It was in 1946 that the great Royal Indian Naval mutiny spread like wildfire from the naval base in Mumbai and shook up Westminster. Over 60 ships and shore establishments and 10,000 sailors took up the fight. Here’s the story...
Before they were historians, they were friends who loved history. A new book looks at a unique friendship between a professor, a tutor and a prince, through the letters they exchanged over half a century.
History recognizes the Revolt of 1857 as India’s First War of Independence. But there was another large-scale uprising, also triggered at Barrackpore, 33 years earlier. Catch the touching story of a little-known sepoy called Bindee Tewary, who rallied Indian troops to stand up to the brutal and barbaric practices of the British army brass
Pataliputra was one of the grandest and most powerful cities in ancient India, drawing invaders, travellers and ambassadors from far and wide. Its downfall may have been foretold but it wasn’t really the end. Catch the story of this ancient capital that rose like a phoenix from the ashes
Sushruta Samhita, an ancient Sanskrit text from 6th c. BCE which has mention of 1120 medical conditions, 700 medicinal plants, 400 surgeries and 121 surgical instruments!
