Historical documents suggest the Kumbh Mela is only 150 years old, but it stands as a testament to Hinduism’s amazing ability to reinvent itself under changing regimes.
Sanskrit poetry did not simply disappear under Sultanate rule: it continued to evolve, and was enriched by contact with Persian and Arabic literature and stories, both Christian and Muslim.
There is nothing a premodern Muslim ruler, teacher, or devotee could ever do to be accepted as Indian by the far Right—even if premodern Hindus accepted or even worshipped them.
From the British perspective, Adivasi hostility to the colonial state was simply ethnic hostility from the savage against the civilised. Nothing could be further from the truth
Americans might be puzzled as to why an autocratic strongman holds such appeal with voters. But it’s a story India has seen a thousand times in our ancient politics.
Since Durga could no longer be the premier royal war-goddess in a Sultanate-dominated world, Sanskrit texts from the 15th century stopped asking her for military success.
Srivijaya today is one of Southeast Asia’s most puzzling polities. It made temple gifts from Thailand to Bengal and Tamil Nadu. And many of its remains have disappeared into private collections.
Ancient and medieval Indian theorists had a grim view of justice. Arthashastra insisted on harsh punishments—but also restrained state power in surprisingly moral ways.
Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.
Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Evryone knows krishnadevaraya ಕೃಷ್ಣ ದೇವ ರಾಯ rulef the richest kingdom. Forget about self appraisal by kings, other historians have wrotten that diamonds were being sold on the streets of vijaya nagara which was the capital of karnata samrajya. There are seven volumes of inscriptions on donations made by the kings in the past to Lord Venkateshwara. One entire volume is about donations made by Krishnadevaraya, that mostly constituted gold jewellery. Probably one gold jewelry is worth 100 gold coins.
Rajaraja Chola was an idiot who made the Islamic conquest of India easier. Instead of fighting the armies of Islam, he attacked his Hindu neighbouring rulers. Instead of defeating the Islamic invaders with nefarious designs on India, he plundered and pillaged Indian rajas.
So much for being a great warrior. He was a useful idiot who helped Islam in it’s pursuit of dominance over the Indian subcontinent.
Evryone knows krishnadevaraya ಕೃಷ್ಣ ದೇವ ರಾಯ rulef the richest kingdom. Forget about self appraisal by kings, other historians have wrotten that diamonds were being sold on the streets of vijaya nagara which was the capital of karnata samrajya. There are seven volumes of inscriptions on donations made by the kings in the past to Lord Venkateshwara. One entire volume is about donations made by Krishnadevaraya, that mostly constituted gold jewellery. Probably one gold jewelry is worth 100 gold coins.
Rajaraja Chola was an idiot who made the Islamic conquest of India easier. Instead of fighting the armies of Islam, he attacked his Hindu neighbouring rulers. Instead of defeating the Islamic invaders with nefarious designs on India, he plundered and pillaged Indian rajas.
So much for being a great warrior. He was a useful idiot who helped Islam in it’s pursuit of dominance over the Indian subcontinent.
Rajaraja Chola had the foresight to invest in crypto. Thus he became the richest king.