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Deepika Padukone Wears A Necklace Inspired By Bazubands Worn By Sikh Maharajas
Times Now· 1 day agoWhat Deepika wore around her neck is a Bazuband, with a history that goes back to Maharaja Ranjit...
Stop this North-South divide over mangoes. The real match is playing out in Bihar and Bengal
Theprint· 1 day agoAbout 60 kilometres downstream of the Bhagirathi/Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganga, is...
‘Mughal Glass’ | Tara Desjardins’ new book tracks the history of glassmaking in India
The Hindu· 2 days agoThe painting is spectacular because in the 18th century, with electronic speakers still in the...
Qutub Minar dethrones Agra Fort as tourist magnet in historic shift
Business Standard India· 3 days agoQutub Minar, a 13th-century marvel constructed by the Delhi Sultanate, has surpassed the Mughal ...
A performance that illuminates the lesser known parts of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s life
Indian Express· 3 days agoOn 13 July 1660, the army of Shivaji Maharaj was in retreat from the marauding forces of the Bijapur...
Divine diplomacy—how Jagannath shaped a millennium of Indian politics
Theprint· 3 days agoThe Cholas often patronised local deities to win loyalties, but at the peak of their expansion, they...
Discovering the history of South India through its objects
The Hindu· 3 days agoIt is a large house with cream walls and lilac windows situated along a narrow road in Tamil Nadu’s...
How the mango became a component of welfare and economic policies for kings in India
Scroll· 3 days agoExperienced people in Bihar echoed this observation. Historians have noted that during the 16th and 17th centuries “fruits of the common kind, mangoes, melons, berries, coconut, etc., were available to the poor in season”.
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : History, Culture and Social Issues MCQs on Ram Mohan...
Indian Express· 5 days ago1. In 1817, he collaborated with Scottish philanthropist David Hare to set up the Hindu College. 3....
Safdarjung Tomb in Delhi: A flawed sandstone replica of the Taj Mahal
The Telegraph· 6 days agoStanding in the heart of Delhi, the Safdarjung’s Tomb (1754) happens to be the last of the Mughal...