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The Glory that was Bishnupur & The Sati Who Killed her Husband
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The Glory that was Bishnupur & The Sati Who Killed her Husband

Sukrit Banerjee- July 2, 2022

Image Courtesy: Adotrip.com Author’s Note: This is a historical account of events that transpired in the Bishnupur region of Bengal, in the early 18th century. ... Read More

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

Dr Pingali Gopal- May 7, 2018

Arvind Sharma applies the Saidian lens in analysing the British and Muslim rule over India and the distortions they inflicted. Sadly, there has been a ... Read More

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

Sati and Atrocity Narrative for the Civilizing Mission
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Sati and Atrocity Narrative for the Civilizing Mission

Sankrant Sanu- December 4, 2017

Colonial consciousness permeates us—the colonizers and the colonized, the “Left” and the “Hindu right”, the “traditionalists” and the “reformers.” To be free of it, we ... Read More

Missionaries and the debate on Sati in Colonial India
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Missionaries and the debate on Sati in Colonial India

Meenakshi Jain- December 1, 2017

The entire colonial debate on sati centred on figures provided by the missionaries and the Government, each set of which suffered from serious flaws. But ... Read More