19 Articles by
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Opinions
Why minorities shouldn’t be worried about the concept of a Hindu Rashtra
Unlike the narrative peddled by Left, a Hindu Rashtra by its very essence is inclusive to people of other faiths, as evident by the various historical accounts
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Opinions
Reservations for SC Christians: How it could affect the prospects of Dalit Hindus
There have been several calls for the inclusion of Dalit Christians in the reservation system meant for SC/St and OBC communities.
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Political History of India
The muffled voices of Hyderabad: Unaccounted reports of mass genocide of local Hindus under the Nizam
One of the largest princely states within the Indian union was Hyderabad, a Hindu-majority region ruled by a Muslim Nizam.
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Opinions
The social hierarchy of Muslim society: Is the caste system a problem unique to Hindus?
Often ignored by the media, there is wide scale discrimination present in Muslim society between two factions- Ashraf and Ajlaf.
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Political History of India
Espionage Archives: How India’s Communist parties received funding from the Soviet Union during the Cold War
CIA doc reveals India’s parties allegedly took funds from the Soviet Union in exchange for heavy influence on foreign policy.
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Political History of India
Declassified CIA document from 2011 reveals the depth of Soviet penetration in Indian media
India was seen as the playground for International espionage between the intelligence agencies of the two superpowers- KGB and CIA.
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News Reports
The dancing boys of Afghanistan: A report on the rising ‘baccha bazi’ in the country
'Baccha Bazi' or 'Child play' is a practice in which young (and often pre-pubescent) boys are made to dress like girls and dance erotically in front of middle-aged Afghan men
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Culture and History
Tales from the Baburnama: Babur’s homosexuality and ‘love’ for a young child
Often idolised by the extremist section of Islamic society, Babur is assumed to be an ideal Muslim who followed all the modern day practises of Islam.
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Political History of India
The Goan Inquisition by the Portuguese: A forgotten holocaust of Hindus and Jews
The Portuguese inquisition of Goa is an often forgotten and unspoken event by the ‘secular’ circles of Indian historians, despite various historical records exposing the gross exodus of not just Hindus, but also Jews that had escaped Medieval Europe to take refuge in India.
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Culture and History
Tipu Sultan: a freedom fighter or Islamic bigot?
Tipu Sultan is often credited in our history textbooks as a ‘secular’ ruler of Mysore who fought against the British in the late 1700s. While the latter part of the sentence does hold merit, the former is nothing but blatant propaganda
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