Arnold Toynbee, the distinguished British historian, associated a place of worship with national honour when in 1960 he had come to Delhi to deliver the Maulana Azad Memorial Lecture. He expressed great surprise that Aurangzeb’s mosque in Varanasi was still there. He felt that it should have been removed and illustrated the issue with a…
Category: History
Gunpowder invented in India
Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400-1750: Cavalry, Guns, Government and Ships’ by Kaushik Roy. Chemical warfare in Ancient India by Vaman R. Kokatnur J. Chem. Educ., 1948, 25 (5), p 268 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed025p268
Readings on the debunked “Aryan Invasion Theory”
Lots of articles and materials have come our recently that have bunked the “Aryan Invasion Theory” propounded by the British colonial power to subjugate the natives. The list of various sources are provided for easy reading: B.B. Lal – No Evidence for Warfare or Invasion – Aryan Migration too is a Myth B.B. Lal – Vedic…
The Myth of Cheraman Perumal Conversion to Islam
There are many writings that that list out the fraud perpetrated by Islamic scholars and historians to bring credence to the imaginary tale associated with the so called “oldest mosque in India” in Kodungallur. Some of these are compiled here: Website: Examining the Historicity of Cheraman Legend (True Indology) Rakesh Krishnan Simha – Real Truth…
The imaginary visit of St. Thomas to India
There are many writings that list out the fraud perpetrated by the churches in South India to propagate the false story of St. Thomas visiting India and eventual death (which keeps changes with each new story). Some of the info are compiled here: Websites: Vikram Aditya – The Myth of St. Thomas – 1 Tejaswi…
