Nehru allowed Tibet, our peaceful neighbor and a buffer between us and China, to be erased as a nation, without even recording a protest in the UN

Savarkar was the one who envisioned the idea of complete freedom and liberation from the chains of British slavery

We took a ship from Mecca in which were 380 men and many women and children, and we took from it fully 12,000 ducats, with goods worth at least another 10,000. And we burned the ship and all the people on board with gunpowder. – A Portuguese companion of Vasco da Gama, 1502

Pakistan became a realty not so much by the efforts of Jinnah or the Muslim League as by the machinations of the British, particularly Churchill and other like-minded politicians to protect their oil interests in the Middle-East

According to Rani Sircar, the Kon-i-Noor, the Daryanoor and Timur’s Ruby were exhibited at the Great Exhibition held in London and in 1851 A.D. Timur’s Ruby was subsequently presented with other jewellery to Queen Victoria by the East India Company

Kesarbai Kerkar insisted on removing microphones, loudspeakers from the stage. If something annoyed her, she would cancel the recital midway

The heritage tours of Tamil Nadu comprise the architectural galore of UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Great Living Chola Temples, magnificent sculptures, and colonial charms

Prince Albert, Royal Consort and beloved husband of the queen, used the throne as his presiding seat at the closing ceremony of The Great Exhibition, a program which he had patronized and helped bring to fruition

The Emergency ushered in a bizarre era where statements like “Porn? Theek hai! Politics no” didn’t raise any eyebrows or disapproval

During the fierce tank battle, Khetrapal’s tank was hit by enemy fire, but he did not abandon the tank… instead, he kept fighting