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For all those clamoring for "Indic" hands taking over history writingThis is what you will getFor every sensible "revisionist" voice, there are 10 other crazies spouting nonsenseThere is a reason
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We tend to associate the Bengal renaissance of the 19th century with liberal thinkers largelyE.g. Ram mohun Roy, Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Rajnarayan Basu, Keshub Chandra SenBut there were many conservative,
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Independent India conducted its first census in 1951. However this was not novel given that census exercises had been conducted every decade starting from 1870s. 1931 was the last "proper"
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Language wars are a constant feature of Indian public life. Twitter being no exceptionBut amidst the language squabbles, we tend to reflect less on the root cause of all thisThe
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Anonymity isn't usually a great thingBut the reason anonymity is an asset on twitter is because in our society personal attacks are never too far off for the slightest "zara
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A twitter exchange triggered thoughts on varNa and on how we should view the "Shruti"Should it be viewed as a V1 preserve? Where V1 families are entrusted with studying and
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These numbers might surprise English speaking elites in very large towns, who work for MNCs, and pontificate on twitterThis is the real India.https://twitter.com/indiainpixels/status/1287663685452697602 Even in a supposedly "westernize
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The story of Brahmin migrations into Tamil country is one that hasn't had much academic attentionA poorly understood topicHence was stunned to see an absolutely brilliant paper on this topic
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As I am reading up more on the history of Dvaita philosophy, the rise of Madhva's sect, and the traditions around Udupi temple town, I am inclined to think of
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As @AudreyTruschke recently triggered a discussion on Mahabharata, a thread on the sameKey questions1. Is there a historical kernel to Mahabharata?2. If yes, which epoch's events does it describe?3. How
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