The First Indian Immigrants to the US: A Living Elephant
The lucrative Indo-American trade began about 1790 and fortunes were being made on both shores.
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The Sultan & The Revolution – From Mysore to France
It was an all-out devastating loss for the French in which only two ships out of thirteen managed to escape.
Less than a year after, Arthur Wellesley and his comrades stormed Srirangapatnam, putting an end to Tipu Sultan’s rule as well as his life.
Napoleon, meanwhile, recovered quickly from his defeat and went on to become the Emperor of France.
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A Colonial Demise in the Decolonial Era
Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realm, passed away yesterday on the 8th of
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A must read letter written by Abraham Lincoln to his son’s teacher :
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Abraham Lincoln wrote a famous letter to his son’s teacher, who must read for all parents, Abraham Lincoln wrote to his son’s teacher:
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Anjuman-i-Islam: London and Mazharul Haque of Bihar
‘Haque was born at a village in the Patna district, in December 1866. In 1886 at the rather advanced age
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From the river to the sea, what will the future of HAMAS be?
The Palestine-Israeli conflict has long drawn the attention of the world. The conflict is rooted in banal partition plan of the
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Shaikh Jarrah – A historical perspective !
In the last few weeks Sheikh Jarrah has become an emblem of what Palestinians see as an Israeli campaign to
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Nagorno-Karabakh: A walk through history
The Nagorno Karabakh region has been a major bone of contention between Azerbaijan and Armenia since the two nation-states
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Sir Maulvi Rafiuddin Ahmad- Queen Victoria’s special envoy to Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
A few days ago, there was a viral image ‘Portrait of an Indian in Istanbul in 1900’, on social media.
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ख़ालिद शेल्ड्रेक : जब एक ब्रिटिश मुस्लिम बना चीन का शासक
ख़ालिद शेल्ड्रेक : द इंग्लिश अमीर ऑफ़ काश्गर बेर्ट्रम विलियम शेल्ड्रेक का जन्म 1888 को लंदन में हुआ था, 1903
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How India is connected to England’s first mosque
Islam in England has arrived very late. The biggest credit for taking Islam there goes to Indian Muslims. Officially,
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रूस ने हमला किया ईरान पर…..
नादिर ने शाह बनने के बाद ईरान से अफ़गानों के प्रभुत्व को कम किया पर उसके बाद क़ज़ार वंश का
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WHY DIDN’T ISRAEL RESPOND TO IRAQ?
SYED EJAZUL HAQUE West Asia region has been a fascinating place for international politics. The region continues to see wars,
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Princess Durru Shehvar :- A Turkish princess married to an Indian prince.
Princess Durru Shehvar was the daughter of Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman dynasty, who was the last heir apparent to
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जब छ: सौ साल बाद किसी ईसाई के क़ब्ज़े में गया येरुशलम
प्रथम विश्व विश्व युद्ध के दौरान 17 नवम्बर 1917 से 30 दिसम्बर 1917 तक चली जंग में ग्रेट ब्रिटेन ने
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चे ग्वेरा : विश्व का एक महान क्रांतिकारी
14 जून, 1928 को लातिनी अमरीकी क्रांतिकारी चे ग्वेरा का जन्म एक मध्यमवर्गीय परिवार में हुआ था. चे ग्वेरा
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Ibn Sina (Avicenna) and Soviet Union:
Ibn Sina (Avicenna), an example of synthesis of knowledge from both east and west. He has been recognized by both
Read MoreThe Mystery Death of "The Wrightsville 21".
The Mystery Death of “The Wrightsville 21”. It’s the lost story of the ‘Arkansas Secret Holocaust’ in which 69 teenaged
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Corporal Hasan : The Last Guard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
City: Quds. Location: Al Aqsa Mosque, Date: Friday, 21 May 1972. My late journalist friend Said Terzioğlu and I are wandering through the sacred sites with the help of our guide. It was at the top of the steps in the second courtyard of the sacred mosque. He had a height close to two meters… He had some aging clothes upon his aging body… standing bold upright. I looked at his face and was scared. It was like someone had overturned some barren soil. He had many scars on his face.
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The abolition of the Office of the Caliph is marked as a turning point in history.
On the day 3 March 1924 the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished. On the day 3 March, 1924, the Caliphate was
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