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Remembering freedom fighter V O Chidambaram Pillai on his birth anniversary
The year 1915, Mahatma Gandhi was visiting Chennai, he was already popular thanks to his exploits in South Africa. One man from Tirunelveli was...
The new navy insignia celebrates Bharat’s naval heritage
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PM Modi unveiled the new insignia (flag/emblem) of the Indian Navy that completely sheds colonial baggage. The new insignia is also a tribute to...
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As promised, here are 8 traces of Lord Ganesha from various countries & across many centuries. This thread is based on the book, "Ganesha...
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Doordarshan is presenting the story of Puli Thevar, a Tamil King from 18th century who went undefeated for 16 years against East India company...
Yediyurappa launches Savarkar Rath Yatra in Karnataka
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Amid the row with the opposition Congress party that has been questioning promotion of Veer Savarkar by the ruling BJP, former chief minister and...
Allahabad HC rejects petition against removal of mosque built on encroached govt. land
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The Allahabad high court has dismissed a writ petition seeking the removal of the Shahi Masjid situated at GT Road in Saidabad, Prayagraj, for...
Versatile genius Adibhatla Narayana Das
Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Das (31 August 1864 – 2 January 1945) was a poet, musician, dancer, linguist and philosopher of Andhra Pradesh. He was born in Ajjada village,...
Memories of forgotten heroes to come alive in Pune’s Chapekar Wada
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Over 15 years after the famed Chapekar Wada was rebuilt at a cost of nearly Rs 50 lakh, the next phase of a museum...
How China preserved Bharat’s cultural brilliance in Far history – Part 2
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In Part-1 of his article Prof. Lokesh Chandra explains how a powerful cultural connection between the two ancient civilisations- Bharat and China-- cemented a...
Assam’s bards of freedom gave a voice to nationalist aspirations
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The 1920s to 1940s was a period when a large number of songs, poems and lyrics were composed in Assam as part of the...