Archive for November, 2014
The Forgotten Heroes: Hindu soldiers in the First World War
The narration of First World War is that war was predominantly European and was fought exclusively by Europeans. This is quite a long way departure from the truth. Today, while few would remember that Indian Corps won 13,000 me...
Romila Thapar mistakes Hindu impotent rage for a pro-Hindu power equation
According to retired history professor Romila Thapar, “academics must question more” (The Hindu, October 27, 2014). She was delivering the third Nikhil Chakravartty Memorial Lecture, eloquently titled: “To Question or not...
