During colonisation, the norm was to control administration in foreign lands from European cities. All British colonies were controlled from London , Portugue…

If we take Indian sources, the northernmost neighbouring tip country for India is Afghanistan. This strip of land, according to Pakistani sources, is the Gilgi…

There are several places globally that have a divine connotation to them, named after a certain celestial realm. In Hinduism, there's Amaravati (located at…

During the era of missionaries and religious conversions, not all efforts were successful. In regions that were extremely conservative and resistant to foreign…

Myanmar, a country that is historically still known as Burma. A country that is double the size of Rajasthan, slightly smaller than Texas, and can fit two Germ…

At its height, British India stretched across an immense 5 million square kilometres, covering what are today Yemen, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, India, …

When partition is discussed, often the Bengal story is overshadowed by that of Punjab, whether in movies, theatrical plays, or literature. At best, it is limit…

The concept of enclaves is not new to Indian history, Numerous Princely States such as Indore, Tonk, Baroda, Gwalior, Sangli etc. had their enclaves spread out…

The intersection of Afghanistan's Wakhan corridor, the southern hills of Tajikistan, the northern tip of Khyber-Pakhunkhwa province of Pakistan, and the Gi…