Jauhar-Shaka: When The Enemy Was At The Gate
[contextly_sidebar id=”Dy1qOa5oqIvbLXjcVsEjmX0JuG4SeCq2″] When the enemy was at the fort gates, when rations ran out, and when defeat was certain, Rajput kingdoms, especially in northwestern India followed More...
Jagannath Puri: Survivor of 18 invasions
A few days back, the Jagannath Puri rath yatra took place. A grand spectacle, thronged by thousands of people, as the rathas made their way from the Jagannath temple to the Gundicha temple in Puri. This procession More...
Continuous, Comprehensive and Cumulative – The Knowledge Tradition of India
What does India have to offer? It is a question which is often put to Indians by a curious visitor. The answer is seldom easy or straight. Indians usually launch into a confused ramble about the ‘diversity’ More...
Indian Culture & History: Whose Narrative Should It Be- 4
[contextly_sidebar id=”FAmh6weC1d8LxuA52sabhriXmuo5CX5q”] What makes Indian culture and history unique is the multiplicity of conflicting narratives that it is made up of. From those emerging from the More...
Indian Culture & History: Whose Narrative Should It Be- 3
[contextly_sidebar id=”5XSpl0cxDCsgE1p0g0dkR7I5AcS0QtNq”] In part 1 and 2 of this four-part series we discussed the views emerging from the Indian and foreign gaze respectively. The Indian gaze comprises More...
Book Review: The Educational Heritage of Ancient India by Sahana Singh
The Educational Heritage of Ancient India: How an Ecosystem of Learning was Laid to Waste by Sahana Singh is available on Amazon. In her book, The Educational Heritage of Ancient India, Sahana Singh shakes the More...