‘Tragically, this very Somnath, which drew the reverence and prayers of millions, was attacked by foreign invaders, whose agenda was demolition, not devotion,’ PM Modi wrote.
Githa Hariharan's 'This Too is India' is the Indian Cultural Forum’s last hurrah. The website was set up to highlight the importance of India’s rich and plural heritage.
On 11 May 1951, then-President Dr Rajendra Prasad attended the opening of Somnath temple in Gujarat despite Nehru's opposition, and spoke about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's idea of restoring the temple to commemorate the restoration of Indian unity.
PM Modi has realised that India's cultural heritage is the most powerful bond that forges Bharatavarsha and her people and he is re-strengthening those bonds.
Ghaznavi 'established a strong Muslim rule in the region from Ghazni & smashed the idol of Somnath,' tweeted Haqqani. The Turkic ruler raided the Somnath temple in Gujarat in 1026 AD.
Former Delhi CM says such issues are not relevant to the country; praises Rahul for taking action against Mani Shankar Aiyar for his ‘neech’ remark on Modi.
The principle of the performance of secular identity has now been replaced by the performance of Hinduness as the necessary condition for political leadership.
Insulted and bullied by Donald Trump, European leaders are asking where they go from here. The right choice isn’t to kneel or fight back, but to disengage.
Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
Romila Thapar does not know Sanskrit. How were Sanskrit texts interpreted by her? Through useful translations? What texts were considered, those that supported her arguments? Were the rest considered less than reliable? This nonsense has been perpetrated too long. Secularism has turned in to Muslim and invader worship by these so called scholars. Seema Chisti, connected to the Chisti Sufis. Can we have an article about how Ajmer sexual exploitation was suppressed in the name of secularism? This is a modern example, when Muslims are not in power. When they were in power how much book burning and suppression were we dealing with?
Romila Thapar does not know Sanskrit. How were Sanskrit texts interpreted by her? Through useful translations? What texts were considered, those that supported her arguments? Were the rest considered less than reliable? This nonsense has been perpetrated too long. Secularism has turned in to Muslim and invader worship by these so called scholars. Seema Chisti, connected to the Chisti Sufis. Can we have an article about how Ajmer sexual exploitation was suppressed in the name of secularism? This is a modern example, when Muslims are not in power. When they were in power how much book burning and suppression were we dealing with?
The Usual Suspects.
One can only wonder what makes The Print devote so much time and space to these people.