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Gingee Fort: ‘Troy of the East’
No less in stature than the greatest forts in North India, Gingee Fort in Tamil Nadu has a dramatic history that goes back 800 years. This impregnable fortification was ruled by great emperors as well as imperial powers but you will never guess who brought about its downfall
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Bhongir: Might of Nature & Man
About an hour’s drive from Hyderabad, lies a massive rock that is millions of years old. What’s more, perched over this geological wonder is also a man-made one - a historic fort that stood as a resistance to invaders!
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Fort Aguada: Symbol of Strength
Goa is synonymous with fun and feni but it is also witness to some of colonial India’s earliest history. Catch the story of Fort Aguada, pride of the Portuguese
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The Secrets of the Gobindgarh Fort
While the capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s kingdom was Lahore, this fort was at the heart of his empire. Here’s the interesting story behind the Gobindgarh Fort, originally called the Qila Bhangian, which literally means ‘the Marijuana Fort’.