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Can the West Understand Indian Traditions Better?
Rohith Krishna, Research Assistant, VIF Commentary

The Western descriptions of India in scholarship, early travelers, media, and movie depictions like Indiana Jones have mostly been problematic. Many of such descriptions stand today as ‘common sense’ even to many Indians, creating a blockade to a....

May 18, 2023 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , ancient India , Modernity , Post-colonialism , Orientalism , West , Decolonization , Ancient Greek
Vatican Repudiates the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’: A Close Reading of the Statement and its Mixed Responses
Rohith Krishna, Research Assistant, VIF Article

Context: Vatican Disowns, but does not rescind, ‘Doctrine of Discovery’[1]
During Pope Francis’ visit to Canada in 2022, he formally apologised to the country....

April 18, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , UNHRC , Post-colonialism , Doctrine of Discovery , Indigenous Rights , Tribal Rights , Vatican , Pope
Understanding Indian Heritage: Shedding the Colonial Past
Rishika Dhumal Commentary

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....

December 15, 2021 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , archaeology , Post-colonialism , Rouletted Ware
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