History

Nagamani was only eight when she lost her father, Dr Shama Rao, a doctor in the British Army, to the side effects of mustard gas during World War I in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). He was one of the first Bengalureans to have served as a Captain in the British Army during the World War I.

A feminist, an egalitarian and a true social activist, the legend etched his mark on public discourse about women’s rights, rationalism, and caste.

An incredibly courageous woman who smashed the caste barrier to smithereens, Dakshayani Velayudhan played a pioneering role in charting the course of independent India.

One of Akbar's prized gems, Tansen was a musical maestro whose story walks the fine line between fact and fairytale. Nevertheless, his ragas are believed to have formed the basis for Hindustani music!

Located in a nondescript village in Trichy, this structure was built 95 years ago for a truly intriguing reason.

A freedom fighter and the princess of Kapurthala, Amrit Kaur was India’s first health minister, the first Asian president of WHO's governing body and the founder of AIIMS.

"For us Tibetans, India is Aryabhumi, the Land of the Holy," says this 'Son of India'.

If this road goes operational, the Northeast will have direct land access to markets in China, Myanmar and various Southeast Asian countries.

High-speed internet and endoscopy? This scientific pioneer made them possible!

India's National Science Day celebrates an amazing saga of scientific achievement — the discovery of the Raman Effect by CV Raman. Here's the story behind Asia's first Nobel Prize in science.