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Emergency regime and the role of RSS

The RSS’ claim that they were the main force of ‘resistance’ during the 15-month period of the Emergency is not borne out by record

A Life Without Biryani, History Texts Without Mughuls : India 2017

The Maharashtra government has revised its history textbooks for...

Controversial RSS Prof Makhan Lal appointed to History Dept at AMU

Newly appointed AMU VC, Tariq Mansoor has appointed Dr.Makhan...

#WomenFreedomFighters: Remembering Ahilya Rangnekar

She stitched the tricolour from saris and hoisted it...

112 Years Ago, Raksha Bandhan Stood for Hindu-Muslim Unity

Day after, August 9, 2017 will be 75 years...

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,...

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