13.8 The Cult of Chakara

Gandhi saw in industrialization a hidden evil that tied men into a vicious web of materialistic world. The promise of science, technology and prosperity were illusion that threatened our nation and even the souls of our men. Running blindly after westernization made our youth lose their identity. Wearing English dress, learning in English medium school, working in industries controlled by British, masked as modern and liberal and which Indians...

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13.6 Was Gandhi a Hero?

India’s freedom struggle took a new turn after the Great War and it was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi who took the center stage in that final battle against British Raj. Gandhi is widely regarded as a saint, a mahatma, who showed the whole world that battles can be won without violence. To Einstein he was a role model for generations to come, “Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood”. Yet...

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HOK KOLOROB - Stranger than Fiction

"This is a work of fiction. All politicians appearing in this post are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental." Students protests after a girl was molested in JU ...

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68th Independence Day….Should we be proud?

India has a rich and interesting history, taught to us in a very boring way. Even though we used to run away from our history teachers, there was a message that we all took from our not so pleasant history lessons. The lesson was: “Our elders had sacrificed a lot, and fought hard for our independence; they earned it from the cruel British”…and we believed them. As we grew older we learned history from other sources, and realized that the reason...

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Angkor Wat: Part 2 – The Battle for Glory

At the beginning of the christen era Funan kingdom rose to power because of its interaction with traders, especially Indian. However, by the end of 5th century the Funan Kingdom was on a decline. The trade route has shifted from Isthmus of Kra to Indonesia. Indonesia had the best spices and the traders now directly contacted them rather than Funan. Ironically, the prosperity of South East Asia started by the Funan led to their decline, while Srivijaya...

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Angkor Wat: Part 1-The rise of the Nagas

Hindu religion, it is said, forbids people to cross the ocean which they call ‘kala pani’, or black waters. Beyond it lays the land of demons; once you go there you lose your identity, your religion. It was probably a desperate effort from the Brahmins to stop the adventurous traders who were making their own destiny. The traders were growing rich and powerful, challenging the authority of the priests. Indian traders have been adventurous since...

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