Culture and History

Articles that details the rich cultural heritage and history of India

Culture and History

Sambhaji Maharaj: Understanding the valorous Chhatrapati through his letters and literature

Suyash - 1 April, 2022

On his Punyatithi, it is imperative that we throw light on the literary prowess of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the eternal upholder of Dharma and explore him through the letters of his time.

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Jammu and Kashmir: Three-headed ancient sculpture of Lord Vishnu recovered from river Jhelum

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2022

The ninth-century sculpture of Lord Vishnu was found on March 30 when some labourers were extracting sand from the river Jhelum

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Kerala HC disposes suo moto case over Poornathrayeesa temple Thantri washing feet of Brahmins, says state can’t interfere in ancient rituals

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2022

Division Bench says there is a ‘constitutional obligation to preserve religious practices of all religions’ and a ‘corresponding duty to act in that direction’.

Culture and History

Telangana: Magnificient Yadadri Lakshmi Narasimha temple inaugurated, stunning visuals take social media by storm

OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2022

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao inaugurated the restored Yadadri temple yesterday.

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Uttar Pradesh: Hindu women stopped from carrying out ‘Basauda Pujan’ for Sheetala Mata near Idgah mosque in Mathura

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2022

Basauda Pujan is also called as 'Sheetala Saptami' or 'Sheetala Ashtami' and is celebrated every year around the Ashtami date of the Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month of Hindu calender.

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Retired IPS officer says the truth of brutalities in Kashmir is scarier than what The Kashmir Files has managed to show

OpIndia Staff - 17 March, 2022

Dr NC Asthana has listed out the continuing massacres on Hindus in Jammu and Kashmir which has continued even after the mass exodus of 1990.

World

My Lai massacre: Over 500 innocent villagers, including women and children, were slaughtered by US troops on March 16, 1968

Suyash - 17 March, 2022

In a gruesome violence against innocent Vietnamese villagers perpetrated by US troops. 182 women, 173 children and a total of 504 people were killed in the village of My Lai on March 16, 1968.

Culture and History

Malhar Rao Holkar: From a valiant warrior who established Swarajya in Malwa to a father-in-law with a difference

Suyash - 16 March, 2022

Did you know that owing to an old custom among the Dhangars, Malhar Rao Holkar reserved a certain portion of his wealth as a private asset for the women of his house?

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‘India’s history needs to be liberated from Nehruvian-Marxist ecosystem’: How Sanjeev Sanyal, Anand Ranganathan and others dismantled the Leftist agenda at St Xavier’s debate

OpIndia Staff - 14 March, 2022

The house tilted in favour of the motion arguing that history does need to be re-narrated and needs to be liberated from the Nehruvian-Marxist biases.

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