A world within a world is running out of time. But the voices of McCluskieganj’s past continue to resonate within its ruins, even as development takes over.
The Kaithi script was used for writing legal, administrative and private records, and was used for a variety of Indo-Aryan languages such as Angika, Bajjika, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili and Nagpuri
A personal essay of the author’s memories of the cuisine, local produce and imported food and utilities in Ranchi and Calcutta
With the loss of political reservation, the Anglo-Indian community—through appeals and surveys—decides to take matters into its own hands
Through trials for obscenity, Saadat Hassan Manto and Ismat Chughtai remained friends for life
The Mundas, a Santhal tribe, are often remembered for their rebellion against the British in 1855.
Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi showed a paper to the media persons, claiming it was a letter written by Savarkar to the British.
A plea filed in the Delhi High Court has sought the Centre to change the call sign 'VT' on Indian aircraft as it stands for Victorian Territory, a legacy of the British Raj.
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's cricket drama 'Lagaan' is all set to complete 21 years of its release on June 15 and to commemorate that the star is all set...
In the period before 1972, the date when Himachal Pradesh was granted full-fledged statehood and Shimla became its state capital – and after the colonial...
New Delhi was born on December 12, 1911, during a grand ceremonial 'Durbar' here when British monarch King George V had announced the shifting of the capital...
It was the British who brought thousands of coolies to Shimla when they turned the place into the summer capital of India.
Rawat was comparing India and America’s covid-19 caseload when he said that “US ruled India for 200 years”.
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The sculpture of an early 20th century Sikh fighter pilot, cricketer and golfer from Oxford University shall be constructed in the England port city of...
A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur, among many other Indian heirlooms belonging to Lady Mountbatten shall be a part of the...
As Commonwealth countries observe Remembrance Day this month, can India eulogise its soldiers without seeing their memory as a colonial relic?
The centennial commemoration of the Anglo-Kuki war and the politics associated with it reflects a silent but strong ethnic animosity among different...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to country's great leaders 'Mahatma Gandhi' and 'Lal Bahadur Shashtri'. He also went to Raj Ghat and Vijay...
Sanctioned by the British Army, the Prize Agents, active since autumn of 1857, ransacked houses, havelis, palaces and other properties, pauperising the royalty...
A brilliantly researched history shows how the NWFP was delivered to Pakistan through British chicanery and Congress’s confused bungling
In the mad rush of life in Delhi today, one cannot even think that red-light area existed on the Kashmere Gate-Red Fort stretch of the main road and that its...
The TIME magazine has featured Modi on the cover of its international edition with a controversial headline, and a secondary one that reads ‘Modi the...
On the issue of an apology, British High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith said, I would ask you to respect what I came here to do which was to commemorate...
On April 13, 1919, British forces led by Brigadier General Reginald Dyer opened fire in Jallianwala Bagh on thousands of unarmed and peaceful protesters,...
After going through the traumatic experience, he proceeded to write "Khooni Vaisakhi", a long poem that narrates the political events in the run-up to the...
