After a failed earlier attempt at getting to speak with representatives of some of the newly formed political parties (Lok Paritran, Bharat Punarnirman Dal and Bharat Yuva Mission), I am very pleased that yesterday, I did manage to speak with Ravi Kishore, Vice President and Acting Spokesperson for Bharat Punarnirman Dal.
Ravi was straight and frank in his responses and I am in the process of transcribing my notes from the call…Also hoping to speak with the others fairly soon. Mahesh* from Bharat Uday Mission has also got in touch via email…
So, …

A report on how archeological research is changing some of our fundamental ideas and mis-conceptions about the history and prosperity of medieval Bharat:
From Finding Sirpur, by Chitra Ramaswamy, some excerpts:
“…Standing on the banks of the Mahanadi in Mahasamund district, Sirpur or Shreepur was once the capital of Dakshin Kosala (as Chhattisgarh was then known).
….An intriguing aspect of the findings relates to the presence of statues belonging to Vaishnavite, Shaivite, Buddhist and Jain religions at one place. This is believed to be one of the biggest temple towns of the sixth …