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Jainas and Buddhists in Ayodhya
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Jainas and Buddhists in Ayodhya

The recent upheaval about a Hindu temple for Thalaivetti Muniyappan (“Muni Baba with the broken head”) in Salem TN, apparently a patched-up and restored Buddha statue, and therefore taken away from its worshippers by Court order with the prospect of giving it to the Buddhists , reminds us of a similar line of argument in the Ayodhya debate of 1990-91.

The Tamil Veda
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The Tamil Veda

That the Vedic influence on Tamil people is undeniable, profound and as ancient as their culture itself is a fact that goes contrary to the Dravidian political discourse but is nevertheless true, according to the authoritative book by India's foremost epigraphist.

Genetics and the Aryan invasion debate
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Genetics and the Aryan invasion debate

The recent article in ‘The Hindu’ claiming that new research in genetics unambiguously supports the Aryan Invasion Theory is a case of wishful thinking that force-fits available evidence to reach ideologically motivated conclusions. The truth is that the debate has only begun.