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Historicity | Haryana, where myth and history mingled to make for epic battles
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Historicity | Haryana, where myth and history mingled to make for epic battles

Hindustan Times  

It may be election season now, but Haryana always evokes a set of images: wrestlers, fertile crops and the khaps known for passing bizarre orders. Nearly 500 years ago, the first battle of Panipat was fought between the reigning emperor, Ibrahim Lodi and his Timurid challenger, Zahird-ud-din Muhammad Babur, on April 12, 1526. However, Lodi outsized Babur’s army considerably, according …

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Maharashtra Congress chief jabs Amit Shah: 'Narendra Modi sardar of corruption'
5 months ago

Maharashtra Congress chief jabs Amit Shah: 'Narendra Modi sardar of corruption'

Hindustan Times  

Reacting to union home minister Amit Shah's remark on NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Monday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi "the biggest sardar of corruption". The biggest sardar of corruption is Modi himself," Nana Patole said on Monday. On Sunday, Amit Shah accused Pawar of "institutionalising corruption". Amit Shah also attacked Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, …

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The return of social justice and ‘Marathi Asmita’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The return of social justice and ‘Marathi Asmita’

The Hindu  

Maharashtra has played a crucial role in causing drastic changes to the Lok Sabha seat tally of the Bharatiya Janata Party — from 23 in the 2019 election, it plummeted to a dismal nine seats this time. In the early 1990s, the BJP was celebrated in Maharashtra as a party that was led by humble social elites, and which stood …

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Mahabharata, Mauryas, Marathas: What is Project Udbhav, Indian Army's initiative to rediscover heritage?
7 months ago

Mahabharata, Mauryas, Marathas: What is Project Udbhav, Indian Army's initiative to rediscover heritage?

India TV News  

The Indian Army is preparing for future conflicts by drawing insights from ancient Indian texts like the Vedas, Puranas, and the Mahabharata. Army Chief General Manoj Pande highlighted the significance of Project Udbhav, an initiative launched last year to explore India’s military heritage. "Project Udbhav was conceptualised with an idea to rediscover the profound Indian heritage of statecraft & strategic …

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Afternoon briefing: 10% quota proposed for Marathas; Rainfall likely in north Indian plains, and all the latest news
10 months ago

Afternoon briefing: 10% quota proposed for Marathas; Rainfall likely in north Indian plains, and all the latest news

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to the Backward Classes Commission report and the draft bill based on it, paving the way for legislation on reservation for Marathas. Dig deeper Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil at the protest venue after the state government accepted the latter's demands. Dig deeper More news …

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Right Word | Chhatrapati Shivaji and his Navy: Why PM Modi dedicated new naval ensign to him
2 years, 3 months ago

Right Word | Chhatrapati Shivaji and his Navy: Why PM Modi dedicated new naval ensign to him

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Indian Naval Ship Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited on 2 September 2022. Sir Jadunath Sarkar, one of the foremost authorities on this great Hindu King, explains in Shivaji and His Times, “Nothing proves Shivaji’s genius as a born statesman more clearly than his creation of navy and naval bases. …

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Fallacy of the Hindutva project
2 years, 7 months ago

Fallacy of the Hindutva project

The Hindu  

One has lost count of religiousconclaves of Hindu ‘saints’ friendly to the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh calling for violent cleansing of lawful Indian Muslims. The most crucial issue is, why do the common Muslims of today’s India have to pay for the sins of ‘Muslim’ rulers of the past who had friendly and cordial relations with higher caste Hindus? Hindutva zealots …

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Why the Taliban named a military unit after 'Panipat'
2 years, 10 months ago

Why the Taliban named a military unit after 'Panipat'

India Today  

In a move being seen as aimed at spiting India, the Taliban have announced the formation of a new military unit called the ‘Panipat operational unit’. Respecting Abdali as the father of Afghanistan is quite different from using his most difficult victory to taunt a country providing humanitarian assistance,” says Kulkarni, who has authored six books on 18th century history. …

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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The case against quotas isn't about meritocracy
3 years, 7 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The case against quotas isn't about meritocracy

Deccan Chronicle  

The five-member Supreme Court Constitution Bench’s order quashing the Maharashtra law granting reservations in admissions to educational institutions and in government jobs for the Maratha community is quite a complicated ruling. Similarly, the BJP’s Hindu identity, which seeks to overlook the clash of castes in the intra-Hindu framework, is of no help in facing up to the demand for reservations …

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