Survey that reshaped a sub-continent
In the early 19th century, a monumental scientific project began that would leave a profound mark on the Indian subcontinent.
In the early 19th century, a monumental scientific project began that would leave a profound mark on the Indian subcontinent.
Prime Minister Modi today came down heavily on the face-off in Parliament over the Manipur issue between the Opposition and the government that has led to continued disruptions since the beginning of the ongoing Monsoon Session.
As East India Company rule grew and Diwani rights came to be enforced, Paharias and Santhals found themselves without their right to live in the forest areas, nor get the advantage of forest produce. In due course of time, they became rebellious. In 1784, the Company began their crackdown on the tribals, those original inhabitants of forests whom we today speak of as the Adivasis
The great poet and nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore had a pleasant association with the railways from the was 11 years and 9 months-old, on 14 February
She said people in the rest of the country should not remain silent spectators while the voice of residents of J&K was being muzzled.
‘If it just a rumour on MSP, why did a minister of the government resigned?’, asked Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena.
Congress said the decision of lockdown came without any prior preparation.
East Bengalis never realised that Urdu would be the national language of their new homeland and their beloved Bengali would become the language of their backyard. Jinnah had indeed sold them a mad dream that ended up dividing the Indian ummah into three. If only the Qaid had let them be, an undivided India would be today 40 per cent Muslim with the Prime Minister being always a momin. This was the biggest deception.
The conflict between the so-called elitism of the bureaucrat and uninspiring pragmatism of the politician often proved to be a cultural catastrophe within the administration.
While the Targaryens and the Lannisters continue to fight for the coveted Iron Throne in the iconic TV series Game of Thrones, Manan Kapoor and Shruti Chakraborty of Sahapedia look at some of the historic Indian thrones that were symbols of power and wealth
