But for the timely support of the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru the career of General Manekshaw would have been ruined by the Raksha Mantri (RM) V. K....
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21st Nov 2024 | Updated at 08:15am 21st Nov 2024
Andhra Pradesh Chief Ministers’ Conflict with Judiciary
- 16 Dec 2020
Decades before Jagan Mohan Reddy, the present Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (AP) wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India making wild allegations against the High Court judges, Damodaram Sanjivayya, the second Chief Minister of Andhra...
Emperor Krishnadevaraya and World Heritage Hampi
- 08 Dec 2020
Recently the news flashed in The Hindu of Chennai attracted global attention since it is of international as well as historical importance: “Tourists can no longer get too close to the iconic stone chariot in front of the Vijaya Vittala Temple...
Heritage and History
- 04 Nov 2020
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata. Hardly anybody would remember his full name: he was just JRD or Jeh for everyone
Mohammad Ali Jinnah was about to leave for Karachi on 7 August 1947 to take over as first Governor General of Pakistan on 14 August
He was friend of all and threat to none of his colleagues: a Prince turned a lieutenant of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel, Darbar Gopaldas Desai played key role in the freedom movement and integration of the princely states of Gujarat but hardly...
Shahu Chhatrapati (26 June 1874-6 May 1922) known as “People’s King” was not just a ruler of the Princely State of Kolhapur, but was a great reformer ahead...
It does not take more time for Indian political chameleons to change colours: Gwalior of Madhya Pradesh is known for such experiences since 1857
For Manipur state it was the historic day: on 13 March 2020, the Titular King of Manipur not only filed his nomination as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate...
On 24 March 1956, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (14 April 1891 - 6 December 1956) sounded his followers that he was going to convert to the religion of Buddha which...
Swami Nikhilesharananda, the President of the Ramakrishna Mission at Rajkot and Ahmedabad as well, had come to the Mission’s Vastrapur Centre to share...
Verrier Elwin (29 August 1902 – 22 February 1964) was a British self-trained anthropologist, ethnologist and tribal activist, who began his career in India...
