Today's Swat valley of Pakistan that has breathtaking landscapes and mountain features and valleys such as Kalam, Kumrat, Madyan, Bahrain etc. was also abo…
One unique feature about South America is that since its colonial history came into being, the political entities formed didn't change their names signific…
Traditional and local scholars prefer to use the word Xianggang, since the term 'Hong Kong' has been put in use only after the 19th century. China was …
Post 1870 is the era of unified Italy that didn't disintegrate further. But going back in history, a small slice of Italian region was under a non-European…
When we talk about forts and palaces in India, the first name that pops up is Rajasthan. For sure, Rajasthan is the abode of more than a hundred forts stretche…
Ramayana. Consider it as a mythological epic, or a real event that occurred thousands of years ago. Ramayana is one factor that is a super-glue to Hindu cultur…
A collection of my hand-sketched maps