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November 2019

November 08, 2019

10 Interesting Facts About the Ganga

River length (including Bangladesh): 2525 km Basin area in India: 861,000 sq km Indian population...

October 2019

October 15, 2019

Babri Masjid & Ayodhya Dispute – Dummies Guide – Part 2

In the previous post, I presented the historical context to Babri Masjid. This post is...

October 12, 2019

Babri Masjid & Ayodhya Dispute – Dummies Guide – Part 1

The Supreme Court of India is finally moving towards a conclusion of the decades old...

May 2019

May 21, 2019

The Textiles of Tamil Nadu’s Temple Towns

India's textiles are intimately linked to its culture and Gods. For example, in Tamil Nadu,...

May 17, 2019

The British Effect on South Indian Weaving

This post is a look at how the British Raj decimated the South Indian weaving...

May 11, 2019

Kasturba Gandhi: The Mahatma’s Shadow

Recently, India celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi, the wife of Mahatma Gandhi....

April 2019

April 30, 2019

The Kashmiri Pandit Exodus

This is just a short post of the situation of the Kashmiri Pandits over the...

April 05, 2019

There are various branches of Judaism. One branch related to mysticism is Kabbalah, which is...

February 2019

February 23, 2019

UPA or NDA: Which is Better? Factual Comparison

Economic Indicators compared in first four years of NDA, UPA-I and UPA-II UPA...

February 22, 2019

India-Pakistan: Timeline of Wars, Terrorism & 1947 Partition

India Pakistan Timeline Since 1947 Basic Stats Population of pre-Independence subcontinent: 400 million The British...

February 21, 2019

Pulwama Attack: Timeline & Synopsis | Get All The Facts!

The Incident On Feb 14, a convoy of 78 vehicles carrying 2547 CRPF personnel left...

December 2018

December 01, 2018

India’s Participation in World War 2

December is an important month for World War 2 history. It marks the month when...

November 2018

November 15, 2018

A Brief List of the Destruction of Temples in Ancient India

Before beginning, I would like to clarify that the point of this post is not...

October 2018

October 28, 2018

India’s Contribution to World War 1

November is an important month in World War 1 history. Below, here are a few...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

No Civilian Deaths From Terrorism In India In 3 Years – In Non-Border Areas

I came across some interesting stats the other day about terror attacks in India, and...

September 09, 2017

Indigenous Banking in Ancient India

I happened to see a book 'Indian Indigenous Banking' by a Mr. Gubbay, and was...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

The Taj Mahal and It’s Environs – Part 2

This is the second of the two-part post I started yea\sterday about the Taj and...

August 27, 2017

The Taj Mahal and its Environs

I recently came across a piece about how the Taj Mahal was constructed on the...

August 15, 2017

Indian Art & Myth

Indian art has the capacity ot make the impossible seem possible. When Valmiki described the...

February 2017

February 13, 2017

Incredible India

The Indian tourism department has adopted "Incredible India" as its slogan for a few years...

February 10, 2017

Music, the Handmaid of Religion

Here in India music has always been recognised as the handmaid of religion and a...

January 2017

January 13, 2017

Lists of Temples in Andhra Pradesh

Since the split between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a lot of people have been asking...

January 03, 2017

Lists of temples in Telangana

Since the split between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a lot of people have been asking...

September 2016

September 09, 2016

Shiva Worship Around the Ancient World

Shiva lingas and snake worship are found all over the ancient world. As far back...

August 2016

August 20, 2016

The Jain Ramayana

Who wrote Jain Ramayana? Jain Ramayana was written by Acharya " RAVISHEN" in the book...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

Hampi and Ancient Vijayanagar Being Digitized

The ancient history of Hampi recently got a 21st Century boost when the Department of...

March 2016

March 03, 2016

Ancient Travelers to India

I recently read about the development of tourism in India since independence in 1947, and...

February 2016

February 15, 2016

Dr BR Ambedkar: Full Biography, Speeches & Inspiring Quotes

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar – A brief profile Full name: Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Born: April 14,...

February 13, 2016

Traveling in Goa

The eastern Indian state of Goa has some charming ancient temples, which are missed by...

February 10, 2016

Temples of Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh

To the average Indian the mention of Bundelkhand evokes visions of a dry, drought-ridden, inhospitable...