When Did Emperor Ashoka Embrace Buddhism?
Emperor Ashoka was the scion of the Mauryan dynasty who reigned from 268 to 232 BCE. The Edicts of Ashoka are the primary sources describing the life and times of Emperor Ashoka [1, 2]. Besides these Edicts, biographical information about him...
Standing up for Hindus: In Conversation with Francois Gautier
Francois Gautier is a vocal and visible Dharmic voice, a lover and defender of Hindus in India and abroad. He is an eminent journalist in his own right, and has worked with Le Figaro, DNA and Outlook India. He has written books such as The Guru of...
Khudiram Bose the boy revolutionary who smiled at death
As the state of West Bengal continues to be mired in a state of mal-governance and the political debate reduces to a binary of Secularism versus Communalism citizens are forced to delve into Bengal’s rich and disproportionate share of revolutionary...
Le Castella
Calabria: Le Castella is a small town located on the Ionian coast of Calabria, 10 km from of Isola di Capo Rizzuto in the province of Crotone, Calabria . Official name is Punta Delle Castella. Calabrian people likes to call it as Casteddi. Town is...
पजै न राण प्रतापसी
महाराणा प्रताप का जन्म 9 मई, 1540 को हुआ था। अगले कुछ दिनों में हम जनके जीवन से जुड़ी गौरवशाली गाथा को जानने का प्रयास करेंगे। उनका आर्दश था, की बापा रावल का वंशज किसी के आगे सिर नहीं झुकायेगा और इस प्रण को उन्होंने जीवनपर्यन्त निभाया। स्वदेशप्रेम,...
The Call of the Wren: Treasures of Trinity College — Cambridge
Trinity College and Christs College stand among the very best of colleges across the world when it comes to legacy, in terms of alumni, and the maintenance of standards even today. As I go from one (Christs, as a PhD scholar) to another (Trinity,...
Netaji’s March Continues
Narendra Modi’s critics always like to question him on what he has done or plans to do on each and every particular issue of national interest or relevance. This is not only because he is the Prime Minister but a decisive, strong one at that! Since...
A Pilgrimage to Eternal Mewar
Rajasthan has always been a big draw for tourists, from both within India and abroad. Honour and valour cuts a deep impression in all humans and in India thoughts of same invariably draws one towards Rajasthan. One of the most iconic Bengali films...
The Faith that never Fades: The Historical Resilience of Hinduism
The Holocaust brings to one's mind deep anguish and pain, even though not many of us lived during the times when Hitler's army ran riot over millions of Jews across Europe. It was one of the darkest hours of humanity and the barbarism of the Nazi...
The last titan of Indian parallel cinema, Mrinal Sen is no more
London: Legendary Bengali filmmaker Mrinal Sen has left us today. He will be remembered along with his contemporaries Oscar winning Bengali director SatyaJit Roy and legendary Ritwik Ghatak. His humanistic approach in Indian cinema made him one of...
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