New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The origins of the fragile relationship between Jawaharlal Nehru's sister, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and her niece, Indira Gandhi, which ended with the aunt becoming one of the fiercest critics of the Emergency (1975-77), has been a mystery for historians.
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Just 10 per cent of the ancient Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang's travelogue, which offers an eyewitness account of India at the time of Harsha Vardhan (the itinerant Buddhist scholar was here between 630 and 645 CE), has been discovered so far.
New Delhi, February 15 (IANS) Art historian and curator Dr Alka Pande has written a set of 14 collectable books titled '108 Portraits of Indian Culture and Heritage' that puts the spotlight on 14 disciplines ranging from art, architecture, objects, crafts and more. The immersive collection set is an encyclopedic work looking at the development and history of Indian visual culture through various eras of history to the contemporary world.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) As China continues to bless the Pakistani deep state's designs on Kashmir, a former top diplomat has made a pitch for India becoming more active across the Karakoram region and reclaiming the ancient economic and cultural ties that bound it with Kashmir.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Shah Jahan, son of Jahangir, was way ahead of his father in terms of barbarity. It was merely in the first decade (sixth year) of his reign that he passed a farman to raze mandirs whose foundations had been laid during his father's period and stood unfinished. He was high with the zeal to revive Islam in the best possible way. He intended to reflect Islam as a dominant religion, and hence apart from demolishing mandirs, he commissioned many grand mosques like the Jama Masjid in Delhi.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Celebrated historian Sugata Bose, who holds Harvard University's prestigious Gardiner Chair of Oceanic History, has said in his latest book that the "Asian Dream" remained unfulfilled because of two major events that unfolded in the last century.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Author Sam Miller on Sunday said that people generally lack empathy towards the migrants across the globe and the attitude of the countries they want to settle in also remains hostile.
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The second day of the ongoing Apeejay Kolkata Literature Festival witnessed two diverse sessions on the climate changes taking place across the globe.
New Delhi, February 13 (IANS) A new book by seasoned journalist Amar Devulapalli has detailed how Sonia Gandhi messed up in Andhra Pradesh and pushed Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy -- the state's incumbent Chief Minister -- to sever ties with the Congress and form his own party, thereby denying the 'grand old party' the citadel that gave it the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats than any othe state in 2004 and 2009.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) A new book titled 'What If There Was No Congress' (Rupa Publication) by author and political brand strategist Priyam Gandhi-Mody has shed light on an elite Indian party which sowed the seeds of Partition by setting off a clash of the egos of two Gujaratis.
