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Gandhi’s Advocacy Of Horrific Moplah Riots Condemned By Dr. B.R. Ambedkar — A Talk By Anand Ranganathan

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-NLup44uh8&t=206s When the Great War ended with the disbanding of the Ottoman Empire, Gandhi persuaded the Congress to support the Khilafat Movement – a violent agitation for restoration of the Islamic Caliphate deposed by the victorious British. Before long, he pinched his nose and plunged into the murky waters of religious

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Sabarimala Hindu Resistance: A Psychological Perspective

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl4eYhrvH1M I'll come to Sabarimala Hindu resistance. It's interesting for me as a psychologist to see this that never before in recorded history have Hindus come out unified in such large numbers to protect their temples. There is a simmering Hindu rage becoming a movement and I also believe that it

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Why A Kashmiri Refugee Camp Was Named As ‘Aurangzeb’s Dream?’ – The Historical Context of Psychological Trauma

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a5moK26JAw I'll share with a story, because I think the best is to let people know that how I came across this. Any idea, what is this? This is the Kashmiri refugee camp. I was working there, and my wife is also here, and we used to, both, go to the

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Sambhaji Maharaj and His Resistance to Mughal Invaders

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Source: - True Indology / Twitter. https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996019814752636928 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996020085163638784 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996020583040077824 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996021450434736128 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996022228285243393 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996022650261594112 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996023817049853953 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996024148458594304 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996024981225025536 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996027510885203968 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996035434521100288

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The word “Kashmir” comes from Sanskrit and not Persian. Kashmira is the name of Goddess Durga

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Source: - True Indology / Twitter. https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1067762785105440768 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1067764128952082432 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1067766373533798402 Featured Image credit -> https://www.slideshare.net/mohitmahajan0771/kashmir-jammu-kashmir-jk

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The Past History of Attacks on Sabarimala Shrine by Evangelical Forces

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Source: - @SatyaAnveshak / Twitter. https://twitter.com/SatyaAnveshak/status/1065773271340191745 https://twitter.com/SatyaAnveshak/status/1065773275710664705 https://twitter.com/SatyaAnveshak/status/1065773277396824064 https://twitter.com/SatyaAnveshak/status/1065773282920710144 https://twitter.com/SatyaAnveshak/status/1065773284371963906 https://twitter.com/SatyaAnveshak/status/1065773288977285120 https://twitter.com/SatyaAnveshak/status/1065773290701103104 https://twitter.com/SatyaAnveshak/status/1065773292416638976 https://twitter.com/SatyaAnveshak/status/1065773294081777664

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Social Dimensions of Early Christianity in India

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Source: - True Indology / Twitter. https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1065990682190512129 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1065992881108742145 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1065994043392290816 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1065995155381993472 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1065996538109812736 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1066001398632919040 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1066004527445360642 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1066009024519380994 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1066011882719453185

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Shivaji’s Ransacking of Surat was Essentially to sack the Wealthy Merchants who were Funding Mughal Army

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Source: - Kirtivardhan Dave / Twitter.com https://twitter.com/KirtivardhanD/status/1061846743204024320 https://twitter.com/KirtivardhanD/status/1061847947388715008 https://twitter.com/KirtivardhanD/status/1061849931835629568 https://twitter.com/KirtivardhanD/status/1061850194843582464 https://twitter.com/KirtivardhanD/status/1061850835330580480 https://twitter.com/KirtivardhanD/status/1061851339192328192 https://twitter.com/KirtivardhanD/status/1061851902856450048 https://twitter.com/KirtivardhanD/status/1061852088433487873 https://twitter.com/KirtivardhanD/status/1061852937452847104 https://twitter.com/KirtivardhanD/status/1061854250823647232 Featured Image Credit - https://www.myind.net/Home/viewArticle/mercantile-collaboration-in-different-regions-gujarat

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Kalinga Province: Ancient Indian Influence On Philippines

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Source: Twitter/Sanjeev Sanyal How many people know that there is a Kalinga province in Philippines? A memory of long forgotten Odiya mariners who ventured to these parts in ancient times. Indian influence in Indonesia/Cambodia is well known, but few know extended as far as Philippineshttps://t.co/UKoUhbyiuK — Sanjeev Sanyal (@sanjeevsanyal) September 19, 2018   Featured

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Palayur Church (Kerala) Was Built On The site Of a Destroyed Temple

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Source: - True Indology / Twitter. https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/943543934810185728 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/943545943600668672 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/943546583940972544 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/943547469257875456 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/943550402548547584 Disclaimer: - All content contained within the tweet Embedded above, is based on the personal opinion of the writer. These articles are provided for general informational and educational purposes only. The articles/videos does not reflect the official position of Indictales.com or of Srijan Foundation Trust, who

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Onam is a celebration of victory & birth of Lord Vishnu/Vamana & of return of his devotee, King Bali, to celebrate Vamana’s birth at Vamana Temple in Thrikkakara, Kochi.

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Source: - True Indology / Twitter. https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033646629721698305 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033647024774762496 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033647726452527105 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033648463542665216 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033649812175028224 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033651326666919936 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033652373644869633 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033655538213634048 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033657208343543808 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033658264955887618 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033659545246216192 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033660802358829056 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033675837172850688 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033680015312003072 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033687251341987842 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/1033687450982539264

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How do we know that the Portuguese/Jesuit missionaries were amassing manuscripts from Kerala?

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Source: - Joseph T Noony / Twitter. https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032653245678645248 https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032657033395228673 https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032659244292534273 https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032666434034327552 https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032670313786425345 https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032674125171441664 https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032678554503274496 https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032681504743145472 https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032689659925549056 https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032691048525361152 https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1032696853286932480

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Persecution of Hindus in the Moplah Riot in Malabar, Kerala (1921)

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Source: - Chandrapida / Twitter.                                                     https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032229456033673216                                 https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032230503821144065                             https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032231126650089473                         https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032233832429150208                       https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032235295473692673                     https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032235939668537346                 https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032237759820267521               https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032239504403251200             https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032240453595279362           https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032241508747948034         https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032243791770476545     https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032250430531624960   https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032260317722468352 https://twitter.com/Chandrapida1/status/1032261678748975105 Disclaimer: - All content contained within the tweet Embedd above, is based on the personal opinion of the writer. This article is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. The article does not reflect the official position of Indictales.com or of Srijan Foundation Trust, who have

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Sambhaji Maharaj – A Great Hindu King

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Source: - True Indology / Twitter. https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996019814752636928 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996020085163638784 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996020583040077824 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996021450434736128 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996022228285243393 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996022650261594112 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996023817049853953 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996024148458594304 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996024981225025536 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996027510885203968 https://twitter.com/TrueIndology/status/996035434521100288

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Does Saudi-funded Muslim Radicalization Threaten India? [Excerpts]

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To read full article:- www.haaretz.com In India's hinterlands, a new and worrying phenomenon is brewing. Sleepy, laid-back cities are the focus of violent clashes between moderate and radical Muslim groups. ISIS recruiters have been caught in cities like Jaipur and Ajmer, and several youngsters from relatively prosperous states like Kerala, Karnataka and metro

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Brahmagupta, Bhaskara-I, Madhava Samgramagrama – Three pearls of Indian Astronomy and Mathematics

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTQn7x0cL6w   A collection of some of our greats, Brahmagupta who studied the works of Aryabhatta, Latadeva, Varahamihira and others. He wrote the Brahmasputa Siddhanta and Khanda Katkaya transmitted by the Arabs. I’ll show that later. Solutions of linear and quadratic equations and the rules for zero operations, positive and negative numbers.

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The Last campaign of Aurangzeb and His Ultimate Defeat

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otbQzK3VSnQ&t=10s So, this point of time Aurangazeb decided, I'm going to embark on the last campaign, going to take all the Forts and established Mughal rule in Western Maharashtra. And as a result, in 1700, at the age of 85, Aurangazeb embarked on his last campaign of his life. It was

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Why Aurangazeb was Unable to Capture Much Territory From the Marathas

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y3BVdLoONI&t=1s So, this is the effect of the war in the 1690s, that Marathas were able to raise really strong armies. They followed the same guerrilla warfare tactics of Hit and run, it was a war of attrition and many places wars are fought. The Mughal coffers were getting completely drained as

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Maratha Commander Santaji Ghorpade Raids Aurangazeb’s Tent

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn7-0z71aXg Apart from this, there was a very daring raid by Santaji Ghorpade on Aurangazeb’s own camp. At this point of time Aurangazeb’s camp was in, the camp was at Koregaon, which is near Pune and they were planning to take the fort of Chakan from here. His entire camp was

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The Reason Why Shivaji Embarked a Campaign to Southern India

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnY-pRlpL5U After doing this, after getting coronated, Chhatrapati Shivaji, embarked on a campaign to South India and he built almost an empire stretching all the way to Gingee, you can see this is the core kingdom built by Chhatrapati Shivaji. It is Swarajya, can stretch all the way from Karwar to

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Measures Taken by Shivaji to Defeat the Impending Mughal Aggression

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-NTUf7d0oM Then we come to the Forts, as I mentioned how the Fort of Devagiri was fought or rather lost. And what Shivaji did was, he brought about wide range changes in how the Forts were constructed. He built multiple entry and exit points. If you go to Maharashtra, each of

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The Ideal of Hindavi Swarajya: What factors Led to Its Formation

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INVBllP_pG0?cc_lang_pref=eng&cc_load_policy=1 So Chhatrapati Shivaji instituted many administration and military reforms, which stood the Marathas, in good steadlater on. All of these are given in a book called Adnyapatra, written by Ramchandra Pant, we will talk about this personality later on. He was the Amatya or one of the revenue officers, in

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Tipu, a Jihadi – The massacre he carried out in Northern Kerala

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Source:- Dr. Urchin Spock / @UrchinSpock / Twitter. https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/465372589037084672 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/465374068321968128 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/465375202562412545 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/465376420777046016 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/576764304956915712 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/582428754556776448 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/575520287149678594 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/663990546810081280 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/663993767632891904 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/663996986564190208 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/663998773685714944 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/664126822330691585 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/664127642623283200 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/664130773797109761 https://twitter.com/UrchinSpock/status/664126822330691585

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Maratha — Mughal War : A Talk by Aneesh Gokhale

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The Srijan Foundation organized a talk by Aneesh Gokhale at INTACH, Lodhi Estate, Delhi. The topic of his talk was ‘Maratha - Mughal War". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7pD4D1bZco?cc_lang_pref=eng&cc_load_policy=1 Wish everyone, very Good Evening. I would like to first of all thank Srijan Foundation also Mohit Bharadwaj and all those present here for inviting me. I will be

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Odiyas – Pioneers in the Naval History of Eastern Indian Ocean

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wITcjJm0iHg&t=11s?cc_lang_pref=eng&cc_load_policy=1 Now somewhere down the line, Odiya discovered that, this business of sailing along the coast was just too cumbersome and I suppose somebody who went down and that it was much much easier, to in fact rather than try and go along the coast to Southeast Asia, it would be

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How Hindu Kashmir Turned to Muslim Majority? (‘The Valley of Kashmir’ by Walter Lawrence)

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Source:- 'The Valley of Kashmir' written by Walter Lawrence. "Sultan Sikandar came to the throne, and soon earned the nickname of Butshikan or Iconoclast, from the intense zeal he showed in destroying the grand old temples which the Hindu Rajas had bequeathed to Kashmir. Sikandar was brave and cultured, but all

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Legacy Of Kashmir, The Forgotten Land Of Beauty And Knowledge — Part II

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Source: - Subhash Kak / Swarajya Magazine. SNAPSHOT This is the second part in a four-part series about the important contributions of Kashmir to Indian culture. It describes at length the significant influence of a profound book from Kashmir, Yoga Vasishtha, over Indian philosophical and scientific thought. Another book from Kashmir which has

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Did you know: Martanda Varma of Kerala defeated the Dutch – the most powerful navy of the time

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The amazing Sanjeev Sanyal brings to the notice of the audience, the very important chapter in Indian history, Martand Verma and the Battle of Colachel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7vkREW_zqw And then of course if you don’t happen to be from Kerala, you probably never heard of Martand Verma. Martand Verma is an extremely interesting character. He was the ruler

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Did you know: The Sinhalese are originally Odiyas

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After informing the audience about the advent of Iron Age in the Southern India, Sanjeev Sanyal discusses the Oriyas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrWhpsQfSW8 Sanjeev Sanyal:- But meanwhile a little further to the east, you have an absolute explosion of maritime activity that begins to now happen, in what is now Orissa and West Bengal. The zone

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