Interview with Koenraad Elst on Ayodhya
We step into the 22nd year of the Babri Masjid demolition, an event that changed the course of Indian politics definitively. Yet, for an event of this magnitude, still so fresh in recent memory, we still notice More...
A Short History of Indian Mercantilism
The history of South India is one of a vibrant and dynamic mercantilism. I would highlight just one example out of several i.e. the international trade carried out by south Indian merchants from 650 to 1250 CE. More...
Hindu temple destructions a myth: Richard Eaton
Assertion In an interview in the ThinkFest edition of Tehelka, historian Richard Eaton makes the following assertion: The total number of temples that were destroyed across those six centuries (from 1000 to 1600) More...
Bhagat Singh: an Impartial Assessment
The revolutionary movement was an epic of bravery and self-sacrifice, and this deserves to be celebrated. Indians proved that they were willing to fight and would no longer put up with the ignominy of foreign rule. More...
Negationism of Vijayanagar History
In several articles and speeches since at least 2004 (“Trapped in the ruins”, The Guardian, 20 March 2004), and especially in the commotion provoked by Girish Karnad’s speech in Mumbai (autumn 2012), William More...
The Tragic Story of Dhaara Nagara
Dhar or Dhara Nagara was the capital of Malwa. Raja Bhoja, the legendary Paramara king of the 11th century had made Dhara the capital of Malwa. Bhoja was an extraordinary genius–a great scholar, an accomplished More...