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Marathas vs British in 1818 – The Fall of the Sahyadri hill forts
The Third Anglo Maratha War (1817/1818) dealt the final blow to whatever was left of the Maratha Empire after the...
“Weaponless Durga”, “Islamic Pandals”, “Azaan” – The secularization of Durga Puja in Bengal is gut wrenching
खडगं चक्र गदेषु चाप परिघांछूलं भुशुण्डीं शिर:, शंखं सन्दधतीं करैस्त्रि नयनां सर्वांग भूषावृताम। Asuraj Rambh's son Mahishasura was a great...
Once legendary lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri called Nehru ‘Hitler’. Nehru immediately sent him to jail
If you know the lyrics of the ever famous song ‘Pehla Nasha’, you know very well the lyricist who created...
Mahishasur was not ‘Moolnivasi’ or a member of SC caste or a ‘Dravida’. He was simply a disgusting demon
Navratri, one of the most sacred festivals has arrived bringing with it different festivals in the month of November. Celebration...
How old are our stories, can genetics let us know?
The answers to the question of how the world came to be settled, has been a topic of extreme interest...
Operation Polo: When Sardar Patel brought the Nizam of Hyderabad to his knees
15 August 1947 – Our country may have become independent that day, but at the same time 565 princely states...
Exactly on this day, 52 years ago, India beat the Chinese black and blue at Nathu La and Cho La
“A good plan violently executed right now is much better than a perfect plan executed next week” This quote by...
Red Label Ganesh Chaturthi Ad makes Hindus look like Racist fools AND helps HUL deflect financial wrongdoing news
At a time when the nation is all decked up to celebrate the arrival of Bhagwan Ganesh, an 11-month old...
Shia Muslims – They came to India to escape persecutions in their homelands and became true sons of the soil
The Shia vs Sunni debate in Islam is almost as old as the religion itself. The Shia sect considers Ali...
Yashwantrao Holkar: The Maratha King who single handedly shook British Camps in the 19th century
Since 1795, things had been on downward spiral for the Marathas. With the deaths of Sawai Madhavrao, Mahadji Shinde and...
12 Unsung freedom fighters that you may never have heard about
The US war hero, General George S Patton had once said, “It is foolish and wrong to mourn for those...
Five time Wimbledon Champion Novak Djokovic owes his success to Yoga and meditation
One of the top athletes in the world Novak Djokovic defeated the Tennis legend Roger Federer in a five hour...
