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India through Manucci’s eyes
The properties of the Mango, the opulent Mughal court, the behavior of the Portuguese; all these and more are the observations of Venetian traveller Niccolao Manucci which he conveyed through his memoirs.
Amazing India
Grand Palaces of India - Markers of an Era
After the Revolt of 1857, as the British Crown took charge of India, many kings compensated for the loss of their real power, by building some really grand palaces. Here is a journey through an era
LHI HerStory
India’s Australian ‘Queens’: Bride and Prejudice
Indian royals were notorious for their dalliances with Western women but not these two Rajas, who married Australian brides. Catch the story of two ladies from Down Under – scorned, ostracized and even poisoned, they stuck by their husbands till the very end
Amazing India
India’s Oldest Surviving Temples
Temples are part and parcel of everyday life in India but who were India’s first temple builders, and how did the elements that define these places of worship evolve? Join us on a tour of the oldest surviving temples in the country