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Academic loss due to coronavirus: Course load of CBSE curriculum reduced, chapters on ‘secularism’, ‘citizenship’ deleted. Read details
The decision to drop such topics were made after the direction of the HRD ministry which asked the CBSE to reduce the syllabus for classes 9 to 12 by 30 per cent to compensate for the academic loss caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent closure of schools.
Odisha: 500-year-old Gopinath Temple emerges from waters of Mahanadi after 11 years, devotees gather for darshan
500-year-old Gopinath temple has emerged again from the waters of Mahanadi after 11 years in Nayagarh district of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha.
The Tragedy of 19 May 1961: When 11 Bengalis lost their lives for their mother tongue
The significance of the 19th day of May 1961 is probably as alien a concept to the modern-day Bengali of Kolkata, as civilization is to a Vandal.
Madura Vijaya: The epic by female poet Gangadevi that narrates the glorious victory of the Vijayanagara empire over the Madurai Sultanate
Harihara was the first King of Vijayanagara (now Hampi). After him Bukka Raya’s reign started. His son Akampana was a great commander and expanded his kingdom over all of South India, parts of Odisha, and parts of Bahmani Empire. Gandadevi was his wife.
Coronavirus pandemic will give birth to a new world order, and the non-left should grab it
Historical trends show that we are living at the cusp of one of the biggest transitional phases we will see in our lives.
Maharana Pratap Jayanti: What Asaf Khan told Mughal forces at the Battle of Haldighati
On the occasion of Maharana Pratap Jayanti, let me tell you a story. We all know about the Maharana’s legendary battle in 1576 against Mughal forces on the fields of Halidghati
Sutradhar by Ratul Chakraborty: A collection of stories from historical fantasy to cosmic horror set across the arc of Indian history
Sutradhar by Ratul Chakraborty is a collection of stories set across the arc of Indian history.
Noboborsho: While detractors hail Akbar for the Bengali calendar, Bengalis need to remember Shashanka Deva
Noboborsh: There is much chatter about how our cherished Bengali Calendar was promulgated by Akbar in order to align revenue collection better with the local season cycles
The Imperial Cholas Part III: Naval supremacy
The Chola rule, which lasted from sometime around 300 BCE to 1267 CE, can be easily cleaved into two tenures: the first part from 300 BCE to 740 CE, and the second part from 850 CE to 1267 CE.
The Imperial Cholas, Part II: Uniting South India under a highly organized and efficient monarchic form of governance
Rural governance under the Cholas followed a complex and well-organised system comprising of numerous officials and committees,
