Órfãs del Rei, or ‘Orphans of the King,’ aimed at increasing the white population in Goa, postulated that orphaned Portuguese girls would be married off to merchants who sailed to India.
The Moon’s orbital plane is slightly inclined compared to the Earth’s, resulting in the so-called wobble effect. According to recent research, it will cause more floods on Earth in the next decade.
New Delhi must be agile and astute in rebuilding diplomatic goodwill, which has seen significant erosion in the last decade.
Oral histories of Chetak, Maharana’s brave stallion, echo through the streets of Rajasthan to this date, and his name is famous throughout the country.
There is a need for ‘immediate de-escalation, exercise of restraint, stepping back from violence, and return to the path of diplomacy.’
The journey of Art Deco, from its beginning after the First World War to its decline after the Second, is short-lived. But it has given Mumbai some of its most revered architecture, loved and admired even today.
Despite being protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972, pangolins are extensively hunted & sold throughout India.
Many of Debnath’s characters spoke to his audience, but a hulk of a man with god-like superpowers, Bantul the Great, arose as a superhero for Bengalis during their time of need.
While carbonated drinks may have taken over, Rooh Afza will always evoke a sense of nostalgia among South Asians.
The Hosay celebrations recall not just the sacrifice of Hussein but those who were slain in 1884.
Neuroprosthesis allowed a person with severe paralysis to speak in sentences by directly translating impulses from his brain to his vocal tract into words that display as text on a screen.
Kalidas was the first talkie to be screened in Madras with songs in Tamil and Telugu. Here’s how & why it was made.
The IUCN Red List mentions the Hangul as a ‘critically endangered’ species; only 100-150 mature individuals survive today.
Dr Emma Brainerd-Ryder, who established India’s first literary society for women, championed women’s rights.
The Moscow attack shows that both ISIS-K and al-Qaeda have gained strength in Afghanistan under the Taliban.