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The Madurai Sultanate: Intrigues & Disruptions in Delhi
Posted on June 21, 2012 | 7 CommentsThe Rise and Fall of Malik Kafur The devastating raid of Ma’bar by Malik Kafur is best summed up in R C Majumdar’s words who characterizes it as being more “spectacular than effective…was par excellence as a predatory raid” (THE HISTORY & CULTURE OF THE... -
The Madurai Sultanate: Introduction
Posted on June 20, 2012 | 22 CommentsPersonal Preface One of the delightful things about travelling in Tamil Nadu is the inexplicable joy of discovering grand art set in stone in remote villages, especially in the temple belt in and around Tiruvannamalai, Chidambaram, Tanjavur, Tiruchinapalli, and Madurai. Apart from the sheer awe,... -
The Wages of Teesta’s Sins
Posted on May 29, 2012 | 62 CommentsSo the Narendra Modi baiter extraordinaire has been suitably rewarded. Social activists Teesta Setalvad and Shabnam Hashmi have been ‘rewarded’ by the UPA-II Government for what seems like their pro-Congress, anti-BJP activities. The HRD Ministry has nominated them in the high-powered decision making body for... -
Exploiting Dalits in the Name of Beef
Posted on April 20, 2012 | 68 CommentsIntroduction I’d have been surprised if this hadn’t happened at Osmania university. It was past midnight on Sunday when the organisers of the festival located one of the students who strongly opposed inclusion of beef in the menu and stabbed him. They also torched a... -
Didi, Don’t Give In!
Posted on April 12, 2012 | 12 CommentsIf you thought that the Left was near-finished after its 2009 Lok Sabha election drubbing followed by Mamata Banerjee’s sweeping victory, think again. It’s political fortunes have truly gone to hell but remember it was Satan who proudly proclaimed that he’d rather be Number One... -
Return of the Academic Mullahs
Posted on October 26, 2011 | 926 CommentsLet’s not pretend that the soul-crushing shrillery of the academic mullahs of Delhi—led mainly by the mini-mullahs of the history department—has anything to do with academic freedom or “curbing our freedom of thought” or “censorship of education” and such other arrant nonsense. It’s anything but... -
What Krishna Would Do
Posted on September 10, 2011 | 97 CommentsThe consistently brilliant Atanu Dey asks What would Gandhi do and at the end of his answer, says: “Why does it matter what would Gandhi do? What matters is what we should do,” I said. “Actually that’s why I ask what would Gandhi do,” CJ... -
Lies, Damned Lies and Meera Nanda
Posted on August 9, 2011 | 167 CommentsMy wait didn’t go in vain. I knew it the moment the world learned that the Norwegian lunatic-killer took inspiration from a vast range of literature critical of Islam, Marxists and their fellow travellers and that literature included writings that emanated from people sympathetic to... -
An Interview About Breaking India
Posted on May 25, 2011 | 78 CommentsThe following is the complete text of my email interview with Rajiv Malhotra, co-author of the groundbreaking new book, Breaking India by Rajiv Malhotra and Aravindan Neelakandan. Comments, criticism welcome as always. Sandeep: What prompted and/or inspired you to write a book like Breaking India,... -
Strength of Sanatana Dharma
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 79 CommentsToday is Makara Sankranti, celebrated across India to both herald the beginning of longer days, and reap the harvest of months of backbreaking work in the fields. But the greater significance of Makara Sankranti like most Hindu festivals, is to highlight another living instance of... -
Indira Gandhi: Never Forget
Posted on November 3, 2009 | 18 CommentsIt is 25 years and three days after Indira Gandhi was assassinated. Expectedly, most prominent newspapers carried a “heritage” piece on arguably the most important political figure in post-Independence history. Of all pieces I read, two articles stand out as interesting for two different reasons.... -
The Spicy Lives of the Leaders
Posted on October 13, 2009 | 34 CommentsWhat happens when a Westerner decides to write a book or make a movie on somebody belonging to the Dynasty? The outcome depends on what truth the said book or movie purports to reveal. If the truth even as much as hinges on the door...