Tag: Mughals

Initially, the British arrived in India with purely commercial intentions. However, a series of events and decisions by the Mughal rulers gradually paved ...

In the annals of Indian history, few figures evoke as much controversy and division as Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor. While some view ...

A long time ago, when a nationwide revolt against Aurangzeb broke out from corner to corner, one person took full advantage of this ...

Many times, what we get as perceived wisdom is a complete contrast to truth. For example, rubber is wrongfully dubbed as one of ...

जन्मना जायते शूद्रः संस्कारात् भवेत् द्विजः। वेद-पाठात् भवेत् विप्रः ब्रह्म जानातीति ब्राह्मणः॥ This translates to, “By birth one is shudra, by the culture ...

Story of Syamantak mani: Following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II, the strong clamours against the Monarchy system began. Driven by the strong ...

Human society is built on the binary concept of sex. Males and females coexist and cooperate to take civilization forward. But these are ...

A civilisation state, whose populace forget what exactly made it great in the first place, starts disintegrating. No point in living together if ...

Winning and losing are part of a war but it’s the size of war in a warrior that makes legends of them. As ...

Mughals made us humans. They taught us how to breathe. They taught us how to eat, drink and even sleep. We exist because ...

हिमालयं समारभ्य यावत् इंदु सरेावरम् | तं देवनिर्मितं देशं हिंदुस्थानं प्रचक्षते || Starting from Himalayas and extending up to Indian Ocean is the ...

In the Saptanga Theory of Statecraft, among the seven limbs of the state, Kautilya gives key importance to Durg (Fort). He argues that ...