Digital Rare Book:
Indian Prehistoric And Protohistoric Antiquities
By Robert Bruce Foote
Printed by The Superintendent, Government Press, Madras - 1916
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May 30, 1863 is a memorable date as it marks an important ...
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The Market Place of Trichinopoly showing officers of the Madras Light Infantry, 1800.
Oil on canvas by Philip Le Couteur (1777-1807), 1800.
Trichinopoly (Tiruchchirappalli, Tamil Nadu) is situated on the bank of the River Cauvery (Kaveri) about 56 miles (90km) from the sea, south-west of Madras...
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Hindus spread through Maritime Southeast Asia and took their culture with them, including Ganesha, statues of whom are found throughout the region, often beside Shiva sanctuaries. The forms of Ganesha found in Hindu art of Java, Bali, and Borneo show specific regional ...
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Book Review:
White men amongst us
By Ratnesh Mathur
Us & Them - White Firangis ( from Franks), Black Habashis (from (h)Abyssinia/ Ethiopia ),Yellow Chini ( from China), Medicinal Yunnani (Greek), Horse-Riding Saka/Shakya (Scythia/ Central Asia) & Trader Yahudi (Jews) - Ancient & Medieval India h...
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Digital Rare Book:
Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway, including the Mayavaram-Mutupet, and Peralam-Karaikal Railways.
By South Indian Railway Co., Ltd
Published by Higginbotham & Co., Madras - 1900
Digital Rare Book:
The Vishnu Purana: A System Of Hindu Mythology And Tradition
Translated from the original Sanskrit by H.H. Wilson
Edited by Fitzedward Hall
Published by Trubner and Co., London - 1877
Volume V Part II (Index)
Ayyanar (also spelt Aiyyanar, Ayanar or Iyenar) is a Hindu village god of Tamil Nadu also worshipped by Sri Lankan Tamils. He is primarily worshipped as a guardian deity who protects the rural villages. Most officiating priests are derive from local potter community, but other caste members also ...
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Interior of the Minakshi Sundareshvara temple, Madurai - 1860
Photograph of the interior of the Meenakshi Sundareshvara temple, Madurai, Tamilnadu, from the Album of Miscellaneous views in India, 1860s . The temple complex at Madurai was built under the patronage of Tirumala (1623-60), one of th...
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Sanctum of the Minakshi Sundareshvara temple, Madurai - 1870
Photograph of the sanctum of the Meenakshi Sundareshvara temple, Madurai, Tamilnadu, from the Album of Miscellaneous views in India, 1870s . The temple complex at Madurai was built under the patronage of Tirumala (1623-60), one of the ...
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Oil painting on paper depicting the tank at Madurai by Marianne North, dated 1877-79.
Initially, Marianne North (1830-1890) painted botanical specimens and travelled around the world in search of interesting subject matter. She visited India in 1877-79 and compl...
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Essay:
Temple Architects of Ancient India
By Sunny Narang
Just as thousands of years ago , temples and Sanatan icons are still being sculpted , carved , casted according to texts and skills that are ancient . Many times using contemporary tools and technology too.
Essay:
What Metallurgy Can Tell Us About Our History
By Anil Kumar Suri
Swarajya - September 30, 2015
An exploration of metallurgy in India:
The history of metallurgy in India can tell us a lot about the history of India itself. Our scientific heritage has inexplicably always been given short s...
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Essay:
What Metallurgy Can Tell Us About Our History
By Anil Kumar Suri
Swarajya - September 30, 2015
An exploration of metallurgy in India:
The history of metallurgy in India can tell us a lot about the history of India itself. Our scientific heritage has inexplicably always been given short s...
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Essay:
The Aryan-Dravidian Divide Is A Political Myth
By David Frawley
Swarajya - April 13, 2016
Traveling throughout India, including much time in the south, I have been trying to make sense of the proposed Aryan-Dravidian divide, and the call for a pure Dravidian culture that one hears in Tami...
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Article:
New Paradigm For India: From Nation-State To Civilizational-State
By Abhinav Prakash Singh
Swarajya - March 21, 2016
"...It is common for Indians to face the sarcastic question, “Which Indian are you? Aryan, Dravidian, Austro-Asiatic or Tamil, Assamese or Punjabi?” And it is even more c...
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