Trade and commerce is what economy is all about. Interestingly, the only difference between today's trade activities and that of the colonial era is imperi…

The most controversial land in India is undoubtedly Kashmir. Wrestled between the three nations - India, Pakistan and China, Kashmir is of interest to everyone…

Maps have always been crucial in the world for both navigational and political reasons. Innumerable maps have been sketched all throughout the world where one …

The origin of 'Bisnagar' as how it emerged from Vijayanagar, is quite unknown. But the Vijayanagara Empire has always been mentioned as 'Bisnaga…

If we have to consider it as a mythological tale, the Mahabharata would become one of the pillars of Hindu religion. If logic and scientific calculations are a…

The Indus river valley is blessed with historical treasures right from the starting of the Indus Valley Civilization of Antiquity Age. Along with the historica…

Queen of Kittur, a former vassal territory under Maharaja of Mysore (present day in Belgaum, Karnataka) who fought bravely against the English troops at Kittur…

It would be hard to believe that the most peaceful region of India would have been a bloody battleground once and there were treaties and territorial disputes …

The first time Paris became capital of any French territory, was in 987 AD. The Kingdom of West Francia extended from Belgium to Pyrenees and Paris was made th…

East African coast has a unique history and an attachment with India. There was a time when Zanzibar was one of the chief trading ports in the Indian Ocean, co…

None of the old maps shows Arunachal Pradesh as part of any mainland Indian territory. Mostly its depicted as either part of Tibet, or an extended part of eith…

About half of the territories in Oceania (or Australia or Australasia) are still dependencies / overseas departments / external territories / special territory…

"बीहड़ में तो बाघी होते हैं । डकैत मिलते हैं पार्लीयामेंट में" Irrfan Khan, Paan Singh Tomar The word 'Chambal' is synonym to dacoits and ban…

The former Yugoslavia (1918-1992) consisted of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo. Interestingly, none of th…

The Indochina peninsula comprises of Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Burma (Myanmar) and the only two European nations that colonized this region were the French a…

With whatever is going on in the region, its hard to believe that Syria was once a peaceful and quiet nation with a political stability. Home to ancient towns …

The Dutch came to Cape of Good Hope (or Kaap de Goede Hoop) in 1652 and till 1795, the region was a Dutch colony. But even after it was occupied by the British…

If there is one empire that united the entire subcontinent in Ancient Age, that was the majestic Mauryan Empire between 321 to 181 BC. 325 BC was when Alexande…