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Alexander vs Porus: Beyond the fog of war
Archives, Indology

Alexander vs Porus: Beyond the fog of war

Rakesh Krishnan Simha- June 26, 2018

Greek accounts – with later Western embellishments – of the clash between Alexander and Porus at the Battle of Hydaspes have more holes than Swiss ... Read More

Narrative and meta-narrative in Tony Joseph’s opus on ‘Aryan’ Invasion Theory
Archives, Identity (Distortion & Appropriation)

Narrative and meta-narrative in Tony Joseph’s opus on ‘Aryan’ Invasion Theory

Rajeev Srinivasan- July 1, 2017

The narrative supplied by Joseph is useful to certain interests from a political perspective. The meta-narrative behind it fits into a consistent gestalt of withering ... Read More

Aryan Invasion Myth: How 21st Century Science Debunks 19th Century Indology
Archives, Indology

Aryan Invasion Myth: How 21st Century Science Debunks 19th Century Indology

A.L. Chavda- May 5, 2017

New evidence comprehensively debunks the 19th century’s colonial Aryan Invasion Theory and its late 20th century refinement, the Indo-Aryan Migration theory. Read More

ISIS Caliphate: Lessons from the earliest Mohammedan invasions of Central Asia
Archives, Commentaries

ISIS Caliphate: Lessons from the earliest Mohammedan invasions of Central Asia

Manasatarangini T- August 18, 2014

Preface By 1000 CE, the Turks were already on their way to becoming the primary spearhead of Islam against the Hindus of India, the heathen ... Read More