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Divide Et Impera: How the British Created Sikh Identity
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Divide Et Impera: How the British Created Sikh Identity

Manu Kohli- April 21, 2021

Fox says that Arya Samaj was ‘proclaiming a Pan-Hindu set of beliefs, inclusive of Sikhs, that the British feared was subversive’. They feared that the ... Read More

Closing the Pamir Gap: The Great Game Series
Archives, Commentaries

Closing the Pamir Gap: The Great Game Series

Pankaj Saxena- August 14, 2020

Britain was undoubtedly a colonial power and it did what it did for its own sake, but it gave a strong geopolitical heritage and, except ... Read More

The Dalrymple Delusion
Archives, Commentaries

The Dalrymple Delusion

B V Rudhraya- March 31, 2020

There is very little to indicate that Dalrymple understands the Hindu point of view on India. He may make claims to the contrary, but they ... Read More

Being a Hindu in India: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Archives, Commentaries

Being a Hindu in India: The Agony and the Ecstasy

Dr Pingali Gopal- December 17, 2018

Sanatana Dharma accepts all routes with equal love, including atheism. This is the reason there was never a religious persecution by the Hindus. Secularism was ... Read More

Deadly distortions of Colonial Rule- Notes from ‘A Ruler’s Gaze’ by Arvind Sharma- III
Archives, Indology

Deadly distortions of Colonial Rule- Notes from ‘A Ruler’s Gaze’ by Arvind Sharma- III

Dr Pingali Gopal- May 12, 2018

There is a remarkable convergence of thought on India’s sense of lack of its own history by the British and Muslim rulers. Sadly, the narrative ... Read More