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Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is perhaps India’s most iconic colonial railway building. Built between 1878 and 1888 as Victoria Terminus, it was designed by British architect Frederick William Stevens as the headquarters of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. At the height of colonial Bombay’s rise as a trading powerhouse, the British used the station…
Image Credit: Facebook/ Mekhala Munshi Clive House, also known as Burra Kothi, located in Dum Dum on Kolkata’s northern fringe, serves as a testament to the rich history that has unfolded within its premises over hundreds of years. Clive House has often been described as one of the oldest structures found in Kolkata, and yet…
Ever imagined how it’s like to shop from a market that is run only by women? There is one such market in the heart of Imphal, which amid the steady hum of bargaining voices, and aroma of fresh produce and dried fish, will make anyone pause and experience the vibe of it. This place is…
NEW DELHI: The Kerala unit of Congress is again at the centre of a controversy after its “cow urine research” remarks on Padma Shri winner IIT Madras director V Kamakoti. The comments received a sharp retort from Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu who came out in defence of Kamakoti.The Kerala Congress, in a post on X,…
Picture source: X/Indian Air Force LONDON: In a historic reversal of colonial times, two top guns from the Indian Air Force will soon be training Royal Air Force fighter pilots in the UK.The two IAF instructors will train RAF aircrew officers who are completing flying training at No. 4 Flying Training School in RAF Valley…
The Brahmasūtratattvārthavilāsa by Ramasubba Shastri LONDON: Whilst most people associate Sanskrit scholarship with the Vedas, new research by Cambridge scholars plans to show that between 1650 and 1800 a golden age of Sanskrit scholarship took place even when Britain was tightening its grip on India. Yet the erotic plays and poems, legal literature, and philosophy…
