Dilip Kumar & Raj Kapoor : A Friendship from Peshawar to Mumbai
Not many among the younger generation are aware of the fact that two of the greatest Indian Cinema Artists of
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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan on Education of Tawaifs’ (dancing girl) Children
(In a letter written in 1879 to the secretary of the Government of North West Provinces and Aoudh, Sir Syed
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When Sheikh Abdullah (Papa Mian) wrote poem for his daughter, Khurshid Jahan
Sheikh Abdullah, founder of Women’s College in Aligarh, and Begum Waheed Jahan had seven children, five daughters and two sons.
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Abu Ja’far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi : Father of Algebra
Al-Khwarizmi was a Persian mathematician and astronomer who spent most of his life in Baghdad. His book on algebra, Kitab
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Battle of Plassey : A Story of Treachery and Deception
The Battle of Plassey, fought on 23 June, 1757, at the banks of Hooghly river in Bengal changed the course
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Bipin Chandra Pal on Muslims in Indian Freedom Struggle
During my (Bipin Chandra Pal) college life in Calcutta the country was passing through great political changes that had a
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What General Dyer Said After Killing Indians At Jallianwala Bagh
On 13th April, 1919, Hans Raj and other leaders gave a call to gather at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar to
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Views of Begum Sultan Jahan of Bhopal on Women Heading the Government
(The following text is a reproduction of an excerpt from Hayat-i-Qudsia, written by Begum Sultan Jahan) No doubt history
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Ram Chander & Sons : Story of the Oldest Toy Shop in India
Wandering around Connaught Place (C.P), we encountered a tiny narrow toy shop overlaid by Croma store that could easily be
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CIPLA – INDIA’S FIRST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Cipla, one of the best and oldest pharmaceutical companies in India was founded by Dr Khwaja Abdul Hamied in
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Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das: Who Solved the Communal Problem in Bengal
In December 1923, after securing a resounding win in elections Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das (C.R Das) led Swaraj Party signed a
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