As India celebrates its 75th Independence Day on August 15, it is an opportune
Reckoned from Plassey, the British ruled and looted India for 190 years. Counting
Sometime before mayhem descended and much before the crowd was denounced as one of
The desire to free one’s motherland from the shackles of serfdom was not a task
A massive neem tree amid a maize field acts as the only signpost. If not for the
The weather is sultry, and the air smells of dried fish. Dark clouds hover over the
Attingal was quite famous in London literary circles of the 18th century, not
In 1872, the Bengali poet-journalist Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay published
The name of a north Bengal village makes many shudder today. It came into the news
For a while, it was known as Palladium Chowk because of the Palladium Talkies cinema
The Varada river flows quietly along Kagodu, a hamlet in Sagara Taluk of Shivamogga
Avadi is one of Chennai’s busiest industrial areas. The Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF),
Nagpur is at the heart of India, geographically. The city, famous for its oranges,
Revolution will come, some day, though I don’t know when,” said Shanti Munda, 78,
It was the last week of June 1972. Shimla had turned out in full strength to catch a
Gurdwara Kesgarh Sahib sits majestically atop a hillock. Its white edifice, visible
Janaki Paswan, 82, will never forget the horrendous events of May 27, 1977. Hiding
At the foothills of the Western Ghats, on the southwestern border of Tamil Nadu,
For the few hundred residents of Khetolai, a dusty nondescript village on National
It was a Mann Ki Baat of a different genre. The time was the beginning of this
Satyendra Das was just 20 when he renounced the world and became an ascetic. In
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