Delhi's impressive monument - the Mausoleum of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
Tomb of of Ghiyath al-Din, Delhi alamy.comMausoleum of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq merwynsrucksack.blogspot.comThe architectural style of the tomb of Tughlaq is close to that of the Khalji portal- Alai...
View ArticleDelhi's impressive monument - the Mausoleum of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
Tomb of of Ghiyath al-Din, Delhi alamy.comMausoleum of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq merwynsrucksack.blogspot.comThe architectural style of the tomb of Tughlaq is close to that of the Khalji portal- Alai...
View ArticleAla'i Dharwaza (Alauddin's gate), Delhi - first tall dome built in India - a...
Ala'i Darwaza, Delhi, en.wikipedia.org/Ala'i Darwaza, also known as the Gate of Alauddin) has the credit being the first Indian monument to be built using Islamic style of architecture, construction...
View ArticleInteresting Nandi (bull) temple in Khajuraho, India
Nandi (bull), Nandi Temple, Khajuraho India en.wikipedia.orgThere are a few temples dedicated to Nandi, the vahana/ mount of lord Shiva across India. Besides being a mount, Nandi is supposedly the...
View ArticleNandi temple, Bangalore - one of the largest monolithic stone bulls in the...
Nandi temple, Bangalore.www.google.comTemple interior with Nandi idol, Nandi temple, Bangalore. en.wikipedia.orgThere is a Nandi temple dedicated only to Nandi (Basava in Kannada meaning bull), Lord...
View ArticleInspiring ''Pura Ulun Danu Beratan'', Lord Shiva's temple in Bali Island,...
temple complex, at the edge of Lake Bratanali Island, Indonesia. en.wikipedia.orgPura Ulun Danu Bratan compared to 50,000-rupiah banknote,Indonesis, wikipedia .Pura Ulun Danu Beratan, or Pura Bratan,...
View ArticleThe Mundeshwari Devi Temple, Bihar - one of the oldest Hindu temples in India!!
625 CE Nagara stylearchitecture of the Hindu temple,Bihar, en.wikipedia.org.The ancient Mundeshwari Devi Temple (also spelled as Mundesvari) of Kaura in Kaimur district, Bihar is dedicated to Lord...
View ArticleThe Shankaracharya temple (c.220, BC dedicated to God Shiva), Srinagar, Kashmir
Shankaracharya temple, Srinagar, kashmir/www.google.comShankaracharya temple, Srinagar, kashmir. /en.wikipedia.org ''The gold put in the furnace loses its impurities and regains its original true...
View ArticlePatriot Dinesh Gupta who along with two others shot dead IG Simpson, Kolkata...
.google.comThree youngsters shooting Inspector Simpson, Writer's bldg. Kolkata. www.google.comFreedom fighter Dinesh Gupta. en.wikipedia.org Tomorrow we will be celebrating our independence day with...
View ArticleMurder of British Collector James Peddy, Midnapur, Bengal - Why was he killed...
India's freedom struggle. www.google.comIf calm and composed Indian natives were quite infuriated over the way the British ruled India, one ought to understand the undercurrent of frustration and...
View ArticleThe Gwalior Monument, Kolkata - a legacy of Angelo-Maratha war - early...
There are many memorials in India to honor the soldiers who lost their lives in the World War I and II. Mind you, India had nothing to do with WWI and II and was drawn into the war as it was under...
View Article''Salt Satyagraha Memorial'', Dandi, Gujarat - legacy of Indian freedom...
Gandhiji collecting a handful of salt Dandi, April 1930google.com/The Salt Satyagraha Memorial has come up in the coastal place at Dandi, Gujarat where Mahatma Gandhi concluded the historical salt...
View ArticleIndia's Independence Day, 2019
worldbestmagic.in . Netaji in Singapore .scoopwhoop.com 1943. On this day "Provisional Government of free India" was established in Singapore under the leadership of Netaji.Subhash Bose after...
View ArticleThe myth of Holwell's ''Black Hole'' tragedy memorial, Kolkata and the number...
Black Hole Tragedy,Kolkata. survivor John Z. Holwell. noisebreak.comThe casualty of Calcutta's Black Hole incident (1756) that took place when the English company was just a trader in Bengal, has...
View ArticleColesworthy Grant's Memorial, Calcutta - first Colonial animal activist and...
Memorial, Calcutta. Colesworthy Grant /noisebreak.comMemorial, Calcutta. Colesworthy Grant /noisebreak.comLocated close to the Writer's Building in Kolkata, West Bengal towards St. Andrews church, in...
View ArticleThe Hastings Diamond, gift from the Nizam of Hyderabad, Deccan.India to King...
Warren Hastings Gov. Gen. Ft. William, India www.langantiques.comAbove image: Warren Hastings (6 December 1732 -22 August 1818), an English statesman, was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort...
View ArticleMind-boggling Bhoramdeo temple, Chhattisgarh state - well-known for erotic...
Chhattisgar: BhoramdeoTemple, flickr.com/Bhoramdeo Temple, Chhattisgarh en.wikipedia.orgAmong the important temples of Chhattisgarh state the Bhoramdeo temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva is an...
View ArticleS.R.V. Music School, Thrissur first music school in Kerala survived closure
Sree Rama Varma coll. of music and performing arts, Thrissur, Kerala Music School en.wikipedia.orgSree Rama Varma Music School in Thrissur city in Kerala, India is also known as S.R.V. Music School...
View ArticleKerala Kalamandalam, an institution of great repute that keeps Indian...
Kerala Klamandalam,Thrissure www.trawell.in/In India, many states have performing arts and culture native to their places and, no doubt, they capture the ethos of the region, the impact of religion...
View ArticleRoopkund lake and the mysterios tumbling human skeletons, Uttrakhand state,...
Roppkund Skeletal lake, Uttrakhand, India uttarakhandsanskriti.comRoppkund Skeletal lake, Uttrakhand, India,en.wikipedia.org.There are many mysterious places world over and countless people with...
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