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…

The Baloch ethnic tribe is primarily originated from today's Pakistan and spreads out in the neighbouring Afghanistan and Iran. In fact the southeastern pr…

Officially known as Chattogram, the port of Chittagong is one of the oldest natural harbours in Asia, making it a major player in the history of Bengal and the…

The Himalayan range had four major kingdoms:  Ladakh, Bhutan, Sikkim, and Nepal. Only Nepal and Bhutan remain sovereign today. Ladakh and Sikkim, now part of I…

The Turkic ethnography spreads widely between Türkiye to Central Asia and parts of Russia. And yes, it is true that both Turkish and Turkic have the same origi…

The world is well aware of the history of Israel and Palestine, marked by ongoing wars, decades of occupation, mass-scale genocides, and conflicts that seem to…