India and Sri Lanka: A Balancing Act
As China and India woo Sri Lanka through trade and investment, there’s a delicate diplomatic balancing act at play.
As China and India woo Sri Lanka through trade and investment, there’s a delicate diplomatic balancing act at play.
From Cleopatra to Bob Marley, dreadlocks have been a powerful fashion statement.
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Alexander Garner, also known as Gordana Khan, is an adventurer and mercenary who served in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s army.
The history of profanity tells a fascinating tale of psychology, necessity and irreverence.
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From the Oriental Cricket Club in Bombay to religion and caste-based cricket clubs, Indian cricket has come a long way.
Radhabinod Pal, the lone voice of dissent at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, is revered in Japan.
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Its believed that an ancient landmass, the mythical ‘virgin’ continent, sunk under the ocean. Could this be validated?
According to a food historian, KT Achaya, the origins of the Idli could be traced back to Indonesia. Could this be true?
PR gurus marketed breakfast as the ‘most important meal of the day’ to sell food products, changing the way we eat.
With a historic role as the world’s opium supplier, India is one of the two countries the USA gets most of its opium from.
What does the Choribari glacier in the Garhwal Himalaya region tell us about climate change?
In the Rann of Kutch, a British style student hostel pays homage to the Indian revolutionaries who emerged in London.