Author: Sainil Nagare
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Rakhigarhi DNA Study Explained: Who Were the Real Harappans?
The ancient DNA study conducted on human remains from the archaeological site of Rakhigarhi has become one of the most important scientific breakthroughs in the study of early Indian history. Rakhigarhi is one of the largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, and the genetic analysis of skeletons found at the site has provided valuable…
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How the Keezhadi Excavation Is Rewriting the History of the Sangam Age
For decades, historians relied primarily on literary sources to reconstruct the history of early South India. The famous poems of Sangam Literature (300BCE to 200 CE) described a vibrant society of warriors, poets, traders, and kings. However, critics often argued that these literary works might contain exaggerations or poetic imagination rather than historical reality. However,…
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Iran War: Global Rightist’s suicidal mission
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain waved the “piece of paper” (the Anglo-German Declaration) to a crowd at Heston Aerodrome in London on 30 September 1938. “I believe it is a peace of our time” he declared emphatically. The declaration promised both the nations will adhere to Munich Agreement (by which Germany was given major portion…
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Indian Footprints in Egypt: Tamil-Brahmi Inscriptions in the Theban Necropolis
Recent research has unveiled groundbreaking evidence of ancient connections between India—specifically Tamilagam—and the Roman Empire. In a 2024–2025 study, researchers Charlotte Schmid (EFEO) and Ingo Strauch (University of Lausanne) documented nearly 30 inscriptions across six tombs in Egypt’s Theban Necropolis. Dating from the 1st to the 3rd centuries C.E., these texts are written in Tamil-Brahmi,…
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Exploring the Political Divisions Surrounding Vande Mataram
Of late the great nation of India seems to have embroiled itself in multiple bouts of nationalist issues. The most pressing of it is the controversy surrounding the national song of the country. Sometimes I wonder how can a country such as India which always boasts of intellectual past can allow such controversy to besiege…
Sainil Nagare 