History

“A chance visit to Tirumeyyam made me explore its history. It pulled me to the world of inscriptions carved in many monuments of India,” says Pradeep.

The first Indian to become a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1872, Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary never received any formal training in astronomy — his expertise was self-taught! #ForgottenHeroes #IndiansInScience

He was among a handful of those who commercialised printing and was responsible for the dissemination of the printed text at affordable prices, thereby democratising access to knowledge, literature and science.

“That the British were instrumental in creating a slavery system should be known to all. And when that story is told, Totaram Sanadhya’s story is bound to come up.”

"There seems to be something about India's soil that inspires conservation and humbles man,” wrote Padma Shri Kailash Sankhala, better known as India's Tiger Man. #UnsungHeroes

The Diwan of Travancore once referred to him as "one of the cleverest men in India." #ForgottenHeroes

Savitribai’s role in pioneering girls’ education in India is legendary. But few know that she and her son sacrificed their lives while combating the bubonic plague epidemic in Bombay and Poona of in 1896-97. #ForgottenHeroes #history

From pot-bellied malnourished kids to sad faces of mothers hiding their babies in their skeletal embrace, his pen captured the true tragedy of the Bengal famine. #history #ForgottenHeroes

Himself tending to patients at great personal risk, Dr Viegas also launched an intense campaign to clean up Mumbai’s slums and exterminate rats, which he knew, were carriers of the disease. #ForgottenHeroes

Heard the famous lines 'Khoob Ladi Mardani, Woh Toh Jhansiwali Rani Thi'? We recall the legendary woman who not only penned this line but also sacrificed nearly everything for the freedom struggle.