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Diversity within the Indian Subcontinent: Gandhara Region, its Art and Architecture

The Indian Subcontinent has always been at the crossroads of some major trade networks, such as the Silk Routes trade as well as the Indian Ocean trade. The Silk Routes trade and the Indian Ocean trade have both been looked at separately by most scho

Mohinī on a Swing: Between the Singularity and Plurality of Desire(s)

“We bow to the god whose sign is a sea serpent, To Kāma , who makes the gods Śiva, Brahmā and Viṣṇu slaves in dark chambers of doe-eyed women; To Kāma, whose marvelous artifice eludes all words”
New Focus on Hindu Studies

The academic study of Hinduism is the subject of numerous ongoing debates and initiatives increasingly taking place on a global scale. Hence, many crucial questions may arise when we think of conceiving the academic discipline called Hindu Studies. T

Swami Vivekananda: A Short Life Sketch

“The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.”             &nb

Remembering Swami Vivekananda's Concept of Universal Brotherhood on Africa Day

In the history of mankind, there have been rare instances where the introductory words spoken by a person have electrified the whole audience as much as Swami Vivekananda’s groundbreaking speech to the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions.

भारतीय अभिलेखागार के कई पहलू

एक अभिलेखागार (आर्काइव) और इसके उपयोग के महत्त्व के विचार के संबंध में बहसें होती रही हैं। वर्तम

"Many facets of the Indian Archive"

There have been debates galore with respect to the idea behind an Archive and its usage. In the present context, unlike the Library and in circles outside academia, the Archive (state and privately run) is a less popular structure not completely sure

नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस और भारत में आर्थिक योजना

पिछले कुछ दशकों में नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस पर सार्वजनिक चर्चा उनकी मृत्यु के विवाद में इस कदर उ�

Congrats Mr Tirumurti for defending an Orphaned Civilisation

You, the United Nations, cry about Islamophobia, Christianophobia, anti-Semiticism – all three Abrahamic religions. But what about non-Abrahamic religious phobias – the anti-Hindu, anti-Sikh and anti-Buddhist? You should see that also.” Approxi

Understanding Indian Heritage: Shedding the Colonial Past

The Indian subcontinent was largely colonised by the British Empire for almost two centuries and an official establishment for archaeology was introduced by Alexander Cunningham, a British army engineer. He was the founder of the Indian Archaeologica

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