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Col. Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, the Unsung Legend Who Secured Siachen For India
In the world of the Indian Armed Forces, he is known as ‘Bull’ Kumar. Colonel Narendra Kumar earned this unusual moniker when he charged at his six inch taller and tougher rival during his first boxing...
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The Tale of Tamil Nadu’s Warrior Poet Who Fought the British with His Words!
His songs were of patriotism, his words were that of a free spirit, and he lived for his vision of an independent India, until his last breath. While Tamilians all over the world continue to sing the...
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50 Years of Auroville: The Fascinating Story of the ‘City of Dawn’
“Auroville will be the place of an unending education, of constant progress, a youth that never ages.” – Auroville Charter, 1968 About 50 years ago, on a sprawling sun-baked plateau north of...
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‘Quick Silver’ Azad: The Man Who Made the British Raj Break Into a Cold Sweat
“Dushman ki goliyon ka hum samna karenge, Azad hee rahein hain, Azad hee rahenge.” (Will face the foe’s bullets, but I am free and I shall remain free.) – Chandra Shekhar Azad The year was 1925. On...
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How a Sea Journey By CV Raman Placed India On The Global Science Map
“Ask the right questions, and nature will open the doors to her secrets.” – Sir CV Raman Groundbreaking discoveries in science are often accompanied by interesting stories that become the stuff of...
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Ignored For the Nobel Prize, This Unsung Scientist Is The Father Of Fibre...
Charles Kuen Kao, a Shanghai-born scientist, was awarded one-half of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for his trailblazing work in the field of fibre-optics communication. “In 1966, Charles K. Kao made...
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The Forgotten Rani of Ramgarh Who Raised An Army To Fight The British
In a park in Meerut stands the beautiful statue of forgotten warrior queen astride a horse — Rani Avantibai of Ramgarh. Among the grittiest women in Indian history, her unflagging courage and...
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Constructed By The Americans During WW-II, This Road Could Transform The...
Under the Central Government’s Act East policy, a great deal of emphasis has been laid on establishing the North East Region (NER) as a viable conduit for trade with Southeast Asia. The construction of...
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Know When The Dalai Lama First Visited India? It’s Probably Not When You Think
When India attained Independence on August 15, 1947, there were questions about what Free India should adopt as its national symbols. In many ways, Buddhism represented the aspirations and ethos of a...
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The Princess Who Built AIIMS: Remembering India’s First Health Minister,...
“A Princess in her nation’s service, she has gone among the poor and the weak, the mothers and the children, the sick and the starving.” – A citation by Princeton University honouring Amrit Kaur (1956)...
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This WW1-Era Ruin has ‘Lest We Forget’ Written On It. And We Need To Pay Heed!
Has India done an adequate job of remembering the valiant actions of its soldiers? One can point towards memorials built for Indian soldiers killed in defence of the 70-year-old Republic and other...
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Tuning Into Tansen, The Musical Legend Whose Ragas You Can Still Hear Today!
Tansen is a complex enigma in Indian history. The tales of greatness that surround his person include incredible anecdotes of elephants that were tamed by his music, rains that poured when he sang in...
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Dakshayani Velayudhan: The First & Only Dalit Woman in India’s Constituent...
The year was 1946. On the wintry day of December 19, India’s newly formed Constituent Assembly was in session, debating and drafting a constitution for the soon-to-be independent nation. The clock had...
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Periyar, The Firebrand Pioneer Who Shaped The Dravidian Revolution
Born on September 17, 1879, in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu, Erode Venkata Ramasamy Naicker, popularly known by his followers as Periyar (‘elder or wise one’) or Thanthai Periyar, was a radical social...
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She Was One of India’s Earliest Woman PhDs. Yet Few of Us Know Her Inspiring...
Nagamani Kulkarni wore many hats. While she was without the speck of a doubt a doting daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, this woman was also an accomplished scientist, chemistry professor, tennis...
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Macron In India: Why France Will Never Forget The Heroism of Indian Soldiers
French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron’s first visit to India coincides with one of the bloodiest battles of World War I in the French village of Neuve Chappelle (March 10-13, 1915). At this site also...
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Udupi Ramachandra Rao, The ISRO Legend Behind India’s First Satellite...
Nearly forty two years ago, on April 19, 1975, a group of 50 Indian scientists and technicians from ISRO gathered at the Soviet satellite launch complex in Kapustin Yar (near the Russian city of...
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Skip Egypt and Go To Gue, the Spiti Village With India’s Only Natural Mummy!
When we hear the word “mummy”, most of us automatically think of the time-honoured pharaohs of Egypt (all right, some of us may also think of the blockbuster movie, The Mummy). Thanks to these unique...
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Secret Passageways, Sieges, and Precious Gems: 5 Tales from the Golconda Fort
It has been 500 years since the Golconda Fort came into existence. At one point in history, the fort was the pride and glory of the land, standing tall and regal—filled with treasures which are...
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Durga Devi, The Unsung Woman Who Helped Bhagat Singh Escape the British
Seventy-one years after India finally got its hard-won independence, the courage and contributions of many freedom fighters have faded away from public memory. Largely overlooked by writers and...
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