-Ananya Sinha Human beings have ever sought to interpret the world in narrative. Myths, though traditionally defined as “fiction,” are not necessarily imaginary invention; they are multilayered texts communicating cultural values, cosmologies, and memory of actual landscapes. At the heart of most myths is mapping sacred geographies—the ascription of divine presence, cosmic meaning, or moral […]Read More
-Bhoomee Vats Born in 1885, Ullaskar Dutt was part of an educated family staying in the village of Kaliakachha, Brahmanbaria, which is located in the Tipperah district of undivided Bengal (now in Bangladesh). His father first worked as an agricultural expert and later became a Professor in Civil Engineering College in Shibpur. Dutt was initially […]Read More
-Bhoomee Vats In 1741, when King Marthanda Varma faced the Dutch East India Company (EIC), commanded by the well-known Admiral Eustachius De Lannoy, a harbour on the Malabar coast was blocked by a fleet of ships of the Dutch forces who had seized the fort at Colachel. Adding to the distress, the European troops fired […]Read More
-Bhoomee Vats Every year, September sees the entirety of Mumbai on the streets, celebrating with high enthusiasm the festivities that revolve around Lord Ganpati. Not just limited to Mumbai, the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated throughout India, making the whole nation echo with the chant of, “Ganpati Bappa Morya!” These three words, even though […]Read More
-Bhoomee Vats The other name for the Indo-Greek Kingdom is the Graeco-Indian Kingdom. It is historically famous as the Yavana Kingdom and was a Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom that covered parts of Afghanistan, all of Pakistan (specifically the northwest region of the Indian subcontinent), and a small area of Iran, from 180 B.C.E. to around 10 […]Read More
-Muskaan India has a rich history of multiple religions, beliefs, customs and rituals. In this diverse nation, diversity exists in worship also. While it is prominent as a Hindu nation, communities have their worship systems, where they have their tribal Gods. Tribal Gods are the folk deities that have spiritual and cultural importance among communities. […]Read More
-Ananya Sinha Ancient myths were not only religious and cultural patterns but also templates of the explanation of justice, power, and human behaviour. Perhaps the most primitive topic explored in the myths is the tension between divine justice drawn from cosmic or moral order and human law that is fashioned for the ordering of society. […]Read More
-Vani Mishra At the center of Rajasthan’s desert sun-scorched landscape rises the Sambhar Salt Lake. India’s largest inland salt lake. A tourist destination today and a center of salt production. But centuries ago, it was the center of a pre-colonial salt economy controlled by a class of influential salt merchants. These merchants, eclipsed by stories […]Read More
-Vani Mishra Odisha A beautiful gem on the east coast of India,Odisha is famous for its vibrant cultural heritage, classical dance forms and magnificent temples. Of these wonderous works of architecture, the Konark Sun Temple, looms large not only in a physical sense; but as an embodiment to the craft, brilliance, and cosmic knowledge of […]Read More
-Vani Mishra India is remembered for the two million soldiers who joined the colonial Indian Army, but the country’s history is far richer. About diesel and electric submarines which were used in the second world war, we often recall German U-boots stalking the Atlantic or the American fleet patrolling the Pacific. Indian’s silent contribution towards […]Read More