To the average Indian, Shivaji has over the years come to represent everything that is glorious and fearless about his past.
The origins of the EIC lay in certain developments in seventeenth century England that acted as a catalyst for increasing curiosity in the East.
The contribution made by the Bangladeshi peacekeeping force was hugely appreciated by the Sierra Leone government.
The judgment stated that the only way to determine support enjoyed by a particular state government would be by means of a floor test.
Dara Shikoh was the brother of Aurangazeb and was killed by the latter.
The first budget of India was present when still under colonial rule. The then Finance Minister of India, James Wilson presented the budget on April 7, 1860.
A day after his assassination, Mahatma Gandhi featured across the front page of practically every major newspaper of the world as the symbol of loss that India would find hard to recover from.
When the constitution of India was born, it was considered necessary by the makers of the document to celebrate it on a day associated with national pride.
The legacy left behind by Bose in independent India was a source of constant worry to an American government stuck in cold war with communist USSR .
The earliest evidence of Jallikattu or bull taming can be found in ancient Indian cave paintings and seal iconography.
Food from India did not just form a major part of import, but had over time become an essential part of British diet.
MGR used his popularity both as an actor and as a public figure to make the AIADMK a successful political party that would go on to achieve sweeping victories over many elections.