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Book Review | Indic Kingship in Theory and Practice: Reconsidering Marxist Historiography by Saumya Dey

Decolonizing history requires not just new narratives, but questioning the frameworks through which Indian historians have long interpreted the past.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu

Cinema And Books

Economy of Ancient Maharashtra During Satavahana Period - Part Two

Sovereigns, Monks, and Surveyors: Deciphering Land Ownership and Agrarian Policy in the Satavahana Empire. An in-depth look at how rock inscriptions and ancient land grants shaped the economic backbone of early Deccan India.

Amogh Vaidya

History

The Unstitched Story of India: How Fabric Wove a Global Empire

India's looms once spoke to the world in threads of cotton, dye, and devotion. This is the story of how fabric became philosophy, and trade became poetry.

Dr. Anurag Shukla 12 min read

Bodhas

The Vanishing Names of Rats

What we lose when children forget how to name the world

Dr. Anurag Shukla 9 min read

Dharma Today

The Complete Story of Khāṇḍava Forest - From Sacred Origins to Divine Destruction

This article delves into the origins of Khāṇḍava Vana right till its Daha (burning) as mentioned in the Mahābhārata.

Dr. Srinivas Jammalamadaka 9 min read

Bodhas

Book Review | The Cholas by S Krishnan

T.S. Krishnan’s The Cholas is a richly detailed account of the Chola empire as visionaries who fused political might, spiritual depth, and cultural brilliance into a lasting legacy.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 8 min read

Cinema And Books

The NCERT Textbook Renewal - Distortion or Decolonization of Bharatiya History

Sir Jadunath Sarkar & R.C. Majumdar didn't spend lifetimes crafting rigorous Indian historiography just to see it buried under colonial guilt. NCERT's 'Exploring Society - India and Beyond' isn't 'saffronization'—it's honest history that finally serves Bharatiyata over colonial narratives. Real scholarship was never the problem. Shame was.

Sushant Gangoli 18 min read

Culture And Policy

Book Review | Svayambodha and Shatrubodha

Svayambodha and Shatrubodha by Pankaj Saxena offers a vital framework for Hindus to understand their true identity and civilizational threats, a crucial guide in our current civilizational moment.

Amritanshu Pandey 10 min read

Cinema And Books

Civilizations as Kārmika Streams

Civilizations are not just histories or structures, they're kārmika streams shaping the soul’s journey across lifetimes. Understanding this helps us navigate today’s chaos with deeper clarity and purpose.

Amritanshu Pandey 23 min read

Bodhas

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Book Review | Indic Kingship in Theory and Practice: Reconsidering Marxist Historiography by Saumya Dey

Economy of Ancient Maharashtra During Satavahana Period - Part Two

The Unstitched Story of India: How Fabric Wove a Global Empire

The Vanishing Names of Rats

The Complete Story of Khāṇḍava Forest - From Sacred Origins to Divine Destruction

Book Review | The Cholas by S Krishnan

The NCERT Textbook Renewal - Distortion or Decolonization of Bharatiya History

Book Review | Svayambodha and Shatrubodha

Civilizations as Kārmika Streams

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