Freedom on the Waves: The Story of the 1946 Indian Naval Mutiny
‘For the first time the blood of men in the Services and in the streets flowed together in a common cause’. The Royal Indian Navy’s mutiny will now be commemorated in a Republic Day tableau. Note: This article was originally published on February 18, 2016 and is being republished on January 24, 2022, in light […]Read More
December 7, 1981, Forty Years Ago: Ahmedabad fire
At least 60 persons were burnt to death in a blaze that gutted a jute and wooden replica of the Himalayas set up for a religious exhibition outside the Neelkantha Mahadev temple in the labour suburb of Asarwa. At least 60 persons were burnt to death in a blaze that gutted a jute and wooden […]Read More
A bid to preserve tradition of Sarangi and Dhadd
Dhadd and Sarangi are the two folk musical instruments that have been in use in Punjabi folk songs for quite a long time. Sarangi produces musical tunes while dhadd renders rhythm. Punjabi culture is very old and one of the richest with its myriad content that fills our lives with colors. Punjabi traditional folk instruments are […]Read More
Guru Nanak
“The Bounteous Lord heard the anguished cries (of humanity),and so, Guru Nanak, He sent to this world of woe.” – Bhai Gurdas Ji Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ), the founder and first Guru of Sikhism, was born in the year 1469, in the village Talwandi which is located in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The village, now known as Nankana Sahib, […]Read More
Alexander and Chandragupta Maurya: a short history of war, empire, and greatness
The use of the suffix ‘great’ has become less common in modern history-writing however, as historians have moved their focus away from the political triumphs of individual rulers to the society, economy, art and architecture of their times. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday (November 14) said that Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the […]Read More
