Culture and History
Articles that details the rich cultural heritage and history of India
Uttar Pradesh: Ayodhya all set to celebrate Diwali with spectacular arrangements, PM Narendra Modi to be the chief guest
With Yogi Adityanath's vision for the Diwali celebrations, it is now established that Ayodhya breathes Ram and so does India.
5 dangerous tropes and falsities that Shivraj Patil is encouraging by comparing Jihad with the Mahabharat war or Dharma Yuddh
Congress leader Shivraj Patil stirred the hornet’s nest after he claimed that the concept of ‘Jihad’ is a part of the Bhagavad Gita and that it was taught to Arjuna by Lord Krishna.
Did you know: The Mahmood Gewan Madarsa in Karnataka’s Bidar was a Hindu temple – The history that got buried in documents
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Mahmood Gewan Madarsa in Bidar in Karnataka was originally a Hindu temple which was destroyed by Mahmood Shah
The ‘God’ of Adivasis who sacrificed his life for the people: Watch exclusive film on Bastar king Pravir Chandra Bhanj Deo
Documentary film “I Pravir The Adivasi God” by Vivek Kumar on Pravir Chandra Bhanj Dev has been released on OpIndia's YouTube channel
Dholkal Ganesha of Dantewada – Maoists tried to destroy the idol of Ganesh at the place that gave him Ekdanta name, but couldn’t stop...
In January 2017, Dholkal Ganesha idol was dropped from the mountain peak to the ground below by the Maoists, and was restored a week later
Supreme Court advocate and renowned author J Sai Deepak launches his second book, ‘India, Bharat and Pakistan’
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SC advocate and renowned author J Sai Deepak launched the book 'India, Bharat and Pakistan' on Tuesday at an event in Delhi.
UK museum signs agreement with the Indian government to repatriate seven artefacts including six stolen from Indian temples and shrines
In the first, a museum based in the Scottish city of Glasglow in the United Kingdom signed an agreement with the Indian government to repatriate seven artefacts
Jaya Hey 2.0: 75 eminent artistes perform Tagore’s Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata, 1st stanza of which became the national anthem
Jaya He 2.0, the musical tribute, has been brought by Harshavardhan Neotia, chairman of the Ambuja Neotia group.
‘Aurangzeb – Whitewashing Tyrant, Distorting Narrative’: New book debunks distortions around the Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb
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While books whitewashing Aurangzeb, the tyrant, including those authored by Truschke met divisive criticism, Saurabh Lohogaonkar took it upon himself to write a book which is answer to series of whitewashing of the tyrant ruler
Uttar Pradesh: Faiz Mohammed of Muzaffarnagar goes for Kanwar Yatra after getting darshan of Lord Shiva in his dreams, adds ‘Shankar’ to his name
For the last five years, Faiz Mohammed participates in the Kanwar Yatra. He has also started to write his name as Faiz Mohammed alias Shankar.
