Colonel Tod and the Rajput History : Undoing The Damage Done
Anyone familiar with the history of Rajputs and Rajasthan would be equally familiar with the British courtly chronicler Colonel James…
क्षत्रियों का ब्रिटिश विरोधी विद्रोह और स्वतंत्रता संग्राम में योगदान : दुष्प्रचार को तोड़ते तथ्य
“दुनिया से गुलामी का मैं नाम मिटा दूंगा।एक बार ज़माने को आज़ाद बना दूंगा। बन्दे हैं ख़ुदा के सब, हम…
Maharana Pratap & The Phenomena of Legenditis
In the times of manufactured perceptions and image gloss-over PR factories, it is rather commonplace to find humans being inflated…
Ode to Kacchapghata Chief Raja Man Singhji
जननी जनै तो एहड़ा जन, जेहड़ा मान मरद्। संदर खाण्डो पखारियाँ, काबुल पादि हद्द।। The Afghans/Pashtuns have been a tremendously…
The Mauryas of the medieval period: A rough sketch
Written by Vikrant Parmar The existence of the Medieval Mauryas is supported by abundant evidence, but there is insufficient data…
The "Vivid" Themes of Kshatriya History
Penned by Awdhesh Shekhawat Dhamora These days, willful distortion of history and nitpicking on historical Kshatriya figures, is an ongoing…
Queen Padmavati: The Classic Case of Academic Gaslighting
Activist Edward Snowden once quoted, “The whole system revolves around the idea that the majority can be made to believe anything,…
Rana Sanga vs Babur: 5 reasons why Mughals didn’t need any invitation to invade India
We all know that the Mughal dynasty was founded by Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur in 1526 which would go on to…
Dr. Hari Singh Gour: The forgotten champion of Legal Rights Movement
The Parinirvan Diwas of Baba Saheb Ambedkar is also a fine day to remember his contemporary, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝘂𝗿,…
Remembering Shaheed Ram Prasad ‘Bismil’ Tomar
Ninety-five years ago, the colonial British government executed Ram Prasad ‘Bismil’, Thakur Roshan Singh, and Ashfaqullah Khan for their anti-colonial…
Naikidevi Chandel: The battle of Kayara and the sociomilitary history of Godwad
Kyara or Kasahrda is a dusty unremarkable village near Mount Abu, a prominent hill station and ancient seat of Abu-Chandravati…
Rani Durgavati: The symbol of syncretic culture between Rajputs and Tribals
Most of us may have heard of Rani Durgavati, the fearless queen of the Gondwana, who wreaked havoc against the…
Gurjara - The Regional Identity of the people of Gurjaradesa
Meaning of word गुर्जर: (Gurjara) : in the well-known and critically acclaimed work of VS Apte “The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary”,…
History Writing: A Political Process & Dearth of Rajput Historians a crisis
Chausath Yogini Temple that was established by Raja Devpala Kachwaha of Gwalior in 11th century. It is said to have inspired the design of the…
Busting narratives: Why Shivaji Rajput dichotomy is false
Recently, Professor Suraj Yengde, Assistant Professor at Department of African and American African Studies at Harvard, tweeted that “if king shivaji…