Category: Impact of Islam on India

Sharada Tirtha – A forgotten bit of Kashmir

I first heard about “Sharada Tirtha” (Sharada Temple) when I stumbled on these photographs on the net. A search led me to Varnam’s post from which I learnt that while “Sharada Peeth” was as...

Revisiting Ram Janmabhoomi – Part II

Readers would remember that in Part – I of this series, I had promised to share some notes on this issue and a summary of historical/ archaeological evidence. In this Part (Part – II),...

Revisiting Ram Janmabhoomi – Part I

For the past several months, I have been thinking of digging up some old articles from this blog on the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi issue. Then, this not-so-widely-reported news from last week finally forced me...

The Increasing Talibanization of South India

*** UPDATED *** One article and one post…both pointing to an alarming trend of increasing radicalisation in south India. I would really value opinions and thoughts from those in the region or familiar with...