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Chandamama: End Of An Era
As the iconic Chandamama goes under the block, we retrace the story of a magazine that was a staple for kids and adults for close to 70 years
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Kurumbera: The Fort That Never Was
In a remote part of West Midnapore in West Bengal is an oddity of history. Was it a temple, a mosque or is it a fort? A barely legible inscription, local folklore and a 19th-century report by a British officer are all we have to solve this intriguing riddle
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Mahabaleshwar: More Than Strawberries
While a few come to this hill station in #Maharashtra to unwind on a weekend, for a few others it serves as a pilgrimage spot with its age-old temples. But not all who visit this gifted land realize that it played a major role in India’s history. #TuesdayTravel
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Gandhara’s Goddess Hariti - Bridging Faiths
She was the protector of children and venerated across faiths. We go back in time to Gandhara, to trace the story of Goddess Hariti and how she became a symbol of a great cultural confluence, with art historian Naman Ahuja
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The Polygar Heroes of Tamil Nadu
The Polygars and the two wars they launched against the British in Tamil Nadu were in some ways a turning point in history. Their contribution largely forgotten over time, it took popular Tamil cinema to revive their story.