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The OBC stunt doesn't mean anything. Getting OBC status is a way getting ahead because the government of India has insured OBC have the advantage in the job market and getting into good universities. When Rajasthani Jats got OBC and their children began getting good jobs, this resulted in...

I'm not sure about people who have the last name Mughal. I suspect most people claiming Mughal descent are not real descendants of central Asian Mughals. Many times people belonging to a low caste/biradari begin to claim they are descendants of great warriors or great men. For example not too...

in the 1700s, the Mughal govornor of Lahore Zakaria Khan had brought 5000 uzbeks from central Asia to exterminate the Sikhs. Many Mughals themselves were Turkic migrants who had just come 1 or 2 generations ago to India. Very often they would recruit amongst their own tribes from central Asia...

Many poor girls from the former Soviet Union are being forced into prostitution against their will all over the world. They should not be seen with suspicion because they are victims and so should be helped.

Kuldip Nayar is a Sikh. He used to have a turban and beard when he was young but later took it off because his father in law made this as a condition for him if he wanted to marry his daughter.

Probably this will be the fate of Afghanistan too. ANA is also a corrupt American trained army like the Iraqi army and the Taliban (who are much more hardened fighters than ISIS) are unflinching in their determination. They will most likely take over Afghanistan in the near future.

Shivaji Maratha was also another great General. He was the kind of general who led the army and fought at the thick of the battle instead of an arm chair general. He turned his people into a great political and military power in India which the Peshwas further enhanced after his death. Sher...

Actually you are correct here. It is difficult to say who is best. Every great general played his role during his era using different weapons and resources. Further more, there are different modes of warfare. For example, commanders who fought guerrilla warfare cannot be compared with commanders...

When one compares the South to the North one is astonished to see how the South had so little resources, army was half the number of the north. Yet they won spectacular victories. If anyone can be considered Napolean of the civil war, it was Lee and Gettysburg was his Waterloo.

Chingiz(gengez) Khan. He rose up from being nothing to the biggest emperor the world has ever seen. Compared to him Alexander/Napolean/Hitler and everyone else were small.

I think it was a blitzkrieg surprise attack. In addition to that, the Iraqi government also probably did not think their soldiers would simply run away instead of putting up a fight against a few thousand fighters.

or maybe this is how the natural correct division of the region would have been if the Colonial Europeans had not drawn straight lines across the map creating these artificial states. It seems likely that a strong sunni arab state uniting the Sunni areas of Iraq and Syria is emerging while the...

I remember reading an article mentioning that the area around Syria/Iraq is now the number one destination for global jihadists. And ISIS is fast becoming the magnet attracting those Jihadists instead of Al Qaida. Wonder what the Taliban's view is on ISIS.

is it possible for BJP to win in Bengal? do they have party workers at grass roots level as the communists and congress?

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The riots are being led by the monks. Never thought I would ever see monks do this. I think South Asians no matter what religion they follow lead bad examples by showing an attitude of intolerance even though the religions are good and do not promote this attitude.

I have heard that the recitation of vedas in South India is exactly how it was for thousands of years with the same rhythm and tone.

Moorish mosque Kapurthala Punjab built by Maharaja Jagatjit Singh, the Sikh ruler of Kapurthala after his visit to Morocco. He liked the architecture of Moroccan mosques and wanted Muslims of Kapurthala to have a Moorish mosque of their own.

recital of the avesta: Doesn't sound anything like Sanskrit. recital of the vedas

As contradictory as it may sound but the Lankan Buddhists follow a militant-nationalistic form of Buddhism.