History

The numerous, traditional, non-vegetarian eateries that serve Maratha-style Biryani and Kaima curry, Bengaluru’s military hotels boast of their own ‘meatilicious’ history

Among the key recommendations of their report was that a woman should have an absolute control over some part of the family income and a share in the husband's property which he cannot will away.

Cooks who trained in Sri Krishna temple in Udupi as part of the annadhana service moved to different parts of the country to open Udupi hotels. Watch how this eventually led to the curbing of caste-based segregation in public spaces.

Lady Abala Bose’s contributions to Indian history also include fighting for the women’s suffrage movement, along with the education of widows.

Colonel John Wakefield, fondly known as 'Papa Wakefield' was one of India's quiet, dedicated and effective wildlife defenders who turned wildlife tourism into a significant conservation tool.

When Kala Bagai, and her husband Vaishno Das Bagai, arrived at Berkeley in 1915, there were only close to 2,000 Indians living in the US.

A Karnataka queen lost in the pages of history, Maharani Kempananjammani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana made Mysuru prosperous by focussing on civic issues like health, water, electricity, and education.

Dr. Kamla Chowdhry was IIM Ahmedabad’s first faculty member. She effectively ran the institute from its bungalow office in Shahibaug in the early years -- taking key administrative decisions, recruiting the first set of faculty and closely coordinating with the Harvard Business School and Ford Foundation.

While official records of his life remain sparse for the most part, the Sikkimese government recognised Trilochan Pokhrel’s contributions with the LD Kazi Award for Democratic Movement in 2018.

Launched by JRD Tata on the request of Nehru, Lakmé was India's first made-in-India makeup brand that found its genesis in aftermath of our Independence from the British Raj.