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Best of 2017: Articles you don’t want to miss
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Best of 2017: Articles you don’t want to miss

IndiaFacts Staff- December 30, 2017

2017 has been another exciting year and IndiaFacts published some very important articles that has helped carry forward the grand Indic civilizational narrative by countering ... Read More

The Mughal tax break that cost India its freedom
Archives, Indology

The Mughal tax break that cost India its freedom

Rakesh Krishnan Simha- December 29, 2017

Exactly 300 years ago, Mughal Emperor Farrukh Siyar issued a farman that allowed the East India Company to conduct duty free trade, mint its own ... Read More

Vena, Veda, Venus
Archives, Indology

Vena, Veda, Venus

Subhash Kak- December 28, 2017

The names for the planets in the ancient civilizations are generally different. Their difference suggests that the planets were known in various civilizations before trade ... Read More

Ayodhya: An Ahistorical argument for Ram Temple
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Ayodhya: An Ahistorical argument for Ram Temple

Nithin Sridhar- December 27, 2017

While Hindus, recognize Valmiki’s Ramayana as a text of Itihasa, the Indian conception of the past with its foundation in cyclical time and pedagogical form, ... Read More