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"Does Europe have a Civilising mission in India?" - excerpts

B Shantanu wrote 3 weeks ago: Some thought-provoking excerpts from: Does Europe have a Civilising mission in India? by Jakob De … more »

Tags: Hindu Dharma, Distortions, Misrepresentations about India, Distortions, Misrepresentation about Hinduism, Conversions, Missionaries in India, Current Affairs, Hindu Social System, Debates & Discussions, Human Rights and Legal Issues, Caste System

Mahatma and Netaji - A little bit of history4 comments

B Shantanu wrote 1 month ago: In my previous post, I has asked the question: What could be the reason(s) for the Government … more »

Tags: Modern Indian History, Post Independence History, Politics and Governance in India, Mahatma Gandhi, NETAJI, subhash chandra bose, Justice Mukherjee Commission, INA, Taipei crash

Let the truth be known: What really happened to Netaji?23 comments

B Shantanu wrote 1 month ago: Like many of you, I have often wondered how India’s present would have looked if Netaji Subhash Ch … more »

Tags: Modern Indian History, Politics and Governance in India, NETAJI, subhash chandra bose, Justice Mukherjee Commission, INA, Taipei crash, Netaji's death

Naman 1857 - A Tribute to the Martyrs 8 comments

B Shantanu wrote 2 months ago: Please watch this short video and spare a moment to remember the brave souls who laid down their liv … more »

Tags: Modern Indian History, Current Affairs, An Indian Identity, 1857, Na'man, tribute to martyrs of 1857, First war of independence

Bahadur Shah Zafar & "Bharat Ratna" - more than a joke2 comments

B Shantanu wrote 5 months ago: Amidst all the recent brouhaha around Bharat Ratna nominations, someone conveniently forgot the … more »

Tags: India & Its Neighbours, Modern Indian History, Islamic Rule in India, Distortions, Misrepresentations about India, Politics and Governance in India, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Bharat Ratna, 1857

India's 59th Republic Day2 comments

aalasanthosh wrote 5 months ago: India celebrated its 59th Republic Day today. The Republic Day of India holds a special place in th … more »

Tags: Blog, India, Life, People, Consitutution of India, Indepence Day, India's Republic Day, Indian Armed Forces, New Delhi

Reassessing Mahatma: Did Gandhi-giri really worked?11 comments

B Shantanu wrote 7 months ago: Several weeks ago, I came across this piece by Dr Dipak Basu (Professor in International Economics i … more »

Tags: Modern Indian History, Politics and Governance in India, Indian Media, Pakistan related, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi-giri, Partition, Satyagraha, Independence Movement

The "truth" about a "benevolent Empire"9 comments

B Shantanu wrote 8 months ago: Varnam posted this great entry on “The Benevolent Empire“ earlier this week which menti … more »

Tags: Modern Indian History, Indian Economy, british raj, The Raj, Calcutta, Brirish Rule in India,

'Nehru, Edwina united in souls, not bodies'

Amitava wrote 12 months ago: The love Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had for Lady Edwina Mountbatten was chivalric and it was not physi … more »

Tags: Freedom, Indian Politics, Jawaharlal Nehru, Pamela Mountbatten, Political Games

Clearing the dust off Macaulay's "famous quote"10 comments

B Shantanu wrote 1 year ago: Many of you must have come across this “famous quote” of Macaulay in which he appears to … more »

Tags: Modern Indian History, lord macaulay, inaccurate quotes, Macaulay's Minute

Some good links for weekend reading...

B Shantanu wrote 1 year ago: Here are some links for your weekend reading: 1. An article recommended by someone I respect. I hav … more »

Tags: India & Its Neighbours, Terrorism in India, Ancient Indian History, Modern Indian History, Geo-Strategic Issues (incl. Nuclear, Oil, Energy), Current Affairs, Miscellaneous

Of Bharatiya passion and "phirangi" thoughts...14 comments

B Shantanu wrote 1 year ago: Aditi Goyal from Bharat Uday Mission recently wrote this essay - worth a read. Some excerpts below: … more »

Tags: Current Affairs, An Indian Identity, India, hindi, Official Language of India, national language, English in India

Of Swastika, Nazis and sacred symbols…10 comments

B Shantanu wrote 1 year ago: The recent controversy around Germany’s proposal to seek an EU ban on swastikas (and later it … more »

Tags: Distortions, Misrepresentation about Hinduism, A Hindu Identity

"Why Britain should fear Shilpa"...

B Shantanu wrote 1 year ago: Nice one from the BBC (although when you click the link the actual title of the story is, “Big … more »

Tags: Current Affairs

Of Bangalore, Bengaluru and Fractured Identities... 8 comments

B Shantanu wrote 1 year ago: A few days ago, I got into a passionate debate about the merits of the name change of Bangalore to B … more »

Tags: Modern Indian History, Post Independence History, Distortions, Misrepresentations about India, Current Affairs, An Indian Identity, identity

Would "Gandhi...have become an asterisk of history rather than an icon"? 2 comments

B Shantanu wrote 1 year ago: Peter Worthington wrote a great piece in the Toronto Sun last week titled, “War cannot be wage … more »

Tags: Modern Indian History, World History, Current Affairs, Global Terrorism

"China: Will India repeat the mistakes of 1962?" - Excerpts

B Shantanu wrote 1 year ago: I alluded to Claude Arpi’s excellent article in my previous post, “India, China and Aru … more »

Tags: China-related, India & Its Neighbours, Post Independence History, Geo-Strategic Issues (incl. Nuclear, Oil, Energy), Current Affairs

Whats nectar for secular US is toxic for secular India

B Shantanu wrote 1 year ago: Just came across S Gurumurthy’s brilliant critique on the recent BusinessWeek article on Karma … more »

Tags: Post Independence History, Distortions, Misrepresentations about India, Distortions, Misrepresentation about Hinduism, Current Affairs, Ancient Hindu Political Philosophy, A Hindu Identity, Spirituality & Philosophy

India in the 1820s...1 comment

B Shantanu wrote 1 year ago: I first came across this graph on Greg Mankiw’s blog. Greg is a Professor of Economics at H … more »

Tags: Indian Economy, Current Affairs


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