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St Thomas church Mylapore
By Tejasvi Surya On Monday, September 30th, 2013
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The Mylapore St. Thomas myth that doesn’t seem to die: Part 2

Read Part 1 here. What stood on the place the church presently stands?    And so, it was pretty clear to me that the St. Thomas coming to India story is a myth. But that doesn’t answer the question of what originally More...

Shankaracharya Hill
By Sandeep Balakrishna On Friday, September 27th, 2013
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ASI's Assault on Shankaracharya Hill

According to this Tribune news report, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has summarily renamed the Shankaracharya Hill to Takht-e-Suleiman overlooking the Dal Lake in Srinagar.  If this was not enough, More...