Revisiting Bharat
HINDU history is rooted in the manifestation of Dharma. Itihasa has to be retrieved from the dominance of History, which is a Western Knowledge tradition It was commonly stated by western scholars of the colonial era that Bharat vasis did not had a sense of history. On the contrary, now the world accepts the historical […]
Nationalising Bharatiya Mind
Swaraj during the Independence Struggle was not limited to the ‘Self- Rule’. The ‘Swa’ in Swaraj also meant self-thinking based on civilisational wisdom. Despite many efforts during the Independence struggle, Bharatiya mind is still grappling with the colonial mindset. From global politics to family issues, everything is understood and interpreted from the Western prism. The […]
TRADE ROUTES OF ANCIENT INDIA
The merchants used to move about in the rivers as they wished, as if in tanks, in the forests as if in their own houses… As he (the king) used to protect the earth so she too gave him gems out of mines, corns from fields and elephants from forests.” (Raghu Vamsha XVII,64,66) India is […]
THE INCA EMPIRE, Social Cultural and Political Wonder
The wonder that was Inca Fifteenth century saw the rise of a great American empire of the Inca, which can only be equated with the contemporary Majapahita Empire of Indonesia, or the mighty Srivijaya Empire of the shailendra dynasty in south-east Asia or an ancient golden age famed Gupta empire of India. Incas were believed […]
THE MAYAS INCAS AZTECS, THE ANCESTORS OF THE AMERICANS
There has been a lot of discussion over the origin of the ancient American races and their culture among the scholars. Not only historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and scientists but also famous institutions and church organizations take up strong position on this question. Even the theory of continental drift which claimed that America, Asia and Africa […]