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Man and Man-Lion: the Philadelphia Narasimha
Article by Dr. Michael W. Meister discussing a red sandstone attached sculpture of Narasimha (Vishnu as the Man-Lion or Killer of Demons).
http://www.arth.upenn.edu/narasimha/paper.html
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Peopling of India
An article discussing research into mDNA base sequences, combined with archaeological and linguistic data as applied to the question of the peopling of India.
http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/cesmg/peopling.html
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Hindutva and History
An editorial article in Frontline discussing history as projected by Hindutva ideologues, which is being introduced to children through textbooks and is being imposed upon research institutes.
http://www.flonnet.com/fl1720/17200150.htm
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A Unique Memorial to a Learned Lady
Recent discovery of a stone portrait of a woman scholar of the 10th century.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/women/savinirmadi.htm
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Social Life in Medieval Deccan : Status of Women
Status of Women in 14th Century South India.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/ancient/women.htm
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Prehistoric Rock Paintings in India
Examples of cave art dating back over 20,000 years.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/rockpain/betaka.htm
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Archaic Indian Punch Marked Coins
An article by Shailendra Bhandare on approaches to the classification of Archaic Indian punch marked coins.
http://www215.pair.com/sacoins/public_html/shailenspaper.htm
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Concern Over Distortions
An article in Frontline reporting that participants at the Kolkata session of the Indian History Congress express concern over attempts to distort history in school textbooks and thus subvert secular education.
http://www.flonnet.com/fl1802/18020840.htm
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Mystery of Delhi's Iron Pillar Unraveled
Metallurgists at Kanpur IIT have discovered that a thin layer of misawite, a compound of iron, oxygen and hydrogen, has protected the 1,600-year-old cast iron pillar from rust.
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=12824
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Asoka Statues Unearthed in India
An article from the BBC reporting the discovery of two statues of King Asoka.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1646907.stm
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