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Tribals, Dikus and The Vision of a Golden Age

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Updated on 22-Dec-2022 17:52:03

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Introduction The Indian tribal society is one of the most complex social structures in the world. There are more than 550 tribes in India spread across states and union territories. These tribal groups practice a very different culture from the rest of India. We can find a primitive economic organization ... Read More

Tipu Sultan- The Tiger of Mysore

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Updated on 22-Dec-2022 17:45:40

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Introduction By the middle of the eighteenth century, Mysore emerged as a powerful kingdom under the leadership of Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan. They posed a serious threat to the English East India company’s commercial and political interests by increasing their proximity with the French and controlling the trade on ... Read More

The Sword of Tipu Sultan and Wootz Steel

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Updated on 22-Dec-2022 17:39:13

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Introduction Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, who made Mysore a formidable power in the eighteenth century died in the fourth Anglo-Mysore war in 1799 in the battlefield with a sword in his hand. His sword was believed to be very strong, which indicates that the sword was made up ... Read More

The Rulers of Delhi

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Updated on 22-Dec-2022 17:21:36

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Introduction The power centres of our country have changed a number of times throughout history. Harappa, Pataliputra, Lahore, Peshawar, Kannauj, Calcutta, Agra, Bombay, Malkhed, etc have all served as the capital of a powerful empire at some point in time. But none of them match the powerful rulers of Delhi. ... Read More

The Idea of Supreme God in Ancient India

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Updated on 22-Dec-2022 17:14:21

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Introduction Before the emergence of big empires and kingdoms, people usually lived in small communities and prayed to their gods and goddesses. Buddhism and Jainism became one of the most dominating religions in the fifth century afterwards. The idea of a Supreme God became prominent after the eighth century, with ... Read More

The Gonds- A Closer Look

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Updated on 22-Dec-2022 17:06:04

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Introduction Since 2900 BCE the Indian civilization has seen thousands of groups and clans in society. Starting with the Indus Valley Civilization to the 21st-century composite Indian society. All these different forms of societal structures have left their imprints on Indian history and culture. The Gonds are one of them. ... Read More

The Emergence of Nationalism

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Updated on 22-Dec-2022 16:38:13

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Introduction The rise of nationalism in India is directly related to British oppression. Initially, India was a group of many Princely states and kingdoms. Later the Britishers occupied Indian territories and imposed their rules and administrative institutions on India. Britishers were determined to gain as much profit as they could. ... Read More

The Doctrine of Lapse

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Updated on 22-Dec-2022 16:30:09

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Introduction Britishers came to India in the 1600s as a trading company named, East India Company. Initially, the only agenda of EIC was to get raw materials at the cheapest price in India and sell them to other parts of the world and gain maximum benefit. After 1707 the last ... Read More

The Circle of Justice: What Minhaj–Siraj Thought About Raziyya

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Praveen Varghese Thomas

Updated on 22-Dec-2022 16:22:38

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Introduction Chronicles of the Delhi Sultanate mention the just and honest rule by kings in order to get support from others to run the empire. The system was called the circle of justice, in which the king needed to maintain ideal relations with all sections of the society for building ... Read More

The Changing World of Visual Arts

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Praveen Varghese Thomas

Updated on 22-Dec-2022 16:16:39

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Introduction The art that is described by the artist in the form which will be visible to the human eye is called visual art. This type of art provides a soothing experience to the human through the sense of the eye. Visual art is a broad term to define the ... Read More

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