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Political History of India

Shivaji Jayanti: Why Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the architect of Hindavi Swaraj, is hailed as the “Father of the Indian Navy”

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

L’affaire Savarkar: The great leap into cold waters at Marseilles, high-stakes drama at ICJ, and how his daring escape put India’s sovereignty under the...

Shraddha Pandey -
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.
News Reports

Broken parts of Somnath Shivling preserved by Agnihotri Brahmins for hundreds of years to be consecrated by Sri Sri Ravishankar

OpIndia Staff -
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.
News Reports

London Science Museum says Lego bricks are anti-LGBT because they have ‘male and female parts that mate together’

OpIndia Staff -
The Science Museum in London has claimed that the Legos, the popular plastic construction toys, are anti-LGBT
News Reports

As Netflix releases ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ series, Read the story of the Australian woman Belle Gibson who faked cancer to promote her online “career”

OpIndia Staff -
Soon after, Belle Gibson appeared in an interview with an Australian news outlet and admitted to having concocted a fake story. “None of it is true,” she said back then. This, unsurprisingly triggered severe backlash from people who believed her lies and followed her.
News Reports

Prayagraj Mahakumbh: Akharas lead Basant Panchami “Amrit Snan” amid special arrangements and provisions by govt- Details

OpIndia Staff -
The most significant and holiest ceremony of the Mahakumbh Mela is the "Amrit Snan."
Culture and History

The Portuguese onslaught Part 3: How a naval battle off the tiny port of Diu, Gujarat changed the world and sealed India’s fate for...

Rukma Rathore -
The most important outcome of the "Battle of Diu" was that it confirmed that the Portuguese were in India to stay. Almeida had announced prophetically that those who rule the seas will rule the lands too.
News Reports

Dharmrajeshwar temple in Mandsaur: An example of engineering marvel from ancient India, said to be built by Pandavas by carving a stone

सुधीर गहलोत -
People believe that during the Mahabharata period, the Pandavas spent some time of their exile here. During that time, Bhima built this temple. Since, Bhima's eldest brother Yudhishthira was also called Dharmaraj, this temple came to be known as Dharmarajeshwar Temple. It is said that there is also a huge cave here, which opens from this temple to Ujjain. The Archaeological Department has closed it.
Culture and History

The Portuguese onslaught Part 2: When India’s Malabar coast went from peaceful spice trade to fierce naval battles, from Cochin to Kannur and more

Rukma Rathore -
The first Portuguese Viceroy of India, Francisco de Almeida also payed a key part in the historic "Battle of Diu."
Culture and History

The Portuguese onslaught Part 1: How Vasco da Gama’s ‘discovery’ of India brought years of bloodshed, murders and violence to our shores

Rukma Rathore -
King Manuel of Portuguese wanted to find a direct sea route to India to bypass Arab and Venetian merchants.
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