Sengol: Rebuilding History with the Sacred Symbol
Sengol: Rebuilding History with the Sacred Symbol The White man wrote history with the help of his texts. The rest of the world, many of whom he enslaved and whose history he tried to erase,…
Articles by Dr. Rajat Mitra
Will the ‘Veer Bal Divas’ Usher a New Era for India?
Will the ‘Veer Bal Divas’ Usher a New Era for India? Several years ago, a colleague, a sociologist, after going through the list of local festivals and the reasons for following them had mentioned, “Yours…
Dogs and British Empire; A Legacy Followed Till This Day
Dogs and British Empire; A Legacy Followed Till This Day The British saw little difference between dogs and Indians except on one count. It was the degree of loyalty that they exhibited towards them. Loyalty…
Last Hindu Priest of Afghanistan: A Defining Part of Hindu History
Last Hindu Priest of Afghanistan: A Defining Part of Hindu History The last Hindu of Afghanistan not to leave is a priest. There is nothing surprising about it. It is a defining part of…
Kashmiri Hindu Genocide: Lessons of 19th January 1990
Kashmiri Hindu Genocide: Lessons of 19th January 1990 A young scholar, a Kashmiri Pandit once told me about this conversation he had in a conference on social justice and while being out of the country. There were…
What Exile Did to Kashmiri Hindus; Stony Silence on Home Return
What Exile Did to Kashmiri Hindus; Stony Silence on Home Return “Do you believe Kashmiris have changed in the last thirty years?” The question was from a young woman who introduced herself as a graduate…
5th August 2020: When Centuries of Injustice Came to an End
5th August 2020: When Centuries of Injustice Came to an End On 5th August 2020, perhaps for the first time, in the history of India, by building the Ram Mandir, the Hindu community may finally…
Ajay Pandita Murder: Kashmiri Hindus Still Unsafe Post 370 Abrogation
Ajay Pandita Murder: Kashmiri Hindus Still Unsafe Post 370 Abrogation A Kashmiri Hindu and an old friend called me up a few days ago. We discussed the COVID19 scenario, the political situation created by Chinese…
How the Wandering Sadhus in Saffron Silently Keep Dharma Alive
How the Wandering Sadhus in Saffron Silently Keep Dharma Alive Louis Armstrong sang the famous song, ‘When the saints go marching’ in the famous ballad to express his feeling of divinity and admiration for the…
How Ramayana and Mahabharata Symbolize Continuity of Our Civilization
How Ramayana and Mahabharata Symbolize Continuity of Our Civilization Like millions of Indian parents, I had also secretly wished that my daughter would love and watch ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’ as much as I had done…
