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Babri Masjid Archive
A set of articles by different authors on the Babri Masjid dispute.
Chronology of Islam in the Subcontinent
The Muslim period(617-1290 CE), also including a brief chronology before Common Era.
Hindu Kush means Hindu Slaughter
Accounts of the taking of captives across the Hindu Kush into West Asia and the possible origins of European Gypsies in these captives.
Impact of Islam on India
Examines the impact of Islam on Indian culture, society, trade, politics, manufacturing, social relations, art and crafts and urbanization
Portuguese Bengal
The history of Portuguese settlements in Bangla Desh,the Coromandel Coast, and Arakan.
Rewriting Indian History
Criticisms of established mainstream histories and historians of India. Concentrates particularly on the period of Muslim domination, and accepted views of the Muslim conquests.
Sidi Al Reis; Travels to India
Extract from the Mirat ul Memalik, the account by Sidi Al Reis, a Turkish admiral of his travels in India in 1557.
The Babur Nama
An extract from Babur's account of his invasion of India, a backgrounder on the Babri Masjid issue and Mir Baqi's inscription on the mosque
The Real Akbar.
Unsympathetic account of Akbar, detailing some of his less publicised and intolerant acts and practices.
The Rise and Fall of the Mughals
On Mughal military expansion, development of trade and manufacturing by Sher Shah Suri and Akbar, Mughal arts and crafts, and factors that contributed to the collapse of the empire.