The golden nightingale of the golden age of Indian classical music, a radiant beauty draped in feisty opulence mesmerising the eyes, dropping jaws, getting the feets dance at her rhythms, tunes, songs and pioneering the epoch of recording in India and asserting the right of a performer to protect, own and exploit one’s identity, what […]Read More
The long hidden blood stained history of holocaust in Nazi Germany, though replete with infamy and grievous prejudices against the jews, has a few names of personalities in store who jeopardised themselves and went beyond their boundaries to rescue and shelter thousands of jews from the dungeons of concentration camps. The systematic and utterly hostile […]Read More
Known as the most maverick princess of the Royal British household, Princess Diana who though not became the queen of the country but won immense love as the queen of people’s heart, was a woman of her own spirit, a devoted mother of the two future princes, an eloquent fashionista with a deeply controversial life […]Read More
‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ are not new ideals or initiatives lately being emphasised upon by the government of India but could well be found deeply ingrained in the swadeshi ideology nurtured and propelled by the triumvirate of Lal of Punjab, Pal of Bengal and Bal of Maharashtra. The celebrated trio of the national […]Read More
Venerated as the most finest colossal epic of the Hindu Literature, the Ramcharitmanas or Ramayana is still widely read and referred to in not only India but also has been deciphered into numerous versions inked and archived across regions of Southeast Asia, Africa, Caribbean and Oceania. Entailing around 24,000 verses, the Ramayana also known as […]Read More
When we revisit the history of nationalism in India through a less travelled route, one would be astounded at the fact of how hitherto not only us but also those who have taught us have precipitously and injudiciously overlooked the distinct contribution of the female community in rubbing shoulders with men to requisition the centuries […]Read More
From being venerated as the eternal brides of the god to being defiled by the eternal stigma of religious prostitution and impurity, the devadasis which still constitute a significant proportion of the population of India have a historical eminence spanning over 2000 years. Once a religious practice advocating music, dance and various art forms, the […]Read More
Unlatching the traditional royal conduct and not giving a hoot to the countless critiques arrowed towards them, ‘the Golden Couple’ hailing from the princely state of Indore set an example of extravagant penchant for luxurious paraphernalia, hobbies and an unbeatable passion for travelling the world while enveloping a cosmopolitan lifestyle. The successor of Tukojirao Holkar […]Read More
Draped with a history of desolation for decades, the northeastern region of India will finally have a cherry on the cake with its first UNESCO cultural site in the form of Moidams of Assam which are a necropolis of royal spirits resting in their abodes carving out a legacy over the stretch of six centuries. […]Read More
The second oldest human civilization in the world, discovered at the turn of the early nineteenth century, marked one of the biggest findings of an exceptional human settlement ever recorded in world or Indian history. India’s most ancient and sophisticated civilised culture prevailed in the Indus Valley from 2600-1900 BC. However, some recent studies suggest […]Read More