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In 2013, NCERT had admitted they have no documents to back claims on Qutab Minar made in textbooks

OpIndia Staff -
NCERT's reply to a 2013 RTI query says they have no documents or epigraphic evidence to back the claims made regarding the Qutab Minar in their history textbook.
News Reports

Kerala state board Class 9 textbook distorts history, claims Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahwari was the ‘Father of Surgery’ instead of Sushrutha

OpIndia Staff -
Indian physician Sushrutha, who lived much earlier than Al-Zahwari, is considered to be the 'father of surgery'
News Reports

ASI approves underwater research project to determine how and when the Ram Setu was formed

OpIndia Staff -
The research would be carried out to understand the nature and formation of the Ram Setu and its surrounding areas
World

World’s oldest known artwork is of a warty pig, found in Indonesia’s Sulawesi Islands

OpIndia Staff -
The warty pig cave painting located in Leang Tedongnge cave in Sulawesi Island is believed to be created by humans using red ochre pigment.
Culture and History

NCERT says it has no information on source of claim made in textbook that Mughals had rebuilt temples after destroying them

OpIndia Staff -
NCERT History textbook says that Shahjahan and Aurangzeb have issued grants for rebuilding temples destroyed in war
News Reports

Study by IIT Gandhinagar and Archaeological Department reveals the existence of a three-level structure beneath Somnath temple

OpIndia Staff -
The investigation below the ground around Somnath temple was carried out on the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Opinions

From the year without summer to Communism and diseases: With the disasters we have endured over centuries, was 2020 really that bad?

Sanghamitra -
For civilisations that have seen the plagues, earthquakes, colonisation and the atrocities of communist rules, the COVID outbreak is a minor ordeal that will soon be overcome.
News Reports

With COVID protocols in place, Haridwar Kumbh Mela shortened to 48 days in 2021

OpIndia Staff -
Kumbh 2021 to be celebrated amid Covid-19 restrictions for 48 days instead of the usual three and half months .
News Reports

Was the resurrection of Jesus actually resuscitation? A Vedantic perspective on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar -
Many believe that Jesus had fainted due to some liquid given to him, and therefore his resurrection was actually a resuscitation
Culture and History

Conversions, land grabbing, abuse and brainwashing of the next generation: Why India needs to counter ‘The Church’

Priyank -
Anti-conversion laws and rules for NGOs are not enough, the Indian government needs to employ stricter methods to counter The Church.
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