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Category: Religion

Glorifying An Iconoclast…

About four hundred years ago, Persian Historian Muhammad Qasim Firishta (1560-1620) described Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni (November 2, 971 AD – April 30, 1030 AD) as a foolish and greedy […]

Immense Courage & Resilience…

The Pakistani fighter jets bombed the bases of Northern Alliance in Panjshir Valley, immediately after the visit of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed to Kabul on September […]

Uyghurs In Afghanistan: A Bargaining Chip?

The year 1976… Afghanistan was highly influenced by the West at that time, as the Global Community started considering Kabul as Paris of the East. Tuhan, along with her parents, […]

A Critical Enquiry

Dr Romila Thapar (b. November 30, 1931) is an Indian Historian, with her principal area of study being Ancient India, a field in which she is pre-eminent. Well, it has […]

Gripped By An Irrational Fear?

A seminar on Hindu Nationalism was set to begin on September 10, 2021 in the US at the initiative of 53 universities. However, several speakers received emails, with hateful comments […]

A Nosey Affair?

We all are aware that the noses of most of the Egyptian statues, which have been discovered, are broken. It has become a common sight. No one raises the question […]

The Visibly Invisible Crisis!

With the Taliban returning to Power in neighbouring Afghanistan, India is facing a migrant problem, yet again! Since the Partition of the Indian Subcontinent in 1947, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh […]

Establishing The True Indian-ness

Dr Shashi Tharoor (b. March 9, 1956) – an Indian politician, author and former diplomat who was formerly Under Secretary General of the UN and contested for the post of […]