Indian History and Culture | Cultural History of India

gautam buddha vaishali bihar — Source: Wikimedia Commons

Vaishali: World’s First Republic Was In India, And A Turning Point In History

Umabai: When a Defiant Widow Led 150 Women to Fight for India’s Freedom

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Why a Visit to a Kerala School ‘Awakened’ Martin Luther King Jr

Anti-colonial struggle against the Portuguese

When Portuguese Soldiers Surrounded the Grave of ‘The Greatest of all Goans’

director of first indian talkie ardeshir irani

Ardeshir Irani: The School Teacher Who Brought Sound to Indian Cinema

Bibaji churi waale

150 Yrs Ago, A Grandma’s Entrepreneurial Spirit Gave Jodhpur Its Iconic ‘Churi Wale’

Fever Hospital named after this British doctor

Why Hyderabad’s ‘Fever Hospital’, Was Named After This Nobel Prize Winning Doctor

Dr Ananda Prasad, the Indian origin doctor who specialised in the role of zinc in human metabolism — Dr Ananda Prasad, the Indian origin doctor who specialised in the role of zinc in human metabolism. (Photo credit: mibihar.com, wikimedia commons)

Zinc for Colds: In 1960s, This Bihar-Born Doctor First Revealed Its Benefits to Humans

Adivasi freedom fighter

How a Fearless Adivasi Led India’s 1st People’s Revolt Against the British

oldest zero chaturbhuj temple

World’s ‘Oldest’ Recorded Zero Symbol Is At Gwalior’s Chaturbhuj Temple

A list of monuments and structures built by women in India

9 Famous Indian Monuments Built By Women in History

Indian Badminton Legends Prakash Nath and Devinder Mohan

When 2 Indians Refused to Play Each Other in All-England Badminton Championship

student volunteer and engineer dunu roy with team — Source: Hazards Centre Facebook

‘Viral’ in 1967, IITian Went On To Protect Villages From Pollution & Disasters

Keezhadi Excavation: Who Were These Ancient Indians? Here's What Findings Reveal

Keezhadi Excavation: Who Were These Ancient Indians? Here’s What Findings Reveal

anandi gopal joshi

This Letter Reveals What Made Anandibai Joshi Become India’s First Woman Doctor

sarai jullena delhi

When A Portuguese Woman Intrigued With An Emperor In The Mughal Empire

Ravindra Kaushik

‘The Black Tiger’: True Story of RAW Agent Ravindra Kaushik’s Incredible Life

Empror Ashoka Edicts Great

Horrified by The Cruelty of War, Emperor Ashoka Built an Infrastructure of Goodness

Dr DK Satpathy who conducted autopsies on Bhopal gas tragedy victims — Pic Source: Flickr

Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Doctor Conducted 876 Autopsies in a Night to Uncover The Truth

JRD viral letter to schoolteacher

‘I Am An Ordinary Citizen’: JRD Tata Wrote This Profound Letter To A Schoolteacher

Farmers Protest

When a Freedom Fighter Led Farmers to Force the British to Repeal 3 Farm Laws

singhbhum landmass

Scientists Claim World’s ‘First’ Beach Was In India; Here’s Where It Is Now

rani rashmoni

Rani Rashmoni: When A Bengali Widow Outwitted The East India Company

sardar patel and jawaharlal nehru

‘Only I Know…’: Sardar Patel Wrote This Letter On Nehru’s 60th Birthday

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