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Tales & Trails
06:59
After the devastating defeat at the hands of Emperor Ashoka there was a king who restored the pride of ancient Kalinga. But what do we know about King Kharavela? On Tales & Trails, we take you to his old capital and the place from where archaeologists began to piece together the story of this great king.
History Daily
Snapshort Histories
IIT Roorkee: Called To Serve
India’s first-ever engineering college was set up to resolve a national calamity. Catch the story of its fascinating origins and its transformation into one of the country’s premier institutions.
Amazing India
Inamgaon’s Mysterious Burial
Till the 1960s, farmlands around Inamgaon, a village near Pune, had huge mysterious mounds which flummoxed locals for generations. When archaeologists began digging, what they found, made history.
Snapshort Histories
Indian Science – The Real Marvels
Why is the sky blue? Who came up with the idea of microwaves, that power our mobile phones work? How hot is the sun? Did you know that the answers to these questions, which we often ask, came from Indian scientists? Catch the stories of these geniuses and their glorious legacy...
Stories that Make India
46:31
On Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s 353rd death anniversary, make your way through the lanes and bylanes of his old capital Shahjahanabad and relive all the tales of ambition, conquest, defeat, betrayal and devastation it tells
Amazing India
Amazing India
A Fortified Village With A Lesson To Share
What is a remote village of less than 50 households doing on a UNESCO heritage list? Catch the amazing story of Thembang in Arunachal Pradesh and the example it has set for the rest of the world.
Amazing India
Krimchi Temples: Remnants of An Indo-Greek Past
Tucked away in the mountains of Jammu is an unusual treasure from an ancient past – a temple complex with a distinctly Greek influence. Who built the Krimchi shrines and how far back does their story go?
Amazing India
Verinag: The Heart of Jhelum
The Verinag spring, from which emerges the Jhelum river, is flush with history and legends
The Great Indian Gharanas
05:41
Khayal, the modern genre of classical singing in Northern India, popularized by Amir Khusro in the 13th century, saw a great revival in the 18th century. LHI’s Nikhil Inamdar tells us how the tide turned for Khayal
Living History
Living History
The Royal Portraits of Dhundar
In the genre of Rajasthani miniatures, Dhundar art boasts a variety of themes but the portraits of the Jaipur school are the most striking and prolific
Living History
Hitler’s Gift to The Maharaja of Patiala
What was the connection between Adolf Hitler and an influential Indian prince? Cruise down memory lane in a Maybach that could hold the key
Forgotten Treasures
The Bayana Hoard of Gupta Coins
It was a priceless treasure buried in a vase and it opened up a whole window into the great Guptas. Here is the story of what is famously known as the ‘Bayana Hoard’.
