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…Mar 15, 2019Mar 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…Mar 14, 2019Mar 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…Mar 13, 2019Mar 13, 2019
Sandeep Kumar SoodHide and Sex: A creation myth from the Śatapatha Brāhmana“Oneself is like a half-fragment.”Mar 6, 2019Mar 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…Mar 6, 2019Mar 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…Mar 6, 2019Mar 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…Mar 6, 2019Mar 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…Feb 28, 2019Feb 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…Feb 27, 2019Feb 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…Feb 16, 2019Feb 16, 2019
