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
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
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
India, April 14 -- Why did Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, chairman of the Drafting Committee of India's Constitution, oppose Manavadharma Shastra or Manusmriti to the extent of publicly burning copies of ... Read More
India, April 8 -- With Parliament recently passing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill which sought to alter how properties donated by Muslims are to be governed, it is important to understand what waqf is, and... Read More
India, March 28 -- Almost a week has passed since Nowruz or Jamshedi Nowroz, the Parsi new year, that not too many Indians know was celebrated. Possibly fewer may know about the fascinating ancient li... Read More