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Sramana
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James Prinsep: The Man Who Helped Ancient India Speak Again
Deciphering the ancient script of Aśoka and reopening the historical archive of Buddhism
Anusandhan Maurya
Sep 112 min read


Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan: The Intellectual Architect of India's Buddhist Renaissance
The revival of a civilization depends not merely upon those who lead movements but equally upon those who preserve, interpret, and transmit knowledge. Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan
Anusandhan Maurya
Aug 110 min read


Sir Alexander Cunningham: The Rediscoverer of Buddhist India and Father of Indian Archaeology
Sir Alexander Cunningham (1814–1893), the Father of Indian Archaeology, played a pivotal role in rediscovering Buddhist India. Through pioneering surveys and excavations, he identified sacred sites such as Sarnath, Sanchi, Taxila, and Nalanda. As the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India, he laid the foundation of scientific archaeology and heritage conservation in India.
Anusandhan Maurya
Jul 110 min read


Xuanzang: The Monk Who Crossed Deserts for Wisdom
His records preserved a vision of India's universities, monasteries, and intellectual culture that might otherwise have been lost forever.
Anusandhan Maurya
Jun 126 min read


Rosa Luxemburg: Revolutionary Mind, Democratic Conscience
“She left no rigid blueprint, only a method: question authority, trust the oppressed, and defend freedom, especially when it is inconvenient.”
Anusandhan Maurya
May 24 min read


Babu Jagdev Prasad: The Spartacus of India’s Shoshit Politics
“Political participation without structural change is only a refined form of inequality.”
Anusandhan Maurya
Apr 23 min read


From Demography to Dignity: J.N.P. Mehta and the Ideological Architecture of the Triveni Sangh
J N P Mehta (1911-1986) This article revisits the life and intellectual legacy of Yadunandan Prasad Mehta (1911 - 1986) - widely known as J.N.P. Mehta - the principal theoretician of the Triveni Sangh in Bihar. Placing him within an Ambedkarite–Bahujan analytical framework, the paper argues that Mehta articulated one of the earliest coherent political philosophies of backwards-class assertion in North India. While nationalist and certain Marxist historiographies dismissed t
Anusandhan Maurya
Mar 14 min read


Malcolm X: A Radical Voice for Change
Malcolm X (1925–1965) remains one of the most uncompromising and intellectually dynamic political figures of the twentieth century. Shaped by racial terror, incarceration, political discipline, and global travel, his life produced a thinker who refused liberal appeasement and named power with relentless clarity. Malcolm X’s biography is not merely personal; it is a social history of Black America under white supremacy and a record of the making of radical political consciousn
Anusandhan Maurya
Jan 315 min read


Comrade Jagdish Mahto ‘Master Sahib’ (1935–1972)
LATE COMRADE JAGDISH MAHTO "MASTER SAHIB" The Teacher Who Taught Bhojpur to Resist History often remembers revolutions through slogans and statistics. But in Bhojpur, Bihar, the revolution had a face, a voice, and a classroom. His name was Comrade Jagdish Mahto , affectionately known as Master Sahib - a schoolteacher who transformed education into a vehicle for resistance and dignity into a political demand. Born on 10 December 1935 in Ekwari village of the Shahabad region (n
Anusandhan Maurya
Dec 31, 20254 min read
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