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The Vedic hero Trita Āptya assisted by Vṛtrahan Indra kiIIs the three-headed, six-eyed, three-mouthed monster named Viśvarūpa (sometimes a serpent or boar). In Avestan, Thraētaona...
Dewastich, the Zoroastrian ruler of Sogdiana died fighting the Arabs and became a symbol of resistance. But, his descendants were captured & converted, and they went on to become o...
According to Bakker, the Aulīkara's association with Pāśupata Śaivism was not just a case of personal devotion, but also symbolized their resistance to the Hūṇas, who had overran m...
The intranational migration of the Brahmins in post-Gupta India. These Brahmins having been bestowed with land grants, ventured into regions previously unknown, clearing the forest...
Among many "obscure" religious movements of the subcontinent, the Nizarpanth is rather is very interesting. These Hinduized Isma'ilis of Rajasthan and Gujarat who yearn for the adv...
"...Japan has assimilated Western science and organization and even in many respects excelled its teachers; India has failed in this all-important task of assimi- lation." The Bou...
The British threatened the Shi'i nawab of Awadh with annexation if any harm was brought to the temple of Hanumangarhi by Sunni radicaIs or if the Nawab tried to construct a mosque...
Caste system in Sāsānid Persia. https://t.co/vl4wzp6nz7
"The jhunjharji—the hero most frequently encountered in Mewar, but also appearing in Marwar and E. Rajasthan—is a warrior who loses his head in battle but manages to continue fight...
Rao Satal had just succeeded his father as the Maharaja of Marwar when he heard of abduction of hundreds of girls by Gudhla Khan. Wasting no time, with select few men he rushed to...
Excerpts from "Thirteen Months in China", a part travelogue and part history written by Thakur Gadadhar Singh, a soldier of 7th Rajputs who was a part of British mission to China d...