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| Rise and Fall of Indology - I |
Rise and Fall of Indology - I
 NS Rajaram
Indology may be defined as the study of Indian culture and history from a Western, particularly European perspective. The earliest Westerner to show an interest in India was the Greek historian Herodotus, followed by his successors like Megasthenes, Arrian, Strabo and others. This was followed by missionaries, traders and diplomats, often one and the same. With the beginning of European colonialism, Indology underwent a qualitative change, with what was primarily of trade and missionary interest to becoming a political and administrative tool. Some of the early Indologists like Wil...
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| Prof. Vijay Prashad and Hindu Holocaust Museum |
Prof. Vijay Prashad and Hindu Holocaust Museum
Vinod Kumar
"Between Hindus and Muslims there has not been an endless rivalry for social power. When Islam enters the subcontinent, it does not come in the saddlebags of the Ghaznis or the Ghouris, but amongst the rumble of goods brought by traders. Early conversions are not by the sword but by the merchants . There was killing, but that was as much for reasons of warfare and plunder as for reasons of God and tradition. An interested reader might want to look at the distinguished historian Romila Thapar's superb book "Somnatha: The Many Voices of a History" (Penguin, 2005). There, Professor T...
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| Fake Fight against Terror Pampered with Politics |
Fake Fight against Terror Pampered with Politics
Amba Charan Vashishtha
Our fight against terrorism is suffering from two counts: One, we can never fail to play politics with terrorism, more so the electoral variety of it. We don't gather the courage to stand up to terror if it costs us a few votes. Two, the so-called crusade for safeguarding human rights is no longer a service of the humanity. It has turned into a flourishing industry churning out lucrative business. Many people have floated NGOs and they are getting hefty finances, even from abroad. Our human rights activists and organizations, I have repeatedly been stressing, seem the l...
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| Enlightenment of Muslims by Swami Rama Tirtha |
Enlightenment of Muslims by Swami Rama Tirtha
 Lt. Col. (Retd.) Mahendra Mathur
When he was a few days old his mother died, and he was raised by his elder brother Gossain Gurudas. After receiving his Masters degree in mathematics from Government College of Lahore, he became Professor of Mathematics at Forman Christian Collegein Lahore. Achance meeting with Swami Vivekananda in 1897 in Lahore inspired his later decision to take up the life of a sannyasi. In the late 19th century, he became well known in Punjab for his speeches on worship of ...
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| Distortion of Indian History for Muslim Appeasement: Part 6D | Distortion of Indian History for Muslim Appeasement: Part 6D
Dr. Radhasyam Brahmachari
The metallic pinnacle on the top of the central dome of the Taj Mahal is a trident or a three-pronged spear, which are the weapon as well as the emblem of Lord Shiva. This is a unique feature for every Shiva temple, big or small, in India. A close up of the dome, with the trident pinnacle. One should also notice that the upper part of the dome, on which the pinnacle rests, is an inverted lotus and furthermore the design of the dome resembles a peepul leaf. These two as...
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