Culture and History

Tipu Sultan is often credited in our history textbooks as a ‘secular’ ruler of Mysore who fought against the British in the late 1700s. While the latter part of the sentence does hold merit, the former is nothing but blatant propaganda

Despite the cultural influences, the Vietnamese people never really accepted Chinese rule, leading to constant rebellions and skirmishes, which finally ended the Chinese control in 939 CE, after which the country took the name Dai Viet.

Celebrating its 50th year, the Vivekananda Kendra initiated the "Ek Bharat, Vijayi Bharat" connectivity campaign

Hitler had offered Major Dhyan Chand to join the German army after the 1936 Olympics, but the hockey legend had declined the offer

An issue that has come up in this discussion is that question of caste representation among the Temple trustees to avoid caste-discrimination.

The Chora church was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in 1511. In 1945, Turkey'c council of ministers had passed a decree to convert it into a museum.

In the ongoing discussion about state entrenchment in Hindu Temples, we come face to face with the question of what the alternative system would be

Ganesha, also popularly referred to as Vighnesvara, is the god who presides over obstacles, by both placing them in the way and also removing them

Srirangam contribution is particularly noteworthy because it is one of the holiest sites for Vaishnavites, the devotees of Lord Vishnu.

Jogendra Nath Mandal was appointed as a minister in the first Pakistan govt, but later he had returned to India