'They were certainly not practising Hinduism in the Harappan culture (which includes Mohenjo Daro and other sites).''There was no notion of Hinduism then.' If you want to understand Indian history......
The Ashokan Pillar in Kolhua, Bihar, is one of India's best maintained historical sites. All Photographs: Archana Masih/Rediff.com The Ashokan Pillar with a single lion stands gloriously......
Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for fragmenting the society for votes through its divisive policies. The leader went on to brand......
'The soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance. This plurality of our society has come through assimilation of ideas over centuries.''Secularism and inclusion are a matter of faith for us.......
One of the best stories coming out of Bihar is a meeting place for Chandragupta Maurya, Buddha, Ashoka, Sher Shah Suri and India's Mona Lisa.Rediff.com's Archana Masih dropped by.Photographs: Seema......
A movie that seeks to explore 'alternate history' can't be so superficial, sighs Utkarsh Mishra. Over a decade ago, with my limited reading on the subject, I often tried to explore the idea of......