The caste system in India finds its origin around 1500 BC on the arrival of Aryans. Primarily, it was based on the occupation one chooses to practice. For example, a religious leader performing sacred rituals was called Brahmin, while the one who was a part of a kingdom’s army ( […]
1. Consuming marijuana is accepted and unlike in most of the world, trade and consumption of the drug attract no punishment as per law. 2. Listening to foreign music or watching films in a foreign language are considered criminal activities. In 2015, Kim Jong Un issued a decree to scrap […]
Subedar Tanhaji Malusare: Sinhagad was one of the first forts which Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj re-captured from the Mughals. The capture was made possible by scaling the walls at night with ladders made of rope. A fight followed in which Tanhaji Malusare was killed but the fort was won. The battle […]
In India, people belonging to the lower cast, especially amongst the Hindus were considered outcastes. Hindus termed them as ‘untouchables’ and they were not allowed to live amongst them or take water from their wells and tanks. They were also not permitted to enter temples nor was education and learning […]
Netaji, as he was popularly known was born in Cuttack, Orissa on January 23. His father Janaki Nath Bose was a noted lawyer and his mother Prabhadevi was from a well-known family of Hathkola. They believed in English education alone, though they ignited in him a love for the motherland. […]
Bhagat Singh was a true symbol of heroism for the youth of India. Born on September 28, 1909, in Lyallpur now in Pakistan. Bhagat was the son of Shri Kishan and Shrimati Vidyavati. He was still a student of the National College and only sixteen years of age when he […]
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, known throughout the world as J.R.D Tata, was born on the 29th of July, 1904 in Paris. His father, Ratanji Tata. His mother Sujaine was French. The Tatas belong to the Parsi community. They settled in Navsari, a small town near Bombay in 1942 A.D. The […]
Note- This article is based on historical facts and written with great conscience. I (the author) do not intend to hurt the sentiments of any Religion or Community. And in case I’ve made any mistake (with facts), then feel free to comment below. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first Governor-General of […]
Patriarchy is a system of relationships, beliefs, and values embedded in political, social, and economic systems that structure gender inequality between men and women. Attributes seen as “feminine” or pertaining to women are undervalued, while attributes regarded as “masculine” or pertaining to men are privileged. Patriarchal relations structure both the private and […]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was known as the ‘Iron Man of India.’ An advocate he was born on October 31, 1875, in a farmer’s family at Nadiad in Gujrat. His father Zaverbhai had fought against the British and served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi. The sons learned patriotism […]
Rani Lakshmi Bai was the queen of the princely state of Jhansi, which is located on the northern side of India in UP. She was one of the leading personalities of the first war of Independence that started in 1857. The name of Rani Lakshmi Bai will be immortal in […]
If you thought that yoga was all about bending and twisting your body in odd shapes, it’s time to rethink. Yoga is much more. In very simple words, giving care to your body, mind and breath is yoga. Derived from the Sanskrit word ‘yuj’ which means ‘to unite or integrate’, […]
Honor killing is an act of murder by the members of the family. This crime usually takes place when two consenting adults marry or want to marry each other but do not belong to the same religion, caste or gotra. Such marriages bring dishonor to the family and hence their […]
300 high-profile Indians out of a list of 50,000 people worldwide have been subjected to targeted hacking and tapping of their phones using the ‘Pegasus spyware’. On the target list was Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, Political analyst Prashant Kishore, Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa (that ruled […]
It was in 2017 when I was in the 10th Std. The first term exams were approaching. Every year my family and I go on an outing. Previously we went to Agra-Delhi-Haridwar-Jammu. A year before that, we visited the Tirupati temple and also traveled to Tamil Nadu. But since it […]
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