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There is more to life and politics and current affairs. In this section, we attempt to bring you articles that talk about issues and experiences that matter on a more human and personal level
Tipu Sultan: a freedom fighter or Islamic bigot?
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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
Author of the Delhi Riots 2020 book files criminal complaint against Bloomsbury, The Quint, Newslaundry and others, accuses them of criminal breach of trust...
Monika Arora filed a police complaint of criminal conspiracy against Bloomsbury India, The Quint, Newslaundry and others
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
Bloomsbury now accused of leaking manuscript of the book that they refused to publish after giving into ‘liberal’ threats: Read details
Only a week ago, Bloomsbury India decided to withdraw the publication of the book ‘Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story’ by authors of Monika Arora, Sonali Chitalkar and Prerna Malhotra
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.
Garuda Prakashan to publish ‘Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story’ after its withdrawal by Bloomsbury on pressure from Islamists
The book’s author advocate Monika Arora informed that as per sentiment of the people, they are going ahead with Garuda Prakashan
Left historian William Dalrymple was behind the withdrawal of book on Delhi riots by Bloomsbury, informs writer Aatish Taseer
Earlier William Dalrymple had announced on Twitter that he is working to stop the publication of the book by Bloomsbury
At least 3 authors withdraw their books from Bloomsbury after the publishing house withdrew a book under pressure from leftist gang
3 authors have announced they are withdrawing 11 books from Bloomsbury, while other have committed to never work with them
