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LHI Videos
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The goddess who watches over the city of Vijayawada and the temple that is literally its crowning glory. Catch the legends around the grand Kanakadurga, in the first of our series on the Temples of Andhra Pradesh
History Daily
Snapshort Histories
Brajbhasha’s Mughal Patrons
Legendary poets of Brajbhasha were nurtured at Mughal Courts
Cover Story
The Armenians of India
Trace the fascinating history of a unique community, that has played a key role in many phases of India’s history
Amazing India
India’s Only Active Volcano
Catch the story of a small remote island in Andaman Sea, India’s only active volcano.
Backpacking through History
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This week we go Backpacking to Sarnath with historian Binda Paranjape. Find the place where Buddha gave his first sermon & where the Buddhist Sangha was born.
LHI HerStory
Snapshort Histories
Mumtaz Mahal’s Journey to the Taj Mahal
While the Taj Mahal is celebrated as a monument of Shah Jahan’s love for Mumtaz Mahal, few are aware that she died in Burhanpur, 900 kms away from Agra.
LHI HerStory
The Story of Anarkali - Fact or Fiction?
Did Anarkali really exist and is the famous story of her tragic affair with Prince Salim really true? Catch the real story...
LHI HerStory
Umabai Kundapur - An Unsung Hero
Catch the story of Umabai Kundapur, an unsung hero of India’s freedom struggle, who shunned the limelight and preferred anonymity as a ‘Desh Sevika’.
Weaves of India
11:52
See amazing & colorful woven beads, come alive on the loom. Here is the story of the exquisite Tangaliya form Gujarat, told by the master craftsmen who have been working their magic, for generations
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Living History
Forgotten Treasures
Daimabad’s Mystery Man
Belonging to the Harappan period, an old bronze sculpture has baffled archaeologists for decades. Found at Daimabad in Maharashtra, can this sculpture of a man riding a bull be a depiction of Pashupati?
Forgotten Treasures
Threaded Tales in the Chamba Rumal
The story of the weave that tells great stories
History in a Dish
Malpua: India’s Oldest Dessert
It’s a dessert that is popular in nearly every street and household across India and the subcontinent. But did you know that the malpua is India’s oldest known dessert?
Road to Enterprise
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Catch the story of Parsi entrepreneurship and how they made their way from shipbuilders and traders to India’s leading industrialists. Also, catch the one link with the bygone days and old trade links
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