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How Muslims treated non-Muslims in early Islam

Every discussion about the treatment of non-Muslims under Muslim rule tends to revolve around one subject — the Jizya, or the so-called “discriminatory” poll tax

Temple, Unique Goddess Idol Unearthed in Dinajpur

A full-scale excavation by a JU archaeology team, with...

साहित्य में जाति, वर्ण और वर्ग की समस्या

  इन दिनों साहित्य और लेखकों के वर्ग-वर्ण सरोकार व...

How ascetics and yogis were depicted in Indian paintings from the Mughal era

A look at illustrated historical manuscripts and Deccani paintings...

The giant who straddled Nehru and Bhagat Singh

Remembering Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi and his paper Pratap for...

JAITLEY CHARGED WITH ‘SEDATION’ – Vasudevan Narayanpillai

On August 20th, 2016 Arun Jaitley said  that former...

T S Satyan: Father of Indian photojournalism and a silent genius behind his lens

Satyan, a name to reckon with in Indian photojournalism,...

Indian Nationalism v/s Hindu Nationalism

Three very revealing statements by the then president of...

Nobody killed Gandhi

Who killed Gandhi on January 30, 1948? If we...

Despite Hindutva twists, it’s clear that the Indus Valley flowered before the Vedas were composed

Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Mohenjo Daro' will be closely watched to...

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