भारत के एक बहादुर, मास्टरमाइंड और रॉकेट मैन के जन्म ने इतिहास को एक नया मोड़ दिया, वह कोई और नहीं बल्कि अंग्रेजों को सबक सिखाने वाले भारतीय शासक टीपू सुल्तान थे। एक साहसी शासक जिसने अंग्रेजी ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी के साथ चार युद्ध लड़े।

शेर की तरह दहाड़ता और गोरिल्ला की तरह लड़ता एक सुल्तान

"I am a shy person and I actually get embarrassed when people compliment me for my looks. But when I think about it later, I feel good." - Dharmendra

The He-Man Of Indian Cinema

जिसके सामने दुनिया का हर सम्मान छोटा पड़ गया वह कोई और नहीं मदर टेरेसा थी। 1985 में आज ही के दिन अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति रोनाल्ड रीगन ने उन्हें प्रेसीडेंशियल मेडल ऑफ फ्रीडम से नवाजा।

सफ़ेद साड़ी में लिपटा एक फ़रिश्ता

Three nations with a history of conflict mourned together for Neerja Bhanot, an ordinary woman with extraordinary courage who not only met eye to eye with terrorists but also did not bow to death.

An Angel Down Below

Have you ever wondered what life would be like in a 168-year-old Haveli? Inhabiting the secrets of the past while making space for its future predecessors, Chunnamal ki Haveli is one of the most well-preserved Havelis of Delhi-6, where Lala Chunnamal's descendants continue to live the legacy of their ancestors. Let us unravel Chunnamal's life story and his Haveli. 

Unraveling the Secrets of Chunnamal and His Haveli 

अरुणाचल प्रदेश को  'उगते सूरज की भूमि' के नाम से भी जाना जाता है। क्या आप जानते हैं कि अरुणाचल प्रदेश भारत का पूर्ण राज्य कब बना?  इसके पीछे क्या इतिहास है? इस लेख मेंं इसके भौगोलिक सीमाओं, भाषा और इतिहास की विस्तृत चर्चा होगी।


अरुणाचल प्रदेश स्थापना दिवस

The cultural heartland of Jaipur has all of us mesmerised, especially when it comes to its vibrant and colourful artwork. One such art traditionally practised here is blue pottery. With its roots in the Central Asian artistry, blue pottery travelled a long way to the Indian subcontinent to become one of the most cherished art forms of Jaipur today. Let us trace its journey to our homeland. 

Knowing the Art of Blue Pottery 

Honoured with a Padma Shree, this village boy turned into an amazing planet-hopping space scientist. From acing at precalculating probable hazards and obstacles with a precision unmatched during missions to raising a toast to his super intuition at identifying talents worthy of such high-end projects, he is no less than a space astrologer.

When Mars And Moon Came Together

Madan Lal, the Indian bowler who dismissed Vivian Richards at the 1983 World Cup Final to seal India's win, was born today in 1951. His career would be one of a prolific all-round domestic and international performance. 

Crucial man, with a long history

The age of the Maharajas had come to an end in India - not with a bang, but with a whimper, as they were made part of the Indian Union - most willingly, some unwillingly. After hanging on the coats of the privy purse, even that was given up by the late 1960s. In this context was born Madhavrao Scindia, the son of the last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, Jivajirao Scindia. Maharajas could afford to educate their kids at schools bearing their name, and the best universities which existed. Thus, Scindia, born on the 10th of March 1945, would graduate from the Scindia School and then Oxford.

By this time, 1971 had arrived. The Princes had all been stripped of their privileges, and they made the next logical move - a transition into the new, democratic world of party politics. His mother had taken up politics back in the 60s, and Madhavrao would do the same.

Scindia would remain on a streak, winning the Lok Sabha elections 9 times from his home state, and never once being defeated. He was shifting alliances between the Jana Sangh, (owing to their family hatred of the congress due to its banning of princely privileges), an independent candidacy, and the Congress too, by 1980. He was the Congress candidate from Gwalior for a long time, and in 1984, would also get a taste of how ministries were run.

His big assignments came during his time as a Railways Minister till 1989, and then as a Minister for Civil Aviation in the early 1990s. He would resign over an aeroplane crash in 1992, which was ironic, since his death was due to a plane crash in 2001 over the area of Mainpuri in UP. By that time, he had been trying to sort out his political options of whether to rebel, be a part of the United front, or be on its cabinet or not.

A stamp of the Gwalior prince; Source: Wikipedia

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Madhavrao Scindia, the son of the last Maharaja of Gwalior, was born today in 1945. He would serve dedicatedly in politics once his kingdom lost its privileges

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The last Prince, the transition to politics

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