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ManishH I don't have any links, that book of Ilaiah is not online afaik. I will try to find you a reference for the Rajiv Gandhi foundation but its hard because remember this book was released 15 years back in 1996 when net penetration in India was negligent, so links or news reports will be hard to...

I agree SBajwa, its very possible that this was a genuine letter & not forged as the book authors suggest. Mughal court records do state that he was in communication with various Rajpur rajas and also that he was using his contacts among the bairagis to spy on the Mughals. The Mughals after a wh...

Banda Bahadur’s letter to Sawai Jai Singh of Amber Posted on November 5, 2010 by dharmayodha| 3 Comments The following is an alleged letter sent by Banda during his struggle against the Mughals: J.N. Sarkar’s transcripts of the Jaipur Kapaddwara records contain a letter that may be from Banda to Ja...

paaniya is also a sanskrit word used in the sense of a general drink but also water sometimes. In Telugu paaniyam is used for drink (whereas in many Northern languages it is used to mean water) and neeru for water specifically. For word origins use Platts and Shakespear dictionaries: http://dsal.uch...

peter on the subject of fighting Brits, take a look at an earlier post of mine about the interesting case of Man Singh Rathod of Jodhpur in the Punjab history thread here: http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=5196&start=40 On the subject Mughal-Rajput marital alliances and t...

Surasena - every example you gave is of re -conversion, ie, H -> M -> H. I am taking of first-time conversion. The fasting, etc are ad-hoc rituals developed in response to socio-political-religious circumstances. It seems you quiet forget your own posts, let me remind you then with highlighting: FW...

None of these parties represent the "secular essence" (word secular was inserted later by Indira Gandhi I might add) yet somehow they all end up rabidly anti Hindu, hmm interesting... What do you think of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation sponsoring Ilaiah's "Why I am not a Hindu"? "I...

Surasena ji, Political action should be guided by an inspired sense of creativity and discovery rather than anger, complaining and crying. First go and win the hearts of two Moslems before you demand to be given back two plots of land for demolished brick-and-mortar temples. And how do you propose ...

There has to be a comprehensive spiritual, cultural and political movement to re-integrate and forge a new common identity, but one that clearly continues and extends the hoary legacy of the past. The work and mission of the Sikh Gurus, for example, provides a lot of food for thought, though IMHO t...

The author of the above series on Akbar had also posted the following elsewhere: Ishwa, what you said is of course what the reigning Aligarhites (Habib et al) have been repeating as proof of Akbar having remained a committed moslem contrary to the otherwise. Most of what they say is not borne out of...

This lead Akbar to truly understand Hinduism and be more soft than any other Mughal king...In period of akbar conversion softened, every religion was free to practice for anyone....there was tax for visiting hindu religious places...as others were considered kafir's and wrong to practice other reli...

And the concept of conversion to Hinduism was never present in Hinduism. The only Hindu re-conversion efforts were started in the 19th and 20th century by Swami Shraddhanand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Shraddhanand but this was never an ancient or medieval practice. Wrong. Please check out t...

SBajwa wrote:aren't farsi (persian) and sanskrit from the same branch?

Yes both are IE languages but not all the words are the same.

Avestan was closer to Sanskrit than modern Farsi.

Anyway don't want to go OT, can discuss in another thread if you have any more questions.

Bipinchandra Pal on India and Clash of Civilizations (1923)

http://kalchiron.blogspot.com/2010/11/b ... sh-of.html

Found these posts while searching for something in old posts, unfortunately facts tell a different story. To be fair - SCB should not be singled out for Islamophilia. He must take his fair share of responsibility - but he is only a junior follower in this strategic deviation, initiated by MKG. We k...

Ok, if it is DMK, request you to name them specifically. No point clubbing all woes under broad banner of "secularism". DMK is more like an atheist, casteist outfit. The tendency to paint things with broad brushes does no credit - whether it is calling terror as "saffron" terror...

The resident super secularists of India are the main culprits. For few Takkas they keep seeling their body, soul and whole family. That's a new one :-) blaming secularism for dividing north and south. BTW, is there really any divide at all ? I'm a "northy" living in south and haven't seen...

Any pointers to role of the priests in attempting to unite Indian rulers by forgetting past feuds in the interests of dharma to face invaders ? Akin to role of vatican in uniting various rulers to send armies for crusade? To answer ManishH's question. From a discussion elsewhere: That is right. The...

We can integrate all religions and races except Islam - Lee Kuan Yew In the book, Mr Lee, when asked to assess the progress of multiracialism in Singapore, said: "I have to speak candidly to be of value, but I do not wish to offend the Muslim community. "I think we were progressing very n...

this is one of the last Maratha victory in 1805.. the skirmishes started near Amritsar.. final battle happened near Bharatpur.. The relations between marathas, sikhs and jats are interesting to study... . Check: http://bharatendu.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/mana-simha-the-rashtrakuta/ http://bharatend...

X-posted from TSP thread: How-urdu-got-associated-with-muslims-in-India-- written by a Paki IMHO the Persianizing and tearing away of Urdu fro Hindustani was an early example of the implementation of the Two Nation Theory. In an earlier time, there were a number of prominent Muslim poets such as Ra...

Are the papers regarding Netaji's death still classified and Acharya sir ,could Netaji stop the partition as he commanded the loyalty all the major communities in India?. If Bose could get the Muslim officer in the BIA to show allegiance to the INA there would be no Pakistan. British made sure that...

It was at this critical juncture in the history of Islam in India that Sir Syed Ahmed stepped forward. “He was a pupil of the famous Mawlãnã a Mamlûk ‘Ali who was entirely a product of the Walî-u’llahî school and tradition. It was perhaps because of this relationship that he claimed to be a Wahhãbî...

Now let us go onto "freedom fighter" Barelvi and the Faraizi movement: JOURNEY FROM JIHÃD TO JEE-HUZÛRÎ “It is obvious to your exalted self that the alien people from distant lands have become the rulers of territories and times, and the traders and vendors of goods have attained the rank ...

I am posting more about these "freedom fighters" for readers interested in the truth, after all satyameva jayate is our motto: Sirhindi ranks with Shah Waliullah as one of the topmost sufis and theologians of Islam. Referring to his role, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad has written in his Tazkirah...

There are plenty of resources about Muslims' contribution to India's freedom struggle. http://i-epistemology.net/attachments/927_ajiss-25-2-stripped%20-%20Forum%20-%20The%20Role%20of%20Popular%20Muslim%20Movements%20in%20the%20Indian%20Freedom%20Struggle.pdf Taking only one source or one event inte...

As for Indian Christian "loyalty", let me quote ... As for your claim that Muslims were at the forefront of freedom movement, what a laugh. While one should not be oblivious of the role of religion in politics, such generalizations only strengthen paradigm that has been imposed by foreign...

One of my forefathers was the first one to revolt against British in the whole of India - Pulidevan. These small rulers were generous to give land to temple and to schools even when British missionaries asked for it without any payment at times. IF you happen to go any many schools Christian and go...

Gujarat polls 2012: Mallika Sarabhai slams Narendra Modi's sadbhavna mission as farce http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gujarat-polls-2012-mallika-sarabhai-vs-narendra-modi/1/151639.html I am not sure whether Modi has an inclusive growth and care for poor Hindus in Gujarat. Why there are plenty of...

"moderate" Indonesia: Mob Destroys Four Wayang Statues Yuli Krisna | September 19, 2011 Bandung. Four statues depicting characters from traditional Javanese puppetry were vandalized and burned on Sunday in Purwakarta, West Java. Local police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Bachtiar Ujang Purnama said...

Christians not loyal - you have to see educational institutions across India where indian govt cannot go they have gone. Many Frs and Sisters have sacrificed their personal desires to offer a high quality education for children in India. You may then argue that their purpose was to convert people. ...

Muslim freedom martyrs of India http://twocircles.net/2009oct01/muslim_freedom_martyrs_india.html ROLE OF MUSLIMS IN THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT-II http://www.radianceweekly.com/268/7501/the-arab-autumn/2011-08-21/independence-day/story-detail/role-of-muslims-in-thefreedom-movement-ii.html From the above ...