History

Widely regarded as the country’s best in the sport, Jimmy George was the first Indian volleyball player to play professionally in Europe.

Looking for your next book? Check out these 10 must-read books on history and science recommended by author Ira Mukhoty.

The Citizens’ Archive of India is a digital repository of how India has transformed through time. We take you through this past version of the country through 10 pictures, from diary entries to old letters and faded photographs.

Scientist, engineer and entrepreneur Amar Bose lived a life full of milestones, with his company Bose Corporation being among the most well-known audio empires today. But in his life, he was also an inspiring teacher and a researcher dedicated to his cause.

From Bengaluru to Kolkata and Goa, we’ve curated the perfect holiday list if you’re looking for where to buy Christmas cakes across India. And as a bonus, here are little nuggets of their origins.

An Irish teacher, after a meeting with Swami Vivekananda, donned the title of Sister Nivedita and spent her life caring for Calcutta’s poor during the plague and famine, and joined India in its freedom struggle.

Denied jobs and education because he came from the Ezhava caste community, Dr Padmanabhan Palpu fought many roadblocks to play a pivotal role in containing the plague in Bangalore, while dedicating himself to dismantle caste-based discrimination.

Here is the origin story of nolen gur, a kind of jaggery made from the sap of date palm tree and the star of many Bengali desserts, known for its woody, caramelly texture as well as its health benefits, especially during the winter.

Ancient Indian women commonly wore saris without an upper undergarment. But during the British Raj, a woman named Jnanadanandini Debi introduced the sari blouse to fellow women.

The design of India's national emblem was adopted from the Lion Capital of an Ashokan pillar excavated in Sarnath by German-born engineer Friedrich Oscar Oertel.