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Culture and History

Baji Prabhu Deshpande: The Maratha warrior who sacrificed his life for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Jinit Jain -
Today is the 361st punyathiti(death anniversary) of Maratha warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande, who laid down his life in the famous rearguard battle of Pavankhind to save Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Culture and History

Rathayatra special: The story of the wedding of a princess from the South and the Gajapati of Kalinga

Sanghamitra -
On the day of the Rathayatra, the Gajapati ruler of Kalinga becomes a sweeper for one day when the emperor sweeps the chariot of Mahaprabhu with a golden handled broom as his servant.
Books

New Book on The Block: IIM-A alumnus Ami Ganatra and her journey to becoming an author with ‘Mahābhārata Unravelled’

OpIndia Staff -
Ami Ganatra, a new author on the block has come up with her much-awaited soon-to-be-released book 'Mahābhārata Unravelled.’
Specials

Dalai Lama’s 86th birthday: How the Tibetan spiritual leader escaped persecution and outsmarted China to cross over to India 62 years ago

Jinit Jain -
Dalai Lama XIV or Tenzin Gyatso as he is known with his worldly name was born on 6 July 1935 to a small farming family in the small hamlet of Taktser, Amdo, which is in northeastern Tibet.
Opinions

Being a Hindu: The history and politics of how an ancient way of life survived centuries of repression, invasion and persecution

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar -
Hindus have been attacked for more than a millennia by Greeks, Sultans, Mughals, British and others at various times
Culture and History

Ganga Dussehra – The day River Ganga descended upon the Earth

OpIndia Staff -
Every year, on 10th day of Jyestha month (according to Hindu Calender) Ganga Dussehra is celebrated to mark the day on which Ganga came down to Earth
Books

Earth, space, time, and more: Read how Indian scholars had recorded astronomical facts centuries before they were ‘discovered’ by Westerns

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Based on original Sanskrit texts, the book “Indian Astronomy: A Source-Book” narrates how ancient India excelled in astronomy
Opinions

Language and history: Why the Indian society lost pride in its own heritage

Guest Author -
Have you ever gone to an Italian restaurant and felt proud when you properly pronouncedthe Italian name of that pasta you so wanted to have?
Culture and History

‘Corona Mata’ Temple in UP marks a continuing Hindu tradition of worshipping Goddesses for protection against diseases: All you need to know

OpIndia Staff -
ANI reported on Saturday that a 'Corona Mata' Temple has been established at Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.
World

Unit 731: The horrors of biological warfare experiments that the world forgot

Sanghamitra -
Unit 731 was the name of the Imperial Japanese Army's covert biological and chemical warfare division.
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