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India’s New Year Celebrations

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Reading Time: < 1 minute India is a land of festivities and celebrations. While the official New Year of the country is on January 1st, each community and region celebrates its New Year on different dates, following traditions and customs that date back to thousands of years. Take this fun quiz on the various New Year celebrations in India. Once… Continue reading India’s New Year Celebrations

Kakori Incident – The Train Hold-up that shook India

Kakori Incident

Reading Time: 16 minutes Ashfaq froze, the sledge hammer in his hand weighing down on the iron safe. It was the unmistakable sound of an approaching train. But how did the British know about the plan so quickly and bring in military reinforcements? Was there a traitor in their midst? A fire fight and the shooting down of all… Continue reading Kakori Incident – The Train Hold-up that shook India

Rama Varma and the origins of Travancore-Mysore hostility

Rama Varma of Travancore. Picture courtesy: Wikimedia Commons

Reading Time: 15 minutes Rama Varma, Marthanda Varma’s successor, and the origins of Travancore-Mysore hostility: Mysore’s invasion of Malabar and Nedumkotta as Travancore’s defensive lines.

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