Tag Results: Forts
Photo Essays
Vasai: A City Within a Fort
Tucked away in the suburb of Vasai, lies the Bassein or Vasai Fort built by the Portuguese . This was their commercial, political and military base for nearly 300 years.
Tales & Trails
The Forts of Bombay | Tales & Trails
Once the sentinels that protected the islands of Bombay, the forts of the city are in a bad shape. Worst off is the oldest & most historic, the Mahim fort, swallowed by slums. How can we save them? FInd out in our ground report
Amazing India
Chandragiri: The Last Capital of the Vijayanagara Empire
It did not end at Talikota... a part of the grand Vijayanagara empire continued to exist for another 81 years!
LHI HerStory
Naganika: The Queen Who Left a Mark
Coins tell many stories. Take the story of the first queen to have issued a coin in India. The Satavahana Queen Naganika lived in the 1st BCE. Little was known about her till an inscription was found...