Category: Indian History

Remembering the queen of Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai

Today is the birth anniversary of one of India’s bravest women, a heroine of our struggle for Independence, Rani Lakshmi Bai. The Rani’s story is a remarkable tale of courage, determination and leadership…Her name...

Dear Salil, I read lots and lots…

…but still could not find anything to support your contention that “many…jain/buddhist temples (were) destroyed to build hindu temples” (pl read the beginning of this discussion here; emphasis added, throughout) *** CAUTION: Long Post...

I bet you forgot – II

On this day, please take a moment to remember India’s most unassuming, modest and hard-working Prime Minister: Lal Bahadur Shastri Image courtesy: Uday Kuckian, Rediff The man who put forward the example of “moral...

Shuddho – Aushuddho: Distorting History, One Step at a Time

Brief post ahead of the weekend…in which I discover a new meaning of the words “Shuddho” and “Aushuddho”. Extracted from Sh CJS Walia’s review of Arun Shourie’s “EMINENT HISTORIANS: Their Technology, Their Line, Their...