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HistoriCity: The 1000-year-old Indian connection to the Thailand-Cambodia dispute

India, July 29 -- At the beginning of the Common era, two millennia ago, trade had begun between the Indian peninsula and Southeast Asian countries. The Buddhist Jatakas are replete with references to... Read More


HistoriCity: From sacred waters to shrines, the Kanwar Yatra's spiritual trail

India, July 13 -- The annual Kanwar Yatra, which began on July 13, reminds us how water has been worshipped throughout history and across religions. Water, the elixir of life, has been worshipped uni... Read More


HistoriCity: Dalai Lama Succession: What does history tell us

India, July 5 -- For the last two millennia, Tibet and mainland China have been involved in a power struggle that did not produce a decisive victory until the Communist Party of China (CPC) took over ... Read More


HistoriCity: A tale of how Panchatantra links the histories of Iran and Israel

India, June 20 -- Iran and Israel remain engaged in a bloody missile war threatening to spiral into bigger conflict. The two countries are sworn enemies with differences that seem impossible to overco... Read More


HistoriCity: Keeladi is ancient and so is the burial site of Adi Channallur

India, May 28 -- Keeladi (Keezhadi), located just outside the more than 2,000-year-old great city of Madurai, has been accepted as a Sangam-era settlement. The Sangam period is widely believed to be t... Read More


How 2 Indian, Pakistani army officers, also friends, set up Wagah check-post

India, May 21 -- Over 500 years ago, in the 16th century, Sultan Sher Shah Suri (1472-1545 CE) built a road from Sonargaon in Bengal to Peshawar in Pakistan. It is said that the ancient Uttarapatha (... Read More


HistoriCity: How the Indus river shaped geography, history, and culture

India, May 5 -- The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) obligates both India and Pakistan to ensure that rivers under this treaty continue to flow unobstructed. The Indus originates from near Mount Kailash in T... Read More