History

A quiet little village named Patna in Scotland recently celebrated Bihar Diwas to celebrate its historic links with the Bihar capital.

The feminist movement in India owes a huge debt to this forgotten trailblazer!

“A dedicated band of youth must show the path of organized armed struggle in place of individual terrorism. Most of us will have to die in the process but our sacrifice for such a noble cause will not go in vain."

Here's the story of Dalai Lama's grueling two-week trek from Lhasa in Tibet to Tawang in India, by far the most dramatic visit by any foreign leader.

While the Zardozi work was fashioned by master craftsman Mumtaz Ali of Lallpura, whose family has been engaged in the craft for many generations now, the pink-enamelled jewellery was created by Tarun Kumar.

A forgotten compatriot of Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad, Durga Devi Vohra lived a life of intrigue and danger to help India gain freedom from colonial rule.

Golconda Fort came into existence 500 years ago. A fort which once stood tall in Hyderabad, is in ruins. Even then, the walls still ring with the stories of yore.

Believed to over 500 years old, the Gue mummy in Spiti belongs to Sangha Tenzin, a Buddhist monk who started the self-mummification process while still alive!

Here is the little-known story of Udupi Ramachandra Rao, visionary space scientist, ex-ISRO chief and the architect of India’s first satellite Aryabhata.

"Tell all India that we shall watch over their graves with the devotion due to all our dead. They showed us the way, they made the first steps towards the final victory," said French general Marshal Ferdinand Foch. Some old ties we can recall now that #MacroninIndia.