History

The untold story of Noor Inayat Khan, the indomitable Indian princess who was executed by the Nazis for being one heck of a spy.

As India celebrates the National Postal Day today, here's a look at three unusual Indian post offices that are totally worthy of any travel itinerary!

Years before the BPO industry created the word 'Bangalored', the name of Karnataka's capital city had entered the common parlance of armies across the world thanks to a seemingly-ordinary tube filled with explosives.

A soap that has held a special place in the hearts of Indians for more than a century, Mysore Sandal Soap’s legacy is intricately interwoven with Karnataka’s history and heritage.

Both “Quit India” and “Simon Go Back” slogans were coined by a lesser-known hero of India’s struggle for freedom, Yusuf Meherally. Here’s his untold story.

Posthumously awarded India’s highest military award, the Param Vir Chakra, Subedar Joginder Singh’s actions on the battlefield transcended heroism.

Once nearly destroyed, Golden Temple's Sikh Reference Library is now a modern and up-to-date repository with double the number of rare books that it had originally!

This incredibly daring escape from a prisoner of war (PoW) camp in Rawalpindi is now the subject of a crowd-funded movie by Hyderabadi film-maker Taranjiet Singh Namdhari.

Never in the history of the Mamluk dynasty, had the title of ‘Sultan’ bestowed upon or used to address a woman, because a woman had never ruled before.

She was the first female graduate of Bombay University to be admitted to the Allahabad High Court. In 1889, she became the first woman to read law at Oxford University, and also the first Indian to study at any British university.