15th June 2003 “Pratap” is a name redolent with glory and the aura of greatness. Maharana Pratap of Mewar (Udaipur) was a doughty warrior, resolutely independent, who never submitted to the might of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. This unswerving resistance has made him a victim for the RSS attempt to rewrite history in as anti-Muslim… Continue reading Rana Pratap of Mewar
September 21st, 2001 Afghanistan is attracting the attention of the world as never before. This is because it is deemed to be the source of the attack on the manifest symbols of the military and economic power of the only superpower left in the world. The alleged mastermind Osama bin Laden and the actual hijackers… Continue reading How difficult is it to rule Afghanistan?
Nov 4, 2001 Here is a lesson from Mughal History. The only way to integrate any people into a larger whole is to make sure that the talented ones get employment at the level they deserve and that troublemakers are given quick and condign punishment.
July 29th, 2001 When empires collapse and disintegrate historians, like schoolmasters correcting tutorial essays award grades to rulers. The British chroniclers of Indian history pronounced judgement on the House of Amir Timur (Teymour : Tamerlane, or the iron man with a game leg). The first six Emperors to rule India, Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah… Continue reading Why Awrungzeyb was not a “Great” Mughal [Arungzeb]
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.
