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Government and Policy

PM Modi makes surprise visit to Hunar Haat in Delhi, enjoys a plate of Litti Chokha

OpIndia Staff - 19 February, 2020

'Hunar Haat' is an initiative by the Government to provide employment opportunities as well as promote India’s indigenous traditional legacy, several of which are on the verge of extinction.

Culture and History

The Imperial Cholas Part III: Naval supremacy

Monidipa Bose Dey - 18 February, 2020

The Chola rule, which lasted from sometime around 300 BCE to 1267 CE, can be easily cleaved into two tenures: the first part from 300 BCE to 740 CE, and the second part from 850 CE to 1267 CE.

News Reports

No iron, steel to be used in construction of first Hindu temple in UAE, to be built adopting traditional temple architecture

OpIndia Staff - 15 February, 2020

The first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, UAE will be built without using any steel or ferrous materials.

Culture and History

Blood Buddhas: Not just about theft of antiquities, but a portrayal of much deeper malaise of societal apathy towards heritage

Ashish Dhar - 4 February, 2020

I have watched Blood Buddhas four times. And it has shocked me afresh every single time

Opinions

Subhas Chandra Bose’s struggle within Congress was a statement against the highly personalised high-command structure and dictatorial grip of Gandhi-Nehru

Saket Suryesh - 27 January, 2020

Stifled and crippled as a notional president of the Congress party, Subhas Bose had resigned within a year

News Reports

Indologist Shrikant Talageri, who has comprehensively debunked the Aryan Invasion Theory, awarded honorary D.Lit degree by Indus University, Ahmedabad

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2020

Shrikant Talageri is one of those scholars who have come forward to question the Aryan Invasion Theory

Culture and History

Reclaiming Varnasrama: Can a King be a Shudra? Can a pauper be a Brahmin?

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 23 January, 2020

One of the key concepts therein has been that of Varna. There are said to be four Varna: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Shudra, in society.

Culture and History

The Imperial Cholas, Part II: Uniting South India under a highly organized and efficient monarchic form of governance

Monidipa Bose Dey - 22 January, 2020

Rural governance under the Cholas followed a complex and well-organised system comprising of numerous officials and committees,

News Reports

Altnews, co-founded by two Muslims, spreads misinformation about Hindu Swastika

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2020

Alt News falsely claims that Swastika without four dots can't be Hindu symbol

News Reports

Kshetrayanam by Pragyata: 1-day conclave in Chennai to discuss challenges faced by Hindu sacred places and cultural practices

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2020

Pragyata is organising "Kshetrayanam" - an annual 1-day conclave that discusses the challenges facing our sacred spaces and their associated cultural practices

Culture and History

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