Kashmir is unique at least in one respect. This is one geography within the Indian Subcontinent that has a recorded history that fits the norms of Western historiography. Kalhana’s Rajatarangini is a classic in its own right. It records the...
Duryodhana looked at Shakuni in great dismay. His faith in his maternal uncle was badly shaken. Shakuni, on the other hand, was his usual complacent self. After all, his whole idea was to wreak vengeance on the Kuru clan...
Perhaps in no other country would you witness the enormous magnitude of destruction and desecration of Hindu temples and ancient monuments, that Bharatavarsha endured, during the Islamic conquests, the practice that led to gut-wrenching conflicts and insurmountable religious strife,...
Like all things mundane in the modern era, Indian History too has fallen prey to the singularly desiccating influence of the binary Western lens. Add to that the Communist lens and the inescapable conclusion is that what is being...
Sri Vedanta Desika, a 14th century poet, wrote the pādukā sahasram, a 1008 verse Sanskrit poem in praise of Lord Ranganatha’s (Lord Ram’s) padukas at Srirangam. It is said that he composed the poem in just one night ....
