Tag Results: Literature
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Rabindranath Tagore: The Globe-Trotting Bard
For 20 years, Rabindranath Tagore toured the world extensively and befriended legends, from Yeats to Einstein. He became a global phenomenon and, as he shared his work and philosophy, he fired imaginations, inspired other great minds and even courted controversy
Snapshort Histories
In the Footsteps of Ram
Join us on a pilgrimage, as we trace the journey of Ram and visit the many places where he is said to have lived or passed through, across the Indian Subcontinent.
'History of India' Series
Sangam Era – Of Literature & Life (3rd BCE – 3rd CE)
The earliest Tamil literature on record paints a vivid picture of what life was like in Southern India over 2,000 years ago. Journey through Tamilakam or ‘Tamil country’, via the prose and poetry of the Sangam Era, when an intriguing blend of fact, myth and legend evolved
LHI HerStory
Hansa Mehta: India’s First Woman Vice-Chancellor
Did you know that a woman from Gujarat was responsible for forcing the United Nations to make the opening lines of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights more gender-neutral? She broke caste barriers to marry the man she loved and also helped frame the Constitution of India. Read all about a forgotten hero named Hansa Mehta