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What was happening in India and the Rest of the World at the time of Mahabharat and Ramayan
There has been a concerted effort since the times of British to discredit India’s history and to brush it aside. The scriptures which are historic in nature in many ways...
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Unequivocal Evidence of Brain Surgery being done in Harappan Civilization found
A 4300 year old skull from the Harappan times has shown signs of brain surgery. A paper in “Current Science” says that it is an “unequivocal case” of a procedure...
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Genocidal Pilgrims and Shocking Savagery of Europeans in America’s Formative years
Bernard Bailyn, over 90, is probably one of greatest American historian of the early days of this nation alive today. He has come out with a new book – The...
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Truth of Pakistan’s role in Kargil Exposed by ex-DG-Analysis of ISI, Gen. Shahid Aziz
In this program Islamabad Tonight (1st February 2013) Gen. Shahid Aziz, who was Director General (Analysis) of ISI at the time of Kargil War exposes Pervez Musharraf’s short-sighted strategy of...
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Was Lal Bahadur Shastri Assassinated? By whom?
Lal Bahadur Shastri was the Prime Minister who almost led India to a victory, when he had to go to Tashkent to talk of truce with Pakistan. We have discussed...
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King Richard III, 15th Century England Monarch, found lying under a Parking lot?
History has a great way to level the playing field for people. Well, while leveling the parking lot, skeletal remains were found under a municipal parking lot in central England. ...
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Why did Buddha select Sarnath to promote his teachings? (and other interesting insights – Audio)
This question and many other very interesting insights are brought out by this smart guy from Deutsche Bank, Sanjeev Sanyal. He traces Indian history back to the Ancient times and...
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Vedas were Pre-Harrappan, Sunken Cities, their Architectures and Archeological Finds confirm a Great Indian Civilization
Was Harrappa Civilization Pre-Vedic, or was the, now completely rubbished “Aryan” Civilization, Vedic? Or were the people after the Indus Valley Vedic? This documentary goes in to detail of the...
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Did Krishna really exist?
Was Krishna real or not. Did he walk this earth? Well some people are doing some research and here is an interesting video based on research on one guy –...
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China’s Historical Cycles of Center vs Regional Control; can it avert regional implosion this time?
On a larger scale, when you look at the “Big Picture History” of China, one sees constant periods of expansion and contractions fueled by strong Central rule and Regional power...
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Gandhi and his call for Firearms to be given to India’s Citizens: Was he really a Pacifist?
A quote from Gandhi has gained prominence in recent months, specially in the US because of the Guns possession debate. “Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India,...
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Indians more Australian than European Settlers: Study finds Indians went to Australia 4230 years ago
In times when Australians – Caucasian primarily – are targeting Indians, for being “outsiders”… comes the scientific reminder from the Gene pool. Mate!! We are MORE Australians than you all...
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“Medical Chest” from 2000 year old Roman Ship wreck shows an Eye Medicine
What happens when you find an over 2000 year old ship wreck under sea and rummage through its contents. Specially when you get access to the “Medical Chest” of that...
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Mauritian President: “I am a Bihari”
Indian diaspora is spread all over the world. And it constantly returns to trace its roots and heritage. One such visit was by the Mauritian President Rajkeswur Purryag. He broke down...
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Are Tattoos an advanced form of Acupunture?
Tattoos today are more a fashion statement. In fact, in some cases, they signify rebellion to tradition in modern society. But that may not have always been true. Tattoos, it...
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Chanakya’s speech on how to keep Hinduism alive
Chanakya TV series was one of the best ever. Many people I know still go back to it. Chanakya was an inspiring personality in his own time and even now. ...
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Mail sent from Bombay to London in 1866 reached in 28 days! (Image)
Here is a very interesting piece of postal history: A piece of registered mail postmarked Bombay, November 23, 1866. The postage of 10 1/2 annas includes 4 annas for registration....
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New Study establishes Romas origin to Punjab and debunks Aryan Invasion Theory
Romas, the gypsies of Europe, have been found to have their origin in North-west India. It is said that the Romas were driven out of India due to Islamic invasions....
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“Those who cannot change their situation need to learn how to cope with them”
जिनमें स्तिथियों को बदलने का साहस नहीं होता, उन्हें स्तिथियों को सहना पड़ता है कल्याणी Chanakya, the TV series, was one of the finest to have come on Indian TV....
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When the Rulers loot the nation: wisdom from “Chanakya”
What to do when the King and the rulers themselves steal from the Treasury of the nation? This is a tragedy that India has faced again and again. And now,...
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When Taj Mahal was to be demolished for auctioning its marble
In 1830, the British Governor of India, Lord William Bentinck, in the 1830s, thought of demolishing the Taj Mahal and auction off the marble to the landed English gentry of that...
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Famous people who missed Titanic disaster narrowly
Guglielmo Marconi – the father of long distance radio transmission, developer of radio telegraph system and a Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 1909 was offered a free passage on...
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Suppression of History and India’s Civilization
Juan Armenta Camacho and Cynthia Irwin-Williams started excavations in 1962 at Hueyatlaco, which is an archeological site in Valsequillo, Mexico. The team was joined by Virginia Steen-McIntyre in 1966. What...
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Impact of Climate Change and Saraswati River study and analysis
A recent science article suggested that the Harrapan civilization ended due to a flood and climate change. The new study suggests that the decline in monsoon rains led to weakened...
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Losing our Historical Legacy
India’s heritage seems to be in a major crisis. As a nation, India has not really cared for its historical legacy and day by day, it seems to get worse....
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Varna, Caste System, and Skin Color: Shallow understanding and Dubious arguments
There is a sad problem with those who consider themselves “Hindus” in India and those who comment on the larger history of the Hindus. Personally, I don’t like this term...
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History at Cross roads as Shaheed Bhagat Singh returns to Lahore today
Today (23rd March) in 1931, at 7.30 pm three young men were hanged in the Lahore Jail. they were to be hanged on the 24th, but their hanging was moved...
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“Ashoka the Great” was India’s first Religiously Fanatic Jehadi
Indian history is a virtual lie. And, as it remains in the hands of Communist HIstorians, the depth of lie increases by the day.
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Cult of Eminent Indian Historians and the Ayodhya verdict
It has been said time and again that the so called “Indian History” experts were anything but. Justice Aggarwal declared:
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Lord Ram as Juristic Person and Legal History of Religious Juristic Persons
One of the interesting parts of the Ayodhya verdict was declaring Lord Ram – the deity of Ram Janmabhoomi temple – as a “Juristic Person”.
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Ram Janmabhoomi verdict is not about Ram, but about Humanity of India
Tomorrow, after one postponement, the Allahabad High Court will give its verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babr Masjid issue. The judges are Justice D V Sharma, S U Khan and Sudhir Agarwal.
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How the British conquered the Indians
I recently came across a review written in 1893 (March 19) in New York Times
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Astronomical Proof of the Mahabharata War and Shri Krishna: Part II
In the last article, we have established that 1) The Mahabharata war took place starting on November 6, 3126 BCE, and 2) Shri Krishna died and the Kaliyuga started on February 18, 3102 BCE.
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When African Slaves fought British in Indian War of 1857
African continent has been the worst victim of humankind’s worst crime – Slavery.