Chapter IV: Ode to Bhagamati (draft chapter of book on Hyderabad)
June 2nd, 2001 PYAAR SEY AANKH BHUR AATEE HEY, KANWAL KHILTEY HEIYN JUBB KUBHEE LUBB PEY TEYRAA NAAMEY WAFAA AATAA HEY
Category: Itihaas Articles
These are articles published under the Itihaas heading over multiple decades and in different newspapers
Letter to K.V. Bhoopala Rao
May 29th, 2001 Shri K.V. Bhoopala Rao Hyderabad Dear Shri Bhoopala Rao Saheb, I cannot find words to express my profound sense of gratitude to you for your generous response to my letter asking for help with information on the Qutub Shahis of Golconda.
What Was There Before Hyderabad Came Into Being? (draft chapter of book)
Chapter II : What Was There Before Hyderabad Came Into Being? My 24, 2001 To Marco Polo who visited India in the 13th Century Telingana was known as “The Kingdom Of Mutfili”. Marco Polo says:-
GOLCONDA : BHAGYANAGAR: HYDERABAD (draft chapter for book)
May 30th, 2011 The story of Golconda and of Bhagyanagar/Hyderabad is a tale of Love and and of War. The city of Hyderabad was founded out of Love ; the love of a Prince for a village girl while Golconda [ gol=Gwaala or shepherd = konda = stone] started as a pastoral feature and became… Continue reading GOLCONDA : BHAGYANAGAR: HYDERABAD (draft chapter for book)
Forcible Conversions by Muslim Rulers
May 12th, 2001 One of the conditioned reflexes of the Hindu mind in respect of the History of India is that forced conversions were a regular feature of Muslim rule. This idea was aired and emphasised by the British writing Indian history and has now lodged so firmly in the mind that it is common… Continue reading Forcible Conversions by Muslim Rulers
Astrology is not peculiarly “Hindu”
Itihaas : May 1st, 2001 “Jyotirgyan” is the new buzzword. As “Jyoti” means Light and “Gyan” Knowledge “Jyotirgyan” could translate as ‘Knowledge of the Luminaries Aspecting Mortals and Having Effect Upon Their Fates and Fortunes’ or Astrology, which the RSS want included as a discipline for study in ‘general’ or non-specialist Universities.
Why Mughal Princesses did not become Ranis
January 2, 2001 A reader writes :- “I have been regularly reading your column…You may permit me to say that your column is frequently unbalanced and one sided.”
Resolutions and Wishes For 3rd Millennium
January 7th, 2001 ‘What is the Truth?’ asked Pontius Pilate and would not wait for an answer. Our current rulers do not ask. They manufacture what they want to be seen as the truth and the RSS/VHP/BJP propaganda machinery springs to action to repeat a lie over and over again until it comes to be… Continue reading Resolutions and Wishes For 3rd Millennium
Mahmoud Gawan : Power and Accountability (incomplete)
April 2nd, 2001 India moves from summary justice to such a slow judicial process that no decision is ever taken. Remember the BMW case? Or Upahaar? The accused are leading a normal life of ostentation and luxury while the victims are dead and their relatives will join them before anything happens in the cases pending.… Continue reading Mahmoud Gawan : Power and Accountability (incomplete)
New Year Greetings for Vikrami 2058 and Al Hijri 1422
March 28th, 2001 26th March 2001 was the first day of the Vikram Samvat 2058 and 27th March the first day of the Al Hijri year 1422. Itihaas wishes readers a Happy New Year. These dates are ignored by the Government of India although the RSS are in power at the centre. This shows an… Continue reading New Year Greetings for Vikrami 2058 and Al Hijri 1422