Culture and History

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News Reports

Singer Papon hails Assam govt’s efforts to promote films in the state after representing Central Government’s North-East forum at the Cannes Film Festival

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2022

"I have been sharing my inputs with the Ministry of Culture and the office of our Honourable Chief Minister and it feels good to see their quick response to improvise the film policies and invite people from outside to come to shoot in Assam," Papon said.

News Reports

30000 men slaughtered in 6 hours: When Nadir Shah of Iran wreaked havoc in Delhi, and Mughals had to give away Afghanistan

अनुपम कुमार सिंह - 26 May, 2022

Nadir Shah's army decimated the Mughals force and carried out a fierce massacre in Delhi. Nadir Shah took away the Peacock Throne and the Kohinoor diamond.

Opinions

Bhojshala: An educational centre and a historic temple of Goddess Saraswati. How it became the Kamal Maulana mosque

Pallav - 20 May, 2022

Alauddin Khilji massacred 1200 Hindu students and teachers at Bhojshala for refusing to convert to Islam, and demolished the temple complex.

News Reports

Karnataka: Melkote temple administration writes to Muzrai department seeking name change of ‘Salaam Aarti’ ritual that was imposed by Tipu Sultan

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

Many Hindu activist groups and devotees had recently urged the district administration to change the name of 'Salaam Aarti' ritual to 'Sandhya Aarti' at the Melkote temple in Mandya.

News Reports

‘Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra’: Ajmer’s oldest mosque stands over the ruins of a Sanskrit pathshala with Hindu and Jain temple features

Anurag - 19 May, 2022

Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra Mosque was built on a Sanskrit College and Saraswati Temple site. It used temple materials of around 25-30 Hindu and Jain temples

News Reports

‘Remnants of old Hindu temple clear inside Gyanvapi, Shringar Gauri, Sheshnaag, lotus structures found’: Former court-appointed survey commissioner Ajay Mishra’s report

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

Ajay Mishra in his report has submitted that the survey was done by him on May 6 and May 7 and the Muslim side had gathered a mob of over 100 people during the survey to hinder their work.

News Reports

Idol of Lord Narasimha and devotee Prahlada, said to be 1200 years old, identified in Qutub Minar complex: Here is what an archeologist said

OpIndia Staff - 18 May, 2022

Archaeologist Dharamveer Sharma identifies idol in Qutub Minar complex as that of Narasimha and Prahlad

News Reports

Former ASI regional director says Qutub Minar was built as ‘Surya Stambh’, an ancient Hindu observatory to study astronomy

OpIndia Staff - 18 May, 2022

Former ASI regional director Dharamveer Sharma has stated that Qutub MInar was actually Surya Stambh and it was built by Emperor Vikramaditya.

Political History of India

Did you know: Indranarayana Swamy Temple built by the Rashtrakuta King Indravallabha was converted into Deval Masjid during Tughlaq rule

Siddhi Somani - 17 May, 2022

Today, the idol of Lord Indranarayan Swamy (the Keshava murti) is positioned in the Shri Keshava Seva Samithi along with the idol of Bharat Mata and the idol of Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Kundakurti village

OpIndia Explains

Gyanvapi exclusive: The layout of the old Vishveshwar temple and what British historians have said about the disputed structure

Suyash - 17 May, 2022

With the placement of the Shivlinga in the centre, the plan of the old temple seems to be a one-of-a-kind arrangement for a Hindu temple; while the conventional design demands a linear progression of activities planned from Mandapa to the Garbhagriha.

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