Aurangzeb
Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger
Munger’s Forgotten History: From the Sacred Sitakund to the Haunted Singing Well.
British Colonialism of India
Valentia’s Journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur: A Hardened Colonist’s Perspective
Viscount Valentia's diary recording his journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur provides a candid picture of how an unapologetic colonist views Indians as an inferior people
British Colonialism of India
Wellesley’s Grand Banquet in Lok Bhavan as a Symbol of British Plunder
On January 26, 1803, Wellesley throws a lavish dinner at Lok Bhavan, Calcutta, attended by Valentia. Its extravagance is funded by the British plunder of India.
British Colonialism of India
The East India Company is an Old Woman and Valentia is her Grandson
When Valentia visits Lucknow, the Nawab of Awadh tells him that his people think that the East India Company is an old Woman, Wellesley is her son and Valentia, her grandson
British Colonialism of India
Viscount Valentia: The Unapologetic Exponent of Colonial Slavery
George Viscount Valentia was an unapologetic advocate of colonial slavery and celebrated British colonialism
British Colonialism of India
Valentia in Varanasi
George Viscount Valentia, an Earl in England embarked on a trip to India in 1802 and published a detailed record of his experiences in three volumes
Hindu Muslim Riots
From Khilafat to Waqf: The Lethal Journey that Began with the Kanpur Machli Bazar Mosque
A forgotten incident of a nondescript mosque in Kanpur's Machli Bazar triggered the horrific Khilafat violence culminating in the Moplah genocide of Malabar Hindus
History of Indian Freedom Struggle
The Poisonous Harvest of England’s India Raj
Excerpts from Jadunath Sarkar's forgotten essay documenting the poisonous fruits of British rule in India
Kautilya
How John Marshall Destroyed R.D Banerji's Career: Or the Climate of History Research in B.A. Saletore's Time
B.A. Saletore worked in an era where British colonial oppression extended to archeology and history research in India.
British Colonialism of India
Worse than Asuras: How the British Inflicted Hunger on Indians by Killing Dharma-Chhatrams
The first part of a series narrating the tragic history of the heartless destruction of traditional Hindu Dharma-Chhatrams by the colonial British. This episode tells the woeful tale of how the East India Company impoverished hundreds of Hindu charitable institutions throughout the Thanjavur Samstha
Decolonising Hindu Civilisation
A Few Basic Guides for Decolonising the Hindu Psyche
In the concluding episode we examine some fundamental contrasts with the Western framework of Indology and offer a few guides to decolonise the Hindu psyche.
Luminaries of Modern Indian Renaissance
The New Indian Renaissance as a Guide to Decolonisation
A little-studied period of recent Indian history is the Golden Age of the New Indian Renaissance spanning the mid 19th to the mid 20th century. The jaw-dropping contribution of this period to Hindu decolonisation is a sure shot guide for our own time.