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Author Vikram Sampath hits back at ‘historians’ and trolls who attacked him for saying that history textbooks give prominence to Muslim invaders

Historian Vikram Sampath hits back at 'historians' and trolls with evidence how history textbooks glorify Muslim and ignore indigenous rulers

Remembering Bhai Taru Singh on his Jayanti: The Sikh martyr who had his head scalped for refusing to convert to Islam

Mughal governor Zakaria Khan had Bhai Taru Singh head scalped after he refused to cut off his keshas(unshorn hair) and convert into Islam

Tirumala Brahmotsavam begins at Lord Venkateswara’s abode: Here is what the festivities signify and how it is celebrated

On October 7, Brahmotsavam was started with the ritual of Dhwajarohanam, where the Garuda Dhwaja of the Lord is hoisted, marking Garuda's travel to Devaloka to invite Gods of heaven to come and attend the festivities.

‘We have come to civilize you,’ said the colonisers who were roasting men and women alive on stakes over accusations of witchcraft

From barbaric inquisitors to civilized missionaries. Read to know more about Christianity and the Dark Ages.

Rahul Gandhi slams Mohan Bhagwat for not having women around him like Gandhiji always had, Netizens remind him of Gandhi’s “experiments with celibacy”

Rahul Gandhi said in a meeting that Gandhiji was always accompanied by two to three women, in a bid to attack RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

BHU’s new Hindu Studies course to include topics on ancient warfare, military strategy, women in military: Report

The MA course on Hindu Studies, a joint effort by BHU's Department of Philosophy and Religion, Bharat Adhyayan Kendra, Department of Sanskrit, Department of Ancient History, Culture, and Archeology, is the first of its kind in India.

Gujarat: ASI restores Shikhara of ancient Galteshwar Mahadev temple, flag hoisted for the first time in centuries

The Galteshwar Mahadev is an ancient Solanki era temple built in the 12th century located on the Sangam (confluence) of the rivers Mahi and Galati in a small village of Sarnal.

Malayalam movie ‘Vaariyamkunnan’ glorifying the Jihadis behind Moplah Hindu genocide in Kerala shelved after outrage

Vaariyamkunnan is based on lives of Variamkunnath Kunhamed Haji and Ali Musaliar, Jihadis behind genocide of Hindus in Kerala in early 1920s

Alauddin Khilji’s attack on Chittorgarh: The legend of Rani Padmini and the enduring Islamist legacy of brutalising women

Alauddin Khilji had attacked and captured the Chittorgarh fort on 26 August 1303 in a historic and brutal battle

Govt changes Mughal glorification page in Know India site after outrage on social media, still no mention of atrocities by Islamic invaders

The Culture Ministry has clarified that they do not run the website and they are in talks with concerned entities to correct the mistakes.

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