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Pangs of Partition

On 8 July 1947, A British barrister arrived in India. He was given just a couple of days notice to leave for India. It was his fir...

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Portrait of a Hero

VOL XXIIPopular history is often shaped by subsequent narratives. Ask anyone who secured independence for India from the British,...

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Unique Traditions of India and their Unparalleled Scientific Reasons - Part 3

As we explore Indian customs and traditions, one is wonderstruck by the sheer number of unique and meaningful rituals practiced fo...

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History of Indian Education System

The Beautiful Tree: Indigenous Indian Education in the Eighteenth Century (1983), his magnum opus, is again based on the materials...

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Vaimanika Shastra

On 28 June 1951, The then Maharajah of Mysuru inaugurated the International Sanskrit Research Centre in Mysuru. Chief Minister of...

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Sam Bahadur - A Story of a Warrior

Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi called for an emergency cabinet meeting on the afternoon of April 19, 1971. Army chief General Sa...

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Madhura Vijayam

Although I was the princess of Eka Shilanagari, my upbringing was purely that of befitting a prince. Wrestling, archery, sword fig...

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The Free Tamluk Government - A Forgotten History

VOL XXIIIOn August 8th, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi uttered the battle cry of “British Quit India,” marking the formal start of the Quit...

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The Forgotten Revolution

Bengal Diaries - Episode 10In the late years of 1850, two revolts had profound impact on the British rule over the Indian subconti...

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Cultural Significance of Rice-Beer among the Misings of Assam

Recognised as ‘Scheduled Tribes’ under the Constitution of India, the Misings/Miris are designated as the second largest plains “t...

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Sudarshana Homam at Sundapalayam

Sundapalayam is a lush green village on the outskirts of Coimbatore. Folklore states that the village is called so because of the...

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“Senior-Living from Home”

Senior care has become an important activity these days. Nuclear families and overseas opportunities have separated the elders fro...

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Bengal Diaries - Episode 3

The First King of Bengal About 470-475 A.D., Skandagupta – the last able Gupta ruler died. He was succeeded by a string of weak an...

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