A handsome prince falls in love with a magical doe and loses her. In the process of finding his lost love, he finds something even more meaningful. One might wonder, what is more, meaningful than love? Qutban Suhravardi believes that the answer to this burning question lies in the story of Mirigavati itself.

The Magic Doe and the Prince of Chandragiri

पोशाक, श्रृंगार, हीरे, जवाहरात दूसरों के लिए आभूषण होंगे, उनके लिए तो उनकी तलवारें और हथियार ही उनके आभूषण थे। रानी लक्ष्मीबाई ने बहादुरी और ममता के सभी मायने बदल दिए।

एक रानी की खूबसूरती नहीं बल्कि वीरता की कहानी

Meena Kumari, known for her tragic roles in Bollywood films like Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam and Pakeezah, passed away today in 1972.

Tragedy Queen's tragic end

शायद ही कोई खेल प्रशंसक होगा जिसने हरियाणा की फोगट बहनों के बारे में नहीं सुना होगा। उन्होंने कई मौकों पर भारत को गौरवान्वित किया है, उनकी कहानी अब एक फीचर फिल्म भी है। ये कहानी है धाकड़ गर्ल गीता फोगट की।

रूढ़िवादिता को तोड़ना और पदक जीतना उनका पारिवारिक व्यवसाय है

To err is to human, to run a country, divine. This totally legitimate (read: made-up) quote can only be apt for a few politicians who have been able at juggling a billion dreams. Rajendra Prasad was one of the longest-serving presidents of India and for good reason.

The First "First Person"

All of us have different dreams, different aspirations, and different goals but the future that we want to live, one devoid of any violence and conflict, remains the same. World Peace Day serves as a reminder of this.

A Day for You and Me

From Attock to Cuttack the Marathas had conquered it all, making them the de facto ruler of the Indian subcontinent, but for how long?

Attock Se Cuttack

Thirteen blasts rip through Bombay, today in 1993. Organised as a reaction against the Hindu-Muslim rioting since months, Dawood Ibrahim would be responsible for the murder of 257 people on this fateful day. 

Blasts to destroy a city's will

Damerla Rama Rao, Post-Impressionist Painter, and one of the first painters to paint nude art portraits of women in India was born today in 1897.

Wielding the Paintbrush During the Colonial Era

Once there lived an asura named Bheemasura who was the son of Kumbhakarna and Karkati.

When he grew up, he asked his mother about his absent father, and was told that he was killed by Rama, an avatar of Vishnu.

Incensed by this news, he swore to avenge his father and therefore performed intense austerities to please Brahma.

Pleased with his efforts, Brahma blessed him with immense power.

And so it began. Bheemasura terrorized everyone around him. He even conquered the region of Kamarupa and imprisoned the king who was a great Shiva devotee.

The king kept chanting and praying to Shiva to help him, and had even created a linga out of mud, in the prison itself.

Angered at this scenario as he wanted everyone to worship him as the mightiest of all, Bheemasura proceeded to destroy the linga.

And that is when Shiva appeared there, fought a fierce battle with the asura and finally slayed him.

All the people then prayed to Shiva to stay there forever, and that is how the Bheemashankar Temple came to be.

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