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The Worlds Longest ‘Unknown’ War

That audacious armada of the religion of Hijaz – Whose insignia reached every corner of the world Which learnt no obstruction from any fear Which felt no hesitation in Persian Gulf or faltered in the Red Sea Which vali...


Venkatapati Deva Raya – the Great Savior of Southern India

Disastrous two decades post Talikota The most common opinion among the people and historians has been that post the disaster at Talikota, Vijayanagara had fallen into a period of misfortune facing defeats after defeats – losi...



The Forgotten Heroes: Hindu soldiers in the First World War

The narration of First World War is that war was predominantly European and was fought exclusively by Europeans. This is quite a long way departure from the truth. Today, while few would remember that Indian Corps won 13,000 me...


Panvel man lights up Raigad Fort, faces case

NAVI MUMBAI: He couldn’t bear that the final resting place of Chhatrapati Shivaji was in gloom as the country celebrated the festival of lights. Once Vishnu Gavali, a Panvel-based social worker, found out that electricity...



Battle of Somnath : Symbol of Unbroken Faith

Amidst the thundering roar of projectiles and arrows an old man stood silently – behind him the sacred temple of Somnath was in ruins with hordes of Turk horsemen riding over the dead bodies of the custodians of the holy ...


Jeremy Irons joins Dev Patel film The Man Who Knew Infinity

The British actor will star in the biopic of Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, to be played by Dev Patel. Ramanujan conducted his mathematical research alone and without formal training, yet made extraordinary contribut...



Sri Aurobindo : The Great Hindu Mystic and Visionary

“The will of a single hero can breathe courage into the hearts of a million cowards “ Sri Aurobindo was one of the greatest philosophers, revolutionary ,mystics and visionaries of modern history. He was a major leader in In...


Bankim Chandra’s Vision

Bankim Chandra brought out the shallowness of modern Indology in two short satirical essays. The poverty of mind at the back of Western scholarship vis-a-vis Hinduism was thus brilliantly portrayed. He also questioned the notio...



Sri Ramana Maharshi : The Sage of Arunachala

India is an amazing country and unique in several aspects. For example, in every age great spiritual personalities appear who are aware of their true nature and act as guides to the truth. One such outstanding personality in re...


The Legacy of the Monotheism in Hindu India

The dialogue which Raja Ram Mohun Roy had started in the third decade of the nineteenth century stopped abruptly with the passing away of Mahatma Gandhi in January 1948. The Hindu leadership or what passed for it in post-indepe...