The whole world knows about the Western transatlantic slave trade or the Arab- Trans-Saharan, Red Sea, slave trade, but one that most don’t know or is intentionally ignored is the slave trade that took part during the Islamic period of India, first with invasions and then their rule of India. But then why blame others [...]
“Ramdas is not complete without Shivaji. To maintain justice and prevent the strong from despoiling, and the weak from being oppressed, is the function for which the Kshatriya was created”...Sri Aurobindo The present generation of Hindus owe much to Shivaji.This short article is a tribute to the great King, whose life has had a profound [...]
May 25, 2012
Rajesh Patel
History
The site initially began to develop as a loosely connected group of buildings where learned persons resided, worked and taught. Over the years, additional buildings were added; rulers made donations and more scholars migrated there. Gradually a large campus developed, which became a celebrated seat of learning in the ancient world. Not only Indians but [...]
May 24, 2012
Rajesh Patel
History
My father worked in the Ministry of External Affairs and as such he was transferred out of India to Indonesia, the world's largest Islamic country. I went to an international school, where there was a very limited curriculum about India or Hinduism. [...]