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Robert Clive, founder of British Empire for the first time learnt the...
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Sri Andal Jayanthi, Srivilliputhur,TN - temple car festival was a simple...
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Historical Manappad (Thoothukudi) lighthouse. Tamil Nadu
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Thrissur municipal corporation building, Kerala - a legacy of Cochin Princely...
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Lord Curzon's gift to Taj Mahal, Agra - Bronze lamp: Why does it attract lots...
Since 1906 ,the huge copper and bronze chandelier gifted by Lord Curzon had been hanging at the royal gate of the Taj Mahal for almost a century, the lamp has illuminated the mausoleum of the...
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The ''Onam'' Festival of 2021 is a muted one in Kerala due to COVID -19-
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Historical John Nagar Chruch, Serampore, W. Bengal founded by Rev. William Carey
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Serampore college, W. Bengal first institution in Asia to offer degrees in...
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India's Independence day 2021 - a brief note on the British India
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Historic events that accelerated Indian freedom from the British
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Queen Victoria's statue in Bangalore - a fine piece of work by Thomas Brock,...
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King George' V of Britain - a savage tiger hunter
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Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple near Warangal, Telengana - a new UNESCO Heritage...
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Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple, Secunderabad, one of the popular temples in the...
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''Bonalu'', a grand Hindu festival of Telangana dedicated to Goddess...
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The Brett Castle in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, this colonial monument - needs urgent...
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Largest Kashmir sapphire sold for $3.9 million at Sotheby's auction house,...
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Humans got the ability to dance from the Chimpanzees!!
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Historical Black Taj, of Bhurhanpur, Madhya Pradesh
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Shahi Quila, Behrampur, M.P - steeped in history
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