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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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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Lady Evelyn Murray : The first British-Muslim woman to perform Hajj
According to the Hijri calendar, exactly ninety years ago, Lady Evelyn Murray became the first British born Muslim woman to
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When Mangoes witnessed British defeat in Arrah, Bihar
Summers are the season of mangoes, the king of fruits according to many, in India. Any mention of mango grove
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A Bihari Deputy Collector sentenced to death for fighting the British Rule
(Following is a reproduction of a chapter from ‘Inside Bihar’ written by P.C Roy Choudhury, editor of Bihar District Gazetteers,
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Mohammed Abdul Karim: The Concealed Royal Munshi
In the present scenario of cyber bullying ,the name ‘Abdul’ is used to demonise and defame Muslims as illiterate creature
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Diwali & Lakshmi Puja : As Described By European Christian Missionaries
(Following is the description of Diwali & Lakshmi Puja given by John Murdoch in his book ‘Hindu and Muhammadan Festival’,
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