Commentary

The Naga Doctor Who Captained India’s Barefoot Olympic Football Team

13 September 2020 is the 22nd death anniversary of Dr Talimeren Ao, the legendary football player who was India’s flag bearer and first Captain of the Indian Football Team in the London Olympics, 1948

US Elections: Who Are The Game Changers?

Is Indian diaspora a game changer in US Elections? Dr. Manan Dwivedi explains who are the game changers in these bitterly fought polls and which way Indian diaspora might go.

‘Now It Can Be Told’:First Hand Account Of Brutalities During Partition

A rare first hand account of brutalities, deceit, bravery and valour on ground zero during Bharat’s partition in 1947 is recounted through a rare book ‘Now it Can Be Told’ by Rajiv Tuli   Along with independence on 15 August, …

Jammu-Kashmir: Gupkar Declaration To Six-Party Resolution

The six party resolution on Jammu and Kashmir is a facade of power-hungry elite and hence doesn’t carry any weight, explains KN Pandita- A year ago, on August 4, 2019, prominent political leaders of Kashmir Valley had come together at …

A Tell-All Book : ‘Delhi Riots:Conspiracy Unravelled’

Excerpts from forthcoming book ‘Delhi Riots:Conspiracy Unravelled’: “The protests continued on 23rd Feb, 2020, and events unfolded as follows: i.In the morning, police reinforcement arrived to remove the protestors, who in turn, sought more reinforcement as evident from the tweet …

Why Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati Was Killed?

  Twelve years ago Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati and four of his disciples were killed in Kandhmal district of Odisha for opposing conversions to Christianity and the violence perpetrated by Maoists. Vivekanand Motiram Nartam recalls this macabre incident and the larger …

Naga Hoho- The Babbling Brook Of Nagaland

Anandita Singh reveals the non-credibility of Naga Hoho and NSCN-IM. She has based her arguments on the statements made against the said organizations by their Contemporaries.   There is a famous saying “a shallow brook babbles the loudest”. This saying, …

How Far Flung Naga Villages Celebrated Independence Day?

Dr. Moatoshi Ao gives a detailed account about how far flung Naga villages celebrated this year’s independence day indicating the days of conflict are over in the state and it has become part of the mainstream. The joy of celebrating …

Hindu Temples:What Happened To Them?

Noted historian Sita Ram Goel did pioneering work by bringing out a two volume publication “Hindu Temples: What happened to them(Vol.I and Vol.II)”. Both the volumes chronicle the destruction of Hindu temples over the last 1200 years. Here are excerpts …

The Wahhabi Code:How Saudis Spread Extremism Globally

  An eye-opening, look at the source of the current wave of Saudi Arabian-sponsored terrorism, how it spread, and why the West did nothing. Here is the truth about ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and more. Lifting the mask of international …

100 Years Of Khilafat Movement In India: Dispelling Manufactured Cotton-Candy discourse

There is an urgent need to dispel the manufactured cotton-candy discourse on the Khilafat Movement. Make no mistake; the Khilafat Movement has relevance because the mindset that set it in motion 100 years ago is still at work. This mindset …

China’s India war: How China took India and the world for ride

Bertil Lintner’s brilliant book ‘China’s India War’ busts several myths about what we all know about India and China relations till now especially in context of 1962 war. We are also sharing an excerpt from the book after a brief …