Delhi in 1947: The Role of Bharat Mata in the Indian Independence

When a nation undergoes a major historical amend, does this change manifest itself in areas other than high politics? As countries undergo significant political changes, they also experience specific paradigmatic shifts in culture and ideology that trickle down and engulf not only it’s people but also transform the very symbols and rituals embedded in them … Continue reading Delhi in 1947: The Role of Bharat Mata in the Indian Independence

Little Kabul

The first Afghans who travelled to India came in the 10th and 11th century AD, as invading parties accompanying the infamous Ghaznavid and Ghorid armies of Afghanistan. Invaders soon turned into settlers, and when the Sultanate was founded, Afghan immigration proliferated as India was gradually transforming into a land of new opportunities. By the late … Continue reading Little Kabul