Important Editorials on History
History-Sangam Age, the Silapatikaram and the Society !!!
Silapatikaram is a pre-eminent Tamil kavya that gives a detailed account of life in South India some 1,800 to 2,000 years before [...]
History-Chandragupta Maurya’s Victory Over Seleucus I Nicator !!!
Chandragupta Maurya […]
History-Midnight’s children in their 70s !!!
India and Pakistan’s 70 years of Independence: A look back at how destiny set the midnight’s children apart. [...]
Society Watch-Silk Road Threads Through History !!!
The Silk Road was an ancient, storied network of roads, trading posts, and oases that linked Asia and the [...]
History Watch- Bagha Jatin: The Bengal Tiger Whom The British Feared
Exactly 101 years ago, the nationalist-revolutionary succumbed to severe bullet injuries in Balasore hospital following a gallant battle with [...]
History Watch – Universities of Ancient India !!!
Unfortunately, the quality of education in most of our institutes is below par. If we delve into our past, [...]
History Watch – Vinoba Bhave & Sarvodaya !!!
Important works :- […]
History Watch – Kautilya’s Budget vs Jaitley’s Budget !!!
Note:- Last year UPSC has asked questions on Kautiya, and before exam we published an article on Kautilya’s view [...]
History Watch – Jayasi’s Padmavat – Rani Padmini And Alauddin Khilji: Separating Fact From Fiction
Background – Activists of the Rajput Karni Sena wrecked havoc on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Padmavati’ recently by [...]
History Watch – Republics Of The Past – Part 2
Republics of Ancient India This concluding part will examine the political characteristics of ancient republics to see how far [...]
History Watch – Republics Of The Past – Part 1
India became a modern republic, a sovereign, democratic republic, in 1950 amidst widespread skepticism about the durability of both [...]
Editorial – History Watch – Gandhi vs Bose !!!
Mahatma Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose were two legendary personalities, gigantic in their political moral and ethical stature. Both [...]
Editorial – History Watch – After 100yrs of Champaran !!!
Gandhi’s movement, a century ago, was a political campaign operating in a more hostile environment than today’s. Yet it [...]
Editorial – History – Rajaji and Nehru !!!
Note :- This is a write up by Ramachandra Guha (The writer of India after Gandhi and Gandhi before [...]
History Watch- North-East India and Indian Freedom Struggle !!!
Disclaimer- We are expecting a question in this year mains as the government has honored 10 freedom fighters from [...]
History Watch – Role of Women in India’s Freedom Struggle !!!
The entire history of the freedom movement is replete with the saga of bravery, sacrifice and political sagacity of [...]
History Watch – A Harappan Site In South India or a Second phase urbanization in India beyond Harappa ?
The green of the coconut grove was a soothing sight in the fierce noon sun that had started frying [...]
History Watch – Time to rewrite the History as Harappan theory goes for a toss !!!
Background :- History is such a tender subject and it is usually raised upon a fragile plinth.Think of History as [...]
History Watch – Buddhist Circuit !!!
Buddhist Circuit:- Background:- “Buddham Sharanam Gachaami ,Dhammam Sharanam Gachaami ,Sangham Sharanam Gachaami” In the Mahaparinirvana sutra, the Buddha tells [...]
Questions – GS I-Section I
Dear friends, As continuation of GS I initiative . We hope you were able to finish the particular sections and [...]
Harappan Series (Indus valley Civilization) – Part 1
Prelude :In the “Geography of History” series we have learned the evolution of mankind from hunting gathering societies to [...]
India : The geography of history – Part 5
Neolithic Age, origin of Agriculture and Domestication of Animals Neolithic Age : - Domestication of plants and animals has been [...]
India : The geography of history – Part 4
Hunter-Gatherers : Paleolithic & Mesolithic Age Introduction:- This is the story of our fore fathers.Who used to hunt and gather [...]
India : The geography of history – Part 3
India and its Many regions Introduction:- It often said , as well as written in our constitution that India as [...]