This is my World

Indian historians have always had selective memory. To them, the four cities of Shahjahanabad(Delhi), Mumbaai(Mumbai), Mahishur(Mysore) and Kalikata(Kolkata) form the boundaries of the country. Many a men have lost their place in Indian history due to this geopolitical blindness. One such man is Vanchinathan.  Personal life: Vanchinathan was born into a Brahmin family in 1886 in the southernmost corner of the country. Sengottai, the town in which he was born, literally means 'Red fort' in English, but this one is not celebrated as the other one in the northern corner of the country. As a child, it is said, Vanchinathan was polite and unassuming, almost shy. He also seems to have been studious, graduating with a B.A. from Moolam Thirunal Maharaja College in Thiruvananthapuram and a M.A from Baroda university. While he was in college, he married Ponnammal with whom he fathered a daughter. After college, he was offered a clerkship in Travancore forest department which he happil...

Yet another independence day comes and I already see the Indian tricolour as profile pictures and DPs on social media. I appreciate my compatriots' patriotism (or whatever they believe it is), but I can't help but wonder how many of these people  know their history.  Let's straighten out a few things about our crooked and biased history.  Contrary to popular belief, the revolt of 1857 is NOT India's first war of independence: The Rebellion was nothing but a dogfight between different religions, castes and races. It was a time when: - Hindu and Muslim soldiers feared mass conversion to Christianity. - The "so-called" lower and upper castes fought each other for dominance. - Indian officers fumed over East India company's negligence of seniority and discrimination based on race when it came to offering ranks.  Not to mention the part cows and pigs played in the uprising.  In fact, this dogfight was not even the first unrest against the pillaging East...