History

Though many places in the state were addressed with anglicised monikers during the periods of colonialism, the last few decades have seen most of them reverting to their to colloquial titles.

Just like most other festivals in India, the history of Raksha Bandhan is rooted in various mythological legends and folklore.

Paola Manfredi’s book, ‘Chikankari; A Lucknawi Tradition’, explores the division of labour that the traditional indigenous art form sees, amongst other things.

Celebrated in the first week of July, the festival of trees has been bringing multitudes of people across the country towards the common goal of planting more trees since 1950.

The game of Snooker was born when young British Lieutenant Neville Chamberlain experimented with the classic game of black pool.

In the armed forces, names are a privilege reserved for horses and are rarely given to mules. But Pedongi was no ordinary mule.

Delve into history and rediscover cities through the juxtaposition of the past and the present.

The prestigious university has announced the introduction of compulsory modules covering Indian history for their undergraduate history students.

Lack of measures to rejuvenate and refill the lake, reduced the area into a wetland and later into a large ground, which later became the Kempegowda Bus Stand

The versatile bowler had earlier achieved the title of the all-time leading wicket-taker in the world last year, when she claimed 181 wickets in 153 ODI matches.