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A resident of Bhubaneswar, the very talented Ileana Citaristi is the first dancer of foreign descent to receive a Padma Shri!

The only quintuple spy of World War II, Bhagat Ram Talwar (codenamed Silver) worked for the Germans, Italians, Japanese, Russians and British!

Gaspare’s process involved carefully slicing a flap of skin from the patient’s bicep area, without completely removing it so that the cells would not decay.

The world might be divided into nations and borders, but the World Heritage tag brings them together.

Janet and Louis D'Souza even found a way to help while globetrotting -- they put aside Rs. 10 for every kilometre travelled to give to charity.

The Better India Team visited The International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad this year and spoke to international guest kite flyers, asking them what they thought the ‘Better side of India’ was. We turned up some amazing answers.

“Bottoms up!” Literally, as indigenous chefs, farmers and grassroots organisations take to the stage to give voice to the Indian delegation at what has been cited as the food and taste Olympics of the world.

The footprints were discovered near Lathi village in Rajasthan, a once prehistoric coastal area. In addition, they were found near a bone bed that contained fossils of different species like crocodiles, fish and dinosaurs.