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This Mysuru Queen Scripted History By Selling Jewellery to Supply Water to...
Maharani Kempananjammani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana’s life came crashing down at 26 due to her 31-year-old husband, Chamarajendra’s untimely death. For nearly two days she sobbed incessantly, mourning the...
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100 Years After Racist Attacks, Why Berkeley Named a Street After This Indian...
The year was 1915, when India was still struggling for independence. From what is now Pakistan’s Peshawar, a couple emigrated to the US with their three children, denouncing their British citizenship...
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How This Ex-British Soldier Became The Pioneer Behind Kabini & India’s...
Attending the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, back in 1978, Karnataka’s tourism minister at the time, R Gundu Rao, was given lodging at the famous Tiger Tops...
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This Little Known ‘Bose’ Was a Feminist Icon Who Fought For The Education of...
In the mid-19th century, heightened ideals of nationalism and independence also brought about a sense of introspection into several discriminatory practices in the country. These practices included...
View ArticleWatch: How Udupi Hotels Unwittingly Broke Caste Barriers Across India
Udupi hotels across the country are known for their crispy masala dosas, piping hot vadas and tangy sambars. But, did you know these hotels, unwittingly, also helped curb caste-based segregation in...
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Should Homemakers Be Paid for House Work? What Women Freedom Fighters Said in...
Last month, Tamil actor-politician Kamal Haasan issued his political party’s seven point governance and economic agenda ahead of the State Assembly elections. One of the points issued by his party,...
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Fascinating History of Bengaluru’s Best Kept Secret: Its Favourite Military...
A few years back, during a heated conversation about the culinary wonders of metro cities, a friend from North India made an uninformed remark — “Bangalore’s food is all dosas, idlis and vadas. If not...
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The First Indian Woman To Hold a Concert, How Padma Bhushan Hirabai...
Long before world-renowned musicians and performers like Ed Sheeran and Miley Cyrus — or, closer to home, Sona Mohapatra and Arijit Singh — enthralled audiences with their captivating performances,...
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How a ‘Promiscuous’ 18-YO Kerala Woman Dismantled A Notorious Caste-Based Ritual
The caste system in Kerala differed from that in the rest of India. The latter was the four-fold division of society — Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras. But in Kerala, which, prior to...
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No Foreign Leader at Republic Day This Year? Here’s Why India’s First R-Day...
Thanks to the coronavirus, India will not host a Head of Government or Head of State during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi for the first time in decades. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
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Born in a Tin Shed, Swadeshi ‘Atlas’ Became India’s Largest Cycle...
“Atlas Cycles is proud to announce that it has achieved production of 10,00,000 cycles…These cycles are known for being sustainable, light speed and fine finishing. We are exporting cycles to Burma and...
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How a Grass Cutter’s Child Became Indian Cinema’s First Dalit Woman Actor
In 1930 (some say 1928), J C Daniel, known as the father of Malayalam cinema, directed and starred in Vigathakumaran (The Lost Child). The story was about Chandrakumar, who goes missing, and is...
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How A Pak Army Colonel Fled To India & Won Freedom For Bangladesh in ’71
Lt Colonel Quazi Sajjad Zahir (Retd), a hero of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, was earlier this week honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India. His...
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What Happened 71 Years Ago, When the Vision of the Supreme Court Was First...
On 26 January 1950, the Constitution of India came into effect. Two days later, on 28 January, the Supreme Court held its first sitting under our Constitution in the Court Chamber of Parliament House....
View ArticleWatch: The Mystery Behind Delhi’s Magical Dessert ‘Daulat Ki Chaat’ Unfold
Hidden away in Old Delhi is a legendary dish often compared to eating a cloud. Light as air and packed with the flavours of saffron, khoya and sometimes nuts, Daulat Ki Chaat is a sweet dish that is...
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With Contributors Like Nehru & Bose, This Editor’s Work has Lessons for...
Who laid the foundations of modern Indian journalism? This is a tough question to answer because our freedom struggle witnessed the emergence of so many fine publications run by editors of the highest...
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Unsung Punjabi Hero Who Fought for the Freedom of 2 Nations From The British
In April 1950, Makhan Singh, a native of Punjab and a trade union leader fighting for the cause of Kenyan independence against the British, did something quite revolutionary. During a meeting in...
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America’s ‘First’ Celebrity Chef Was An Indian Immigrant With Authentic Curries
Before there was Guy Fieri, Anthony Bordain and Julia Child, a young Indian Muslim immigrant changed the culinary landscape of America. Often deemed as America’s first celebrity chef, this boy, in his...
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The Forgotten African Woman Who Helped India Battle the British in 1857
To talk about the Revolt of 1857 without mentioning the valiant women’s contributions who fought in the war would be a gross injustice. When we think of the war in the women’s context, Rani Lakshmibai...
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When India Brought Peace to Korea & Looked After Its 200,000 Wounded Soldiers
On 27 July 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a complete cessation of hostilities following three long years of war on the Korean Peninsula. The armistice agreement was signed between...
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