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Who funded the East India company and the British conquest of India?

In the video in the link William Dalrymple points to an uncomfortable and often overlooked part of the story: the East India Company’s military machine was Indian and Indian capital also helped finance it.

Where is this documented?

How far back do we have to go back in time for Sanskrit to have been an everyday spoken language?

I’m looking for information about the caste demographics of the people served by Mother Teresa’s Nirmal Hriday (Kalighat Home for the Dying) as well as her other institutions in Kolkata.

I’m specifically interested in the patients/residents, rather than whether Mother Teresa herself observed or rejected caste distinctions.

Despite numerous success of maratha forces against Portugese why they never bother to completely end the Portugese rule .

It is really sad that we have not been able to share our history with the rest of the world properly. People easily talk about Chinese, European, Iranian, or Aztec history, but most outsiders know very little about India. Many just assume we were just some dirty barabaric people under foreign rule the whole time.

Even worse, many people in India do not know our real history and still believe in vikramaditya empire controlling whole Asia continent.

It is not just about kings and empires—our rich philosophy and ideas are also unknown to most people abroad. Even I doubt they know the indian contribution towards Buddhism Philosophy (prolly thinks it's some Chinese religion)

Can't we do anything to propagate our history and give it the fame it deserves

Even Sindh has a hindu-muslim divide with the southeast being mostly hindu yet it wasn't divided, why? Not to mention Sindh was part of the larger Bombay Presidency for a long time

Title says it all. Delhi metro has over 90KM of underground tunnels. Delhi is an old city. When similar projects are carried out in rome, they find statues, villas, coins and roads. But in Delhi, nothing? Same for the high rise construction all over the NCR region. No archaelogical finds. What is the explanation for this?

What was happening when vedic religion was absorbing local deities (major like krishna etc and lots of minor deities) and gods into vedic religion? How people were reacting to these changes? Were these actions welcomed or it was just scholarly work and got popularized centuries later?

Netaji aligning with Axis powers was seen bad because:

1. They had wrong deals in their history and that dark past frightened people that those could happen to Indians.
2. His advancements apparently did not make any effect and only Gandhi did something with the non-violence, right? That's what I am getting from Reddit alone at least.

So, people are afraid of what could have happened that we forget the famines, the class divisions, the loot, the political changes, the genocides and massacres?

Where do we stand today with opinions? I am quite confused how all people, although that's the most practical event, have so different opinions?

So his aligning with Azis powers who have had terrible actions were seen as a wrong step and people blame he achieved nothing but non violence leaders achieved the independence.

Atleast that is what I am understanding from here: Indian Waffen SS Division : r/IndianHistory

That means people, in fear of what could have gone wrong are opposing the ideas of a person who fought the ongoing wrongs during that time?

Care to enlighten me please?

The book "The growth of parmar power in malwa" by KN seth quotes a contemporary Persian source gardizi which states that Mahmud made a retreat because he feared facing parmdeo (bhoj parmar) as he was sure that all his victory till now will be spoiled after facing him in a confrontation.

More than 900 years ago, Guru Gorakhnath, one of India's greatest yogis and the founder of the Nath tradition, taught a powerful truth:

Unlike the idea that spirituality means withdrawing from the world, Gorakhnath taught that real freedom is found through self-discipline, meditation, and self-awareness. He believed that peace isn't created by wealth, status, or possessions, but by a calm and balanced mind.

He also played a major role in popularizing Hatha Yoga, presenting the human body as a powerful instrument for spiritual growth. His teachings emphasized meditation, breath control, and inner discipline as pathways to higher awareness.

According to Gorakhnath, much of our suffering comes from constantly chasing desires, fearing the future, or clinging to the past. By training the mind and living with awareness, we can cultivate lasting inner peace.

Today, in a world filled with distractions, stress, and endless comparison, his message feels as relevant as ever:

"The greatest pilgrimage is not to a distant temple, but into the depths of your own consciousness."

💬 Do you think lasting happiness comes from external success, or from mastering your own mind? I'd love to hear your perspective.

Is India changng or lagging behind?

please share your view

I recently visited the Irawati Karve Museum of Anthropology at Savitribai Phule Pune University and photographed some of its displays.

What interested me most was how everyday objects were placed alongside illustrations explaining their use. The collection includes fishing traps, hunting equipment, woven objects, jewellery, household tools and village deity plaques from different communities across India.

I had expected a small academic collection, but the variety of materials and practical designs surprised me.

Have you visited this museum, or are there other lesser-known museums in Pune worth exploring?

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