खिलजी वंश के सबसे महत्वाकांक्षी, सफल और चर्चित सुल्तान अलाउद्दीन ख़िलजी ने गद्दी हासिल करने के लिए उन्हीं से दग़ा कर दी जिन्होंने उस पर सबसे ज़्यादा विश्वास किया था।

सुल्तान एक कातिल है

Remember the Kashmir Ki Kali of Bollywood? Let me drop another hint for you. She hails from the illustrious Tagore family and continues to be a veteran actor. By now, you must have guessed that we shall traverse through the life journey of Sharmila Tagore.

Hindi Cinema ki Kali

Footwear is one of the most essential items used by humans in their day-to-day lives. Modern fashion trends like high heels or boots are considered to have evolved in the West.

From Padukas to High Heels

It is believed that nearly every aspect of modern India is a product of British colonialism. Unfortunately, it is true. The British built roads, railways, industries, and many buildings that continue to remind us that we continue to live in an India, that is undoubtedly western in its designs.

A product of colonialism

Origins of Indian Maps

Two beacons of power came face to face when Shivaji came to Aurangzeb's court. This incident would result in one of the most thrilling escapes of Indian history.

Snake and the Mongoose

Traveling down the memory lanes of Medieval India has always been fun. With the increasing imperialism of Islamic rulers, the Indian subcontinent experienced the earliest forms of religious tolerance. The rise of Sufism is one such movement that brought in a lot of significant changes.

The Path to Mysticism

The month of May can be devastating for half the population of India. And why not should it be? The scorching heat of the sun makes their life really difficult. The sweltering conditions of many people ends in being torturous to many. But, Mumbaikars heave a sigh of relief on this matter. All thanks to the flamingos that stop by just to enjoy the city of dreams. These migratory birds have adorned the Instagram and Twitter feeds of many celebrities recently. Let us use the opportunity of World Migratory Bird Day to learn more about these wading birds.

Gypsy of the Sky: World Migratory Bird Day

अगर राजस्थान को क़रीब से जानना है तो राजस्थान के मेले - उत्सव से बेहतर ज़रिया और कुछ नहीं हो सकता। कठोर जीवन, इतना रंग-बिरंगा भी हो सकता है यह अकल्पनीय है और राजस्थान इसका सबसे बेहतर उदाहरण है। मरू महोत्सव यही बताता है कि जन्म और मृत्यु का लेखा-जोखा हमारे हाथ में नहीं, लेकिन इन दोनों के बीच फलते जीवन को ज़िंदा-दिली से जिया जा सकता है।  

मूंछ नहीं तो कुछ नहीं : जैसलमेर मरू महोत्सव जा रहे हो तो अपनी मूंछ मत काटना 

In a world where everyone was over-exposed, the coolest thing he could do is maintain his mysterious and brooding nature. Maybe it was his personality, but who are we to complain about his undeniable charm!

Yours Truly- From The Mysterious Towns Of Shimla

A blue and green dot in the endless space of non-existence - that is how those who have seen the earth from outside describe it. When the Voyager turned back one last time to see its motherland, a Pale Blue Dot was what it saw. Blue! A colour that defines the earth - the colour of the oceans on the face of the earth.

Much before humans took birth, even before the dinosaurs ruled the land, there were oceans. The endless seas that existed at the infancy of the earth were where life first emerged. All our ancestors, till the last point, can be traced to the oceans of the world. 

Forget imagining life without oceans, life might never have existed if there were no endless salty water reservoirs. They are the blood of our Earth, without which this planet would not have been what it is today. Or we might not have been here to understand the significance of everything around us. 

> Even today, if the oceans are somehow removed from the surface of the earth, all life as we know it will collapse and there will be an endless doom.

For billions and billions of years, they have served the earth and its inhabitants. Though the waters take up 70% of the total surface cover of the Earth, without them the earth's clock would stop. Almost 96% of all water on the earth is found in the oceans. They are the most important component of the earth's survival kit.

> Even after being the largest geological feature on earth, 95% of the ocean remains unexplored. The most mysterious and beautiful places on the earth, exist in the darkness of waters thousands of feet below the ground level, where life exists in silence in unimaginable conditions, as evidence of what miracles can happen on the blue planet.

Given their significance, the important people of the Earth who had gathered for the Earth Summit in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro decided that something must be done to celebrate the oceans of the world. They wanted to recognize the role of oceans in human lives, something that the creatures of land often forget which is evident when we dump most of the human waste into the oceans, thus threatening their existence.

For sixteen years they thought and thought and finally in 2008, the United Nations General Assembly decided 8th June would be the perfect date to celebrate the waters. In 2009, the world celebrated its first World Ocean Day.

> While most of us might think that trees give us all the oxygen we need, in reality, oceans are the lungs of the planet. Most of the oxygen that we breathe comes from the waters!

The home to the majority of earth's biodiversity and corals of exotic beauty, the main source of protein for the world, the reason for the world's economic growth and expansion; is disrespected across the world. Over the years, oceans have become our dump houses and in an effort to beautify our lands, humans have forgotten to conserve the blue of the blue planet. 

Our technologically advanced modern lifestyles are becoming a threat to that one link that connects us with the beginning of life on the one planet in the solar system. The blood of the earth is polluted now. World Ocean Day is a reminder of the importance of the oceans and a warning of what might happen if humans ignore their actions.

Home to Marine Life; Source: Yuvamauritius.com

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Environment

What would the earth look like if there were no oceans here? Probably brown for all that sand and dust, or maybe even red with the rocks. To remember that we are the inhabitants of the blue planet, the world decided to celebrate Ocean Day on 8th June.

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