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Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva: Book Review

The substantial work is a studied reference from a multitude of sources in the Marathi language as well as a study on the surveillance by colonial powers

The Syncretic History of Music in India

“I am of the opinion that our music gained...

Batra’s Textbook Project: Undoing Democratic-Secular India, the RSS Way

The RSS brigade is fond of ‘surgical strikes’. Though,...

Contentious Heritage: The Case of Ahmedabad

"While the veneer of cultural syncretism helps to maintain...

Who Ate the Cows in Ancient India? Part 2

Historian D.N.Jha answers.Professor D. N. Jha speaks on the...

Who Ate Beef in Ancient India? Historian DN Jha Answers

Professor D. N. Jha speaks on the myth of...

How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement

The story of how close Germany – and much...

Saluting Brigadier Mohammad Usman Martyred 69 Years Ago

69 Years and Three Days ago, on July 3,...

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