Sandeep Kumar SoodThe Elephant TheoryIn the first book of the Ramayana, the Bala Kanda, the search for a stolen horse leads to the discovery that the earth is being held up by…3 min read·Mar 15, 2019----
Sandeep Kumar SoodThe Talents of AzizuddinAt the beginning of the 18th century, the Mughal empire began its long decline, and although the British were in India, they wouldn’t…3 min read·Mar 14, 2019----
Sandeep Kumar SoodThe “Hindu-German” Conspiracy“What is our name? Ghadar. What is our work? Ghadar. Where will be the Revolution? In India. The time will come when rifles and blood will…3 min read·Mar 13, 2019----
Sandeep Kumar SoodHide and Sex: A creation myth from the Śatapatha Brāhmana“Oneself is like a half-fragment.”2 min read·Mar 6, 2019----
Sandeep Kumar SoodFlight IC408In 1972, Idi Amin expelled South Asians from Uganda. Eighty thousand people left within a few days. Of that group, 27,000 refugees made…2 min read·Mar 6, 2019----
Sandeep Kumar SoodThe Lion of PunjabIn the summer of 1814, Shah Shuja sat in a cage on the roof of a building in Lahore. He watched, horrified, as Sikh guards took his young…3 min read·Mar 6, 2019----
Sandeep Kumar SoodThe Kennel-Keeper’s Daughter“…she threw her bangles at them, accusing them of being weaker than women, taunting them for their stupidity. Could they not see that this…2 min read·Mar 6, 2019----
Sandeep Kumar SoodThe Merry-Maker: Dance ’Til Delhi Burns“This was the age of great courtesans, whose beauty and coquettishness were celebrated across South Asia. Ad Begum would turn up stark…3 min read·Feb 28, 2019----
Sandeep Kumar SoodRoman Catholic…BrahmansIn 1623, the Archbishop of Goa and a group of angry Jesuits met with Pope Gregory XV to complain about one of their missionaries, Roberto…2 min read·Feb 27, 2019----
Sandeep Kumar SoodSwami Vivekenanda at the Parliament of World’s ReligionsIt was a ridiculous idea.⠀ ⠀ He knew the Parliament of Religions was taking place in the US in 1893, but had no idea when or where. He had…2 min read·Feb 16, 2019----