Deadly distortions of Colonial Rule- Notes from ‘A Ruler’s Gaze’ by Arvind Sharma- II
[contextly_sidebar id=”04X37DnQ2cZq59oYwZM6CCNzSDOH3Erw”] In the first part, we saw how the Saidian lens can apply to assess the British rule over India by the distinguished author, Arvind Sharma. In More...
Myopic Pedagogy: Prejudicial Representations of India in U.S. Social Studies Classrooms
When negative stereotypes about India are taught as fact in American classrooms, students of Indian heritage may be adversely impacted as they struggle to work out their identity in a pluralistic, predominately More...
Best of 2017: Articles you don’t want to miss
2017 has been another exciting year and IndiaFacts published some very important articles that has helped carry forward the grand Indic civilizational narrative by countering distortions and furthering debates on More...
Narrative and meta-narrative in Tony Joseph’s opus on ‘Aryan’ Invasion Theory
It is remarkably ironic that the last word — positively the very last word — on paleoanthropology was produced by Tony Joseph in The Hindu newspaper “How genetics is settling the Aryan Invasion debate” More...
Aryan Invasion Myth: How 21st Century Science Debunks 19th Century Indology
The Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) needs no introduction. It is the bedrock upon which Indian history has been written. Its central thesis has three main components: India’s original inhabitants were “dark-skinned” More...
Britain betrays its Hindus, Jains and Sikhs
Britain’s Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, its peaceful Dharmic communities, are faced with the worst historic setback they have ever suffered on British soil. The threat of anti-caste judicial activism in Britain and More...
भारतीय जाति/समुदाय आधारित विकेन्द्रित व्यापार परंपरा
प्रस्तावना : भारत प्राचीन काल से व्यापार का केंद्र रहा है | सीन हर्किन के अनुसार सत्रहवी More...
Indian Culture & History: Whose Narrative Should It Be- 2
[contextly_sidebar id=”cehr5yAKWI4dX2h76yWEGL5QqxyDyCEZ”] In Part 1, I discussed the Indigenous and Ambedkar’s views of our culture and history. The Indigenous view covered how the sages viewed our More...
The British Caste Law: Reflections on the Role of Hindus
The UK government announced its long-awaited consultation on the caste law in March 2017. It may be time therefore to reflect upon three and more years of concerted campaign against the law. This article especially More...
Revisiting Aryan issue: In Conversation with Shrikant Talageri
What is the Aryan Invasion Theory? What is the basic premise? What are the problems associated with this theory? Can there be another alternative? Kushal Mehra discusses this and some other related issues with Shrikant More...