History of religious conversions Forced religious conversions, also known as religious coercion or forced proselytization, refer to the act of compelling or pressuring individuals to change their religious beliefs against their own will. This practice has been historically associated with many instances of religious intolerance, human rights violations, and abuses of power, in past, especially …
Sacred Brindhavans Sacred Brindhavans of Saint Madhwa harya lineage Madhwacharya saint refers to a saint from the Madhwa tradition of Hinduism, who has Brindavans (sacred resting places) dedicated to them. The Madhwa tradition, also known as the Dvaita Vedanta school, was founded by the 13th-century philosopher and saint, Sri Madhvacharya. Sri Madhvacharya was a prominent …
The Jarawas The Jarawas are traditional hunter-forager-fishermen, and are ancient tribal warriors community. Before the 19th century, the Jarawa homelands were located in the southeast part of South Andaman Island and nearby islets. The Jarawa tribe is one of the indigenous tribes living in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an archipelago in the Bay of …
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India refers to the idea of replacing personal laws, based on religious practices with a common set of civil laws that apply to all citizens regardless of their religion. It is mentioned in Article 44 of the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution, which states that …
Kashmir Conflict. The Kashmir conflict refers to the ongoing dispute between India and Pakistan over the region of Kashmir. The conflict dates back to the partition of British ruled India in 1947, which resulted in the creation of two separate nations. India, with a Hindu majority, and Pakistan, with a Muslim majority. Pakistan has almost …
80. Isapur Yupa Inscription of the time of Vasishka, Saka Year 24 (= AD. 102) Provenance; Isapur, near Mathura, (Uttara Pradesh) Script: Brahmi Language: Sanskrit References: J. Ph. Vogel, A.S.R, 1910-11, pp. 40 ff D.C. Sircar, Sel.Inss, I, pp-151-52, Number 47 A, 1. From the facsimile in C.I.I, II, Pt. 1, Cunningnam: स्वति शिरी and …
Dasyus It’s important to note that the term “Dasyus” is a historical and cultural construct from ancient Indian texts, and it does not correspond directly to any specific ethnic or cultural group in modern times. The understanding of the Dasyus is primarily based on interpretations of the Rigveda, from different angles, by different historians from …
77. Kurram Copper Relic Casket Inscription– (Saka) Year 21 ( A. D. 99) PROVENANCE: Exact find-spot not known.Presented in 1917 by a villager to a son of the Tehsildar of Kurran, near Peshavar, N..P. P, Pakistan Script: Kharoshthi Language: Local Prakrit. References: Sten Konow C. I.I., II,i, pp- 152-55, V. Natesa Alyar with revised text …
“1947 Partition, A blood soaked leaf kept in the history books of India” How is it that those who captured one third of India by insisting on making of a nation exclusively for them, and those who slaughtered nearly two million Hindus and Sikhs, and dragged out many more millions of Hindus & Sikhs, from …
76. Mathura Stone Pedestal Inscription of the time of Kanishka- Year 20. Provenance: Mathura Script: Brahmi Language: Mixed Prakrít and Sanskrit. Text 1. म हाराजस्य कणिष्कस्य सवछरे २० हेमन्त माशे ४ दिवशे – 2. देवचये बोधिसत व तिथपितो गोठि 3. मात पिति हि सहनपि संस्कृत छाया महाराजस्य कणिष्कस्य संवत्सरे २० हेमन्त मासे ४ दिवसे देवचये …