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Kolar Gold Fields ( KGF )

Kolar Gold Fields is the 2 nd deepest mine on the earth having the depth of 3 KM.

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Baan Sthamb - Amazing India

There is a fascinating mystery called “Baan Stambh” in the ancient Somnath Temple in Gujarat.

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जब हिटलर ने पोलैंड पर आक्रमण करके द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध की शुरुआत की...

जब हिटलर ने पोलैंड पर आक्रमण कर के द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध की शुरुआत की... तो उस समय पोलैंड के सैनिकों ने अपने देश की 500 महिलाओं और लगभग 200 बच्चों को एक जहाज़ में बै...

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Ancient footprints re-write humanity's history in the Americas

The findings push back the date at which the continent was colonised by its first inhabitants by thousands of years

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10 LESSER-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT GREAT DISASTERS IN HUMAN HISTORY

History says humanity has survived disasters – at times man-made, at times natural ones. With time, some have become notable but well-known episodes to mentio...

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Today in History: Sept. 25

  Today’s Highlight in History:   On September 25, 1957, nine black students who’d been forced ...

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10 Facts you should know about Guru Arjun Dev ji’s Martyrdom

Today is martyrdom day of 5th Guru Shri Guru Arjun Dev ji.   1o things you should definitely know about the torture and martyrd...

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The Story of Banarasi Sarees

History of Banarasi silk sarees

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The Story of Biryani: How This Exotic Dish Came, Saw and Conquered India!

Biryani is an evergreen classic that really needs no introduction. India offers so much on its culinary platter but the one dish Indians unanimously love indulgin...

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10 Royal And Rich Families Whose Descendants Have The Royal Blood But Not The Money

Once upon a time the stories of these families’ wealth and luxury were known throughout the world. Back then nobody would have imagined, that few generation...

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When pirate Henry Avery hijacked a Mughal ship, souring Aurangzeb’s ties with East India Company

Assurances that the pirates, though English, had nothing to do with the East India Company, did not convince the Mughal establishment.

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The day India freed Goa from Portuguese rule

Goa on India's western coast was freed from Portuguese rule on 19 December 1961, more than four centuries after it was colonised.

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The Battle of CHAMKAUR

In western history, battles that have changed the course of history are well chronicled. They also form part of the folklore of the country. Two such examples are...

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Details You Should Know About the Holocaust.

The Holocaust is one of the most notorious acts of genocide in modern history. The many atrocities committed by Nazi Germany before and during World War II destroye...

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During The British era in India



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Ghevar- The Festive Treat



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13 February 1931: New Delhi became the capital of India

New Delhi, the capital city, had its foundation stone laid by George V, the then Emperor of India. The event took place in the Delhi Durbar of 1911. The city’...

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Battle of Saragarhi explained: When 21 men fought thousands

Why is it considered one of the finest last stands in the military history of the world? The Indian Express explains.

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10 Inventions That Changed The World, But Were Made By Mistake

When you think of people who invented something that is used daily in the world today, or something that has literally changed the world, you immediately think of s...

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Eat, drink and be moderate: Charaka advised the good life, not an assortment of pills

‘Charaka Samhita’ frowned neither on eating the meats of all animals, nor on drinking wine or even smoking of herbs, so long as they were done right.<...

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World's oldest eye discovered? 530-million-year-old fossil gives clue

The remains include an early form of the eye seen in many of today's animals, including crabs, bees and dragonflies, researchers said.  

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Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee gets highest French civilian award

He was conferred the honour 30 years after his mentor, director Satyajit Ray.

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A motivational incident from life of Abraham Lincoln

An extraordinary courage and leadership of a ordinary man strengthened the prospects of United States and this man was none other than Abraham Lincoln, the 16th Pre...

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Napoleon in France and Tsar Paul I in Russia wanted to invade India. What stopped them?

An excerpt from ‘Mapping The Great Game: Explorers, Spies & Maps in Nineteenth-century Asia’, by Riaz Dean.  

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How Sheikh Abdullah’s note to Nehru saved Kashmir from falling into the hands of Pakistan

  The October 26, 1947, meeting at Nehru’s residence would eventually decide the future of Jammu and Kashmir.

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History of Nalanda University

History of Nalanda University

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From Ancient Times to the Modern: 7 Indian Inventions You Use In Daily Life!

In this article, we shall see old inventions that we use to this date and newer ones that have just come about. Nevertheless, these are inventions from India that...

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16 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Mahatma Gandhi

  We all know Mahatma Gandhi as the man who led our country to freedom. But we know little about some smaller and more astonishing facts about...

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The cities of Delhi: How the sultans built citadels of Qutub and Siri

  The Delhi Sultanate, founded by Qutubuddin Aibak, built five cities in its over 300 years of rule. In Part 2 of our series, we looks at the ...

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My camera had ‘evidence’ of Babri Masjid demolition, but it was consigned to bin of history

I know what I saw on 5 December 1992, in Ayodhya. My camera was witness to the rehearsal that was undertaken by the kar sevaks.  

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How Books & A Royal Mistress Shaped An Indian Slave’s Role In The French Revolution

Louis-Benoit Zamor was taken by British slave traders from his birthplace in Bengal and sold to Louis XV, who in turn ‘gifted’ him to his mistress, Ma...

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28 INDIAN INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.

1. THE HINDU NUMBER SYSTEM.   With decimal place-value and a symbol for zero, this system was the ancestor of ...

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