Tag: religion
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Elephanta, Aihole Inscription and the Rediscovery of Ancient Gharapuri: Why the New Excavations Matter
Introduction: When Archaeology Reopens an Old Historical Question For most people, Elephanta Island near Mumbai is simply a tourist destination famous for its rock-cut Shiva sculptures. In school textbooks and travel brochures, it appears as a UNESCO World Heritage site, celebrated for the grand Maheshmurti, Nataraja, Ardhanarishvara, Gangadhara and other sculptural panels of Shaivism. UNESCO…
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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 