution of secularism in the Christian world but its inapplicability in the Indian context which does not have religions but traditions. An idea which made sense in a specific More...
Savarkar: From Nashik to Andamans- Part 3 The Arrest and the Aftermath
Aftermath of Jackson assassination: A number of arrests were made in connection with the assassination. Custodial tortures of the accused followed, but off the record, naturally. The accused were not allowed More...
Rakhigarhi and After- V: POSTSCRIPT- Indus Script at Keezhadi
At the last minute I have to add this postscript to the article because today, 20/9/2019, Scroll.in has just published an article claiming that the archaeological findings in Keezhadi in Tamilnadu have revealed More...
Book Summary: Europe, India, and the Limits of Secularism by Jakob de Roover- I
There has been a great fascination for India and Hinduism in the form of Indological studies. Starting from the English, French and Germans in the colonial times to present-day Americans, this passion for India More...
Rakhigarhi and After- IV: The AIT Brigade after Rakhigarhi
Strictly speaking, nothing new is being said by the AIT Brigade after the Rakhigarhi report other than making an issue of the doublespeak of certain geneticists who were co-authors of both the genetic reports. More...
Rakhigarhi and After- III: The Real Evidence versus the Manipulated Propaganda
So let us put the case in perspective before going on to the articles and comments by the spokespersons of the “scientists”. The case presented by the “geneticists” is a purely fraudulent More...
Rakhigarhi and After- II: ‘Invasion’ or ‘Migration’?
The whole question of whether the Indo-European languages were brought into India by the Steppe immigrants is often converted into an endless quibble on the word “invasion”. The whole discussion in More...
Rakhigarhi and After- I: What the Two Recent Genetic Reports Say
The 5th of September 2019 was a momentous day for researchers in ancient Indian history: two very long-awaited international genetic reports on ancient India, with huge potential for generating heated controversial More...