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Swami Vamdev, handwritten notes, and the 1986 Kumbh: The forgotten pilgrimage behind Amit Shah’s talk of retirement

Every morning, Swami Vamdev would hand his disciple a handwritten note. Amit Shah had to take that note to a different saint each day. It served as a recommendation for him. In this way, Shah spent time daily with a new saint — sharing meals at community feasts (Bhandara) and collecting offerings (Dakshina).

Beyond Mastani: The unmatched military genius of Peshwa Bajirao, know why Amit Shah brought the legendary warrior to NDA campus in Pune

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 4, 2025, unveiled a statue of Peshwa Bajirao I at the NDA campus in Pune, calling attention to the Maratha warrior’s unmatched military genius.

Busting the brainwashing industry: ‘His Story of Itihaas’ challenges India’s distorted history taught in textbooks and reclaims stolen civilizational memory

'His Story of Itihaas' is a movie that depicts a physics teacher confronting egregious lies and distorted history told to Indians for generations.

Fabrication of Fatima Sheikh: A case study of how fictional narratives can be weaponised with circular referencing for political or ideological gains

Fabrication of Fatima Sheikh is a living example of how integrity of historical narratives can easily be compromised by creation and proliferation of fake literature

Muhammad Yunus is distorting history of Bangladesh, re-writing the Independence movement to appease Islamists

Unlike Sheikh Mujibur Rehman who kept the Bengali identity at the forefront of his secular politics in Bangladesh, Ziaur Rehman promoted a 'national identity' based on Islam.

Banwari Lal, who regarded Muslims as his brothers, had his limbs chopped, throat slit: Recalling horrors of Sambhal riots where 24 Hindus were burnt...

When the riots broke out, Banwari Lal urged several Hindu shopkeepers to hide at his brother-in-law Murari Lal’s house. However, Muslim traders tipped off the rioters. A mob of Islamist rioters then broke the gates of Murari Lal’s house using a tractor and brutally killed 24 Hindus.

ULFA disbands itself as per peace agreement after decades of strife, signifying a historic milestone: The rise, the fall and the split of the...

Established in 1979, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has traversed a tumultuous journey over four decades, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of Assam.

‘Jamiat gave you wrong information’: Congress leader Debabrata Saikia demands apology from Kapil Sibal for claiming that Assam was part of Myanmar

Congress leader Debabrata Saikia demanded an apology from Kapil Sibal for distorting history of Assam

MK Gandhi denied ‘modern medicine’ for Kasturba but was eager to avail it when Manu needed a surgery? Here is what old documents say

MK Gandhi denied penicillin for Kasturba but he was okay opting for surgery for Manu Gandhi three years later

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