Culture and History

A day after the Maha Kumbh Mela concluded on the occasion of Shivaratri yesterday in Prayagraj, PM Narendra Modi shared his reflections on the mega event

Prayagraj Maha Kumbh is set to end after 45 days on 26th February amid footfall of more than 65 crore people.

As per Mughal historical accounts, Santaji’s very name instilled fear among the Auranzbeb's Mughal Army. The panic was so intense that the mere mention of his name would send the army into chaos.

The mega Jhumoir Binandini event is part of a larger celebration, which includes the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit.

Anthropologist Jack Weatherford noted, "He (Genghis Khan) strongly objected to the slaughter of animals by bleeding them to death, to circumcision, veiling, foot binding, or striking an animal on the side or head."

In 2021 and 2024, Sultana Begum made claims to the Red Fort but the Delhi High Court rejected her arguments both times.

From the very onset, Savita Jha makes it evident that this piece is going to be yet another ‘liberal’ attempt at gaslighting Hindus for displaying their faith unapologetically. While the JNU professor argues that since crores of Hindus are partaking in the Mahakumbh festival, Hinduism is becoming performative, mandatory and codified, however, what she affectionately called “my religion” has always been performative.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's visionary strategies unprecedentedly modified India’s maritime history and coastal defence.

On 8th July 1910, when Veer Savarkar was being transported to India for trial aboard the British ship SS Morea, leapt through the porthole of the ship at Marseille port. Savarkar managed to escape even though a strict vigil was placed on him by the police and there were no portholes in the room he was kept in.

Spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be performing the consecration of the fragmants of the Somnath Jyotirling. The broken pieces of the Jyotirlinga were being preserved by generations of Agnihotri Brahmins since its destruction. The pieces are still very active and behave like magnets as demonstrated by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.