Mentioning Swami Vivekananda and Ramana Maharishi as among those who influenced the 1857 First War of Independence in 'New India Samachar' have earned ridicule for Press Information Bureau with several, including a historian, politician and a party, asking how can someone born after the event influence it.
New India Samachar, Indian Government's bi-weekly Online news Magazine, is getting slammed by several history experts and netizens over misreported facts.