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Vasantha Mahal Palace, Mysuru, if not saved by the state government now,...
damaged Vasantha Mahal Palace, Mysuru, KA starofmysore.comVasantha Mahal Palace, Mysuru, KA starofmysore.com The heritage city of Mysuru, as days go by, loses its prominence as no month passesby...
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Bharat Insurance Co, building, Chennai - this colonial heritage structure as...
Because of irresponsible attitude of the central and state government officials, countless heritage buildings are bracketed for demolition to build new complexes in their places. Along with the...
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Lord Harihara and Sultanganj Buddha, two fascinating looted divinity on...
When India became a free nation from the British yoke in August 1947, after long struggle, sacrifices and loss of lives, the joyful natives' preoccupation initially was with their freedom and to...
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British Museum, London, a veritable repository of looted items from India - a...
/www.youtube.com/watch?v=38tLrtFP-1gBritish Museum, London.headout.comAbove image: In the British museum stashed are the loots from the colonial colonies and other places, the largest are from India...
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Stolen Chola-era Buddha idol of Tamil Nadu in the U.S - a challenge for the...
Stolen Buddha from Arpakkam, TN.indiatimes.comStolen Buddha from Arpakkam, TN .thehindu.comThe thefts of rare and antique idols and artifacts from various indian states have been going on and in the...
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some stolen Buddhist artifacts from India at the British museum, London
Heritage items in any country needs the government protection as they make the connectivity between the past and present intact. History is built upon various heritage sites that lie across the...
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High Court, Kolkata, St.Paul Church, Pune and Sri Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai...
Among the dynasties that ruled India in the past centuries at different periods, it is the British rule that covered almost the entire subcontinent, is marked out for good reasons: their reign in this...
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Spanish Inquisition necklace and vintage American actress Katherine Hepburn
Hollywood actress Katherine Hepburn,andresfinejewelers.comAbove American actress Katherine hepburn wearing Spanish Inquisition necklace a multi-strand jewelry with diamonds and emeralds, once owned...
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Spanish Inquisition necklace with India cut diamonds and emeralds once owned...
Spanish Inquisition necklace djewelr.blogspot.com/Named the Spanish Inquisition necklace by the American jeweler Harry Winston because it was purported to have been worn by the ladies of Spanish...
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Sparkling Ahmedabad Diamond, first bought by 17th CE diamond trader Jean...
Ahmedabad Diamond of India originfamousdiamonds.tripod.com Among the diamonds of India origin, the Ahmedabad diamond is one among them. In terms of clarity, lustre and inclusion of impurities in the...
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Ahmedabad diamond of 17th century and Queen Begum Hazrat Mahal of Awadh...
Begum, Hazrat Mahal,facebook.comCan you believe that the Ahmedabad diamond had been in the possession of the queen of Oudh Hazrat Mahal Begum, one of the earliest freedom fighters of India ? Oudh or...
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The British Residency at Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - a classic...
British residency, ThiruvananthapuramAbove image: The British Residency at Thycaud, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. A classic example of design style of the official British bungalow/ residence with a...
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Begum Hazrat Mahal, Queen of Awadh - her exploits in 1857 revolt against the...
In our long struggle for freedom from the oppressive and exploitative British rule brave Indian women had played no less role than patriotic men. In the case of women from the royal Indian families,...
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"Begum Hazrat Mahal park" (formerly Victoria park ), Lucknow - an enchanting...
Begum Hazrat mahal park, Lucknow.tripuntold.com Located in the prime area of this sprawling city of Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh, Begum Hazrat Mahal Park was established in 1962 and today it is a great...
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Travancore state and the British company's trap in the early colonial period...
Apart from religion, caste, cultural and language differences among the natives what prompted the East india company to poke its nose into the internal matters of various Indian kingdoms was disunity...
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The Attingal riot of 1721, Kerala earliest revolt for freedom against the...
The Attingal riot of 1721.madhyamam.comDo you have any idea about when and where the first rebellion against the racist and corrupt East India company and their dominance had taken place? This...
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Attingal Revolt of 1721, Kerala - Why did the earliest resistance turn violent?
Attingal revolt 1721, Kerala.acebook.comConsidered as the earliest violent resistance or rebellion against the British in the subcontinent the Attingal revolt of April to October, 1821 took place...
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Gen. John Monroe, British Resident Travancore Princely state openly misused...
In the temples of Kerala enshrined are the idols of deities that serve as holy places of worship where individuals make sacred covenants with God. For centuries they have served as the centers of...
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Sulthan Bathery, Wayanad, Kerala - Jain temple where Tipu Sultan stored arms...
13 to14 CE Jain temple, Sultan bathery, commons.wikimedia.orgSituated at an altitude of roughly 1000m above the sea level, about 100 km from Kozhikode city, Kerala Sulthan Bathery, as it is called...
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The Mayo Hall in Renaissance Revival-style, Bengaluru sporting Pompeian Red...
Mayo Hall with new red outer coat since 2015 bangalore247.inAmong the many Colonial buildings of Bengaluru, the Mayo Hall built in honor of an Irish man the 6th Earl of Mayo (Richard Southwell...
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