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
Who says science is for scientists only? Decoding India’s space programme is a new book full of images and exciting anecdotes about India’s premier space agency. In a candid chat, former ISRO scientist P V Manoranjan Rao, revisits the early days of ISRO and recounts some poignant moments in its journey
The Quran indicated the existence of an ancient, transcendent hidden book, and the Mughal prince Dara Shukoh concluded that it was none other than the Upanishads, leading way for its Persian translation.
Every year, thousands of Indians emigrate to the US to live the American dream. How many know they are following in the footsteps of a Parsi gentleman from Bombay, whose ‘royal lineage’ helped him acquire American citizenship back in 1890?
Catch the story of Moran, a courtesan, who became the beloved wife of Maharaj Ranjit Singh of Punjab.
