Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Culture and History

Stolen Vijayanagara era bronze idols of Sri Ram, Maa Sita and Laxman handed over to India by UK authorities

The idols were formally handed over to India by the British police in a ceremony at the India House, London.

Here are 8 other things JRD Tata spoke about in the now viral clip showing his views on Jawaharlal Nehru

In 1987, JRD Tata was interviewed by Rajiv Mehrotra as part of his "In Conversation" series, which aired on Doordarshan

“Some Mohammedans are the crudest in this respect, and the most sectarian,” Swami Vivekananda had remarked 120 years ago

‘Every man or woman who does not exactly believe it must be killed’ Swami Vivekananda had described the attack on disbelievers by Muslims

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

The Kingdom of Champa and the Chams: Hinduism in Vietnam

Despite the cultural influences, the Vietnamese people never really accepted Chinese rule, leading to constant rebellions and skirmishes, which finally ended the Chinese control in 939 CE, after which the country took the name Dai Viet.

50 years of the Vivekananda Rock Memorial – A Living Memorial

Celebrating its 50th year, the Vivekananda Kendra initiated the "Ek Bharat, Vijayi Bharat" connectivity campaign

Remembering Major Dhyan Chand: The Indian hockey wizard who stood up to Adolf Hitler

Hitler had offered Major Dhyan Chand to join the German army after the 1936 Olympics, but the hockey legend had declined the offer

Insistence on representation of every caste among the Temple trustees: A colonial idea that endangers Temple tradition

An issue that has come up in this discussion is that question of caste representation among the Temple trustees to avoid caste-discrimination.

Weeks after converting Hagia Sophia, Turkey converts the 4th-century Byzantine built Chora monastery to a mosque

The Chora church was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in 1511. In 1945, Turkey'c council of ministers had passed a decree to convert it into a museum.

Democratizing Temple administration: Throwing the baby out with the bathwater

In the ongoing discussion about state entrenchment in Hindu Temples, we come face to face with the question of what the alternative system would be

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