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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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Bhakti Yoga and The 5 Bhavas of Devotees

According to our dharma, the ultimate goal of human life is to become one with God. There are various pathways for a devotee, to...

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The First Playback Voice of Tamil Cinema

Guess who was the first playback singer of Tamil Cinema? Or the first Carnatic musician to perform over the Bombay station of All...

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Bengal Diaries

Part - I At approximately 85 kilometers in a south/south-westerly direction from Calcutta, on the banks of the Rupnarayan River, a...

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Kalingarayar Canal - A Time-honored Structure

MahabharathAll that are beautiful cannot become archaic and all that are archaic are definitely beautiful. This structure of histo...

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A Brave King, An Angry Priest & A Legendary Cannon

On the western fringes of the present day state of West Bengal once stood a legendary kingdom now almost forgotten. Their reign pr...

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