Evolution of Swastika – From Symbol of Well Being to Symbol of Hate
The Nazi appropriation of the swastika remains one of the twentieth century’s starkest examples of how cultural appropriation has harmed originating cultures. The Nazi...
Rani Durgavati: A Warrior queen of Gondwana
Rani Durgavati took control over the Gondwana Kingdom after the death of King Dalpat Shah. As a queen, she fought 51 gallant wars against many invaders including Mughals. Rani Durgavati showed enormous courage, self-belief, and heroism in her battles and treated her people fairly.
How the Shiva Linga became The Cross and its connection to the Swastika
The Cross isn’t exactly a Christian sign, even though it might now be readily recognised as a Christian symbol. The Cross has existed as...
Abdul Rashid – India’s 1st Terrorist of 20th Century who killed Swami Shraddhanand in Dec 1926
Born on February 22, 1856 ( As per the traditional Hindu calendar the date of birth was : Phalgun krishna trayodashi,Samvat 1913 Vikrami) at...
China Ordered U.S. Consulate Closure in Tit-For-Tat Move
Today In a tit-for-tat move, Communist China ordered the United States to shut its consulate down in Chengdu. The Washington Post reports: BEIJING —...
The Hakenkreuz-Swastika Debate
The Swastika-Hakenkreuz debate flared up yet again clearly highlighting the need for sensitivity and knowledge in the society. A prominent handle, @StopAntisemites on twitter led a lynching campaign against a Hindu student who tried to differentiate between the Nazi Hakenkreuz and Hindu Swastika... In fact, Murphy is accused of deliberately mistranslating Hakenkreuz into Swastika leading to the perpetual hate against the symbol. His clerical background and Nazi Germany rejecting Murphy's translation further hints at a deliberate malice.
Hagia Sophia and the Swastika: How Hitler found his symbol and Turkey lost its Paganism
The Hagia Sophia is much in the news these days. Ever since Erdogan has reverted it from being a Museum back to a Mosque....
PETA’s Public Meltdown on Twitter – total loss of credibility
(Sonam Kapoor – PETA India’s 2018 Person of the Year, proudly wearing and carrying MURDERED animals as fur and handbags.) The tweets say it...
10 Films on Stalinist Terror
“The corruption at the heart of Communist ideology lay in the means. Social justice, greater freedom and equality, an end to exploitation and alienation are noble, humane ends. What compromised them fatally was the inhuman methods employed to achieve them. This was as true of Lenin and Trotsky as of Stalin.” ― Alan Bullock, Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives