Study of Warangal architecture built by Kakatiya’s helps to understand Hindu planned cities

Warangal and Hanamkonda in Telangana had a circular city plan, with a Shiva temple in the centre, making them crucial archaeological evidence of the architectural expertise of the Kakatiya kings, Dr George Michell, founder member of the Deccan Heritage Foundation said on Monday. Speaking at a seminar on "Rediscovering Telangana: An International Seminar on Recent Trends in Archaeology, Art History...

Muslim Rashtriya Manch to hoist tricolour at 10,000 places on Republic Day

With a view to increasing participation of Muslim community in celebrating the Republic Day, the Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) has embarked upon a massive campaign. On this Republic Day, the MRM would take initiative to unfurl the National Tricolour at least 10,000 locations on January 26. Efforts are on to involve the maximum number of madrasas, mosques and schools in...

Say ‘no’ to wishful thinking once again

The ‘naysayers’ world over have proved themselves wrong, whether it is Brexit, the much-talked about Trump election and finally, all about Narendra Modi There is one unmistakable class of people around the world that wouldn't accept anything that doesn't suit their desire. These people resort to wishful thinking and they want things to happen in a certain way. They create...

How Mamata Banerjee is sowing seeds of Hindu anger in West Bengal

Social media, especially Twitter, loves a silly game. Replace movie or book names with a funny word. It never fails to entertain tweeple, and usually trends at the top. A couple of days ago, one such top all-India trend - #Replace- RamWithRong - was neither silly nor funny. The education board under the Mamata Banerjee government had changed the traditional Bengali...

Collective efforts of local villagers giving fresh life to closed govt schools in Telangana

They are giving life to closed schools, bringing back the old grandeur of those shut down government schools. With the initiatives of local villagers and help of donors, these schools are getting better day by day. Colorful campaign flyers, multi-storeyed buildings, children in uniform attires of tie, belt, shoes, school buses - this is the general picture of corporate private...

Statement of J. NandKumar Ji, Akhil Bharatiya Sah Prachar Pramukh, RSS

Smt. Vimala died today after battling burn injuries as a result of her house being set on fire on December 28th 2016 by CPM workers. Her tragic death is yet another entry to a growing list of atrocities that are being perpetuated by CPM cadre, emboldened by the return of their party to political power in the 2016 Kerala...

లౌకికవాదంపై ఆత్మశోధన

భారత రాజ్యాంగం ఉద్ఘోషిస్తున్న ఉన్నతాదర్శాలకు అనుగుణంగా మన రాజకీయ జీవితాన్ని తీర్చిదిద్దుకొంటున్నామా? బహుశా, లేదు కనుకనే విభజన రాజకీయాలకు వ్యతిరేకంగా దేశ సర్వోన్నత న్యాయస్థానం ఇటీవల ఒక తీర్పు వెలువరించింది. మత తత్వ రాజకీయమంటే ఏమిటి? మత ప్రమేయం లేని రాజకీయమంటే ఏమిటి?– ఫిబ్రవరి 4తో ప్రారంభమై, మార్చి రెండోవారంలో ముగియనున్న ఐదు రాష్ట్రాల అసెంబ్లీ ఎన్నికల ప్రక్రియను నిర్ణయాత్మకంగా ప్రభావితంచేసే ముఖ్య అంశాలతో ఇది ఒకటిగా వున్నది. ఆ ప్రకారంగా, మన ఎన్నికల చట్టం కింద ‘అవినీతి’కి పాల్పడినట్టు ప్రకటించడానికి ఎవరు...

Sangh’s stand is that Jallikattu is a traditional festival

Jallikattu, an ancient sport has many references in Sangam literature to Eru Thazhuvuthal (hugging the bull). Even the British colonial administrators have documented about Jallikattu a sport played continuously down the ages. The sport is witnessing united voices supporting Jallikattu across various sections of the society. With controversies and heated discussions going around, J. Nandakumar Ji, Akhil Bharatiya Sah Prachar Pramukh...

Accountability of NGOs, Apex court’s decision to discipline the sector

The Supreme Court’s directive to the Government to audit nearly 30 lakh non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will certainly come as a major crackdown on the misuse of public funds by these organisations. The apex court’s intervention, though delayed, is welcome. To simplify matters, it will be better if all political parties come together to help the Government streamline the erring...

“RSS is not anti-Muslim” — Krishna Gopal ji

During the interactive exchange between the RSS ideologues and the Muslim intellectuals, the historic keynote address on November 3, 2016 at the Pusa Institute Guest House by Dr Krishna Gopal, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh think-tank (in the presence of Dattatreya Hosbale and Indresh Kumar), was not only an eye-opener, poignant and but path-breaking as well. It appeared as against the...