Since the year of 1998, May 18 has been observed globally as World AIDS Vaccination Day. The origin of the day is rooted in a commencement speech delivered by the erstwhile US President Bill Clinton back in I997.
Maori heritage of New Zealand reflects in the Kiwi culture, ancient forest rituals and even the afterlife
Over time, we tend to forget the things we should value the most. That’s why the ruins of ancient Indian cities should be treasured before they are all lost...
Mandu's monuments and ruins reveal a centuries-long syncretic aspect to its architecture
A trip to Mandu during the Mandu Festival 2022 revealed the best of worlds both old and new
The author discovers the hidden gems of Chanderi on an impromptu trip to Madhya Pradesh
The Outlook’s October 11, 2021 issue covered the syllabus revision. Here are some stories from the issues. Click on headlines to read.
Over 2000 years before Xuanzang set foot in India, we had shown the world our academic brilliance through Sushrutha, Kanada, Aryabhatta, Chankaya, Adi Shankara...
Interview of Dean Accardi, Assistant Professor of History at Connecticut College, with specialisation in Kashmir’s medieval history, on Shamsuddin Araqi and...
Meet the 31-year-old history buff who highlights little-known historical facts, oral story-telling traditions and architecture of several states
Astrology has come a long way from its beginnings alongside astronomy to weekly forecasts in newspaper columns. Astrology has been regarded with either...
If you’re a lover of history then this driving trail through Gujarat is an ideal escape
Right from Prithviraj Kapoor to Aadar Jain, the Kapoor bloodline has been in films for an unbroken span of 93 years. It was from Peshawar that Prithviraj set...
From architectural marvels in the form of its temples to the fascinating culinary spread, Tamil Nadu is a land of infinite cultural richness
Despite its significance to Jains and Hindus, continuing archaeological discoveries have revealed the sheer extent of the spread of Buddhism in Gujarat
Historian Rana Safvi talks about her passion for finding out the lesser known monuments of India and chronicling their stories
‘You think ill of me but I would think well of you and your family and friends and you would ultimately realise that in this tug of war between terror and...
Abul Fazal, the grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar, termed Banaras as Baranassrey. Major James Rennell (1742-1830), a pioneer of oceanography, was the...
Manipur Assembly Election 2022: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that Union Home Minster Amit Shah had invited some leaders from Manipur to his residence...
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...
Public art in India, especially of statues, focuses inordinately on political figures, and almost completely ignores figures from the arts and culture
Pakistan: The historic development came just two days after the bipartisan Parliamentary Committee on the Appointment of Superior Judiciary approved the...
The Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, the City Palace - why do old monuments draw lovers? What sanctity of timelessness does history lend that reassures a couple of...
US Army Sgt John Gonsalves, 22 wrote a letter to his mother which would sit unopened for more than 75 years before being found in a US Postal Service...
Congress president Sonia Gandhi said: ‘divisive ideologies anchored in hate and prejudice and which had no role whatsoever to play in our freedom movement...