Sinking of the RMS Titanic: Coincidence or clairvoyance?
There are coincidences that one cannot easily believe in. It makes one wonder if it’s even natural. One such event...
History
World’s first recorded women’s cricket test match
World’s first recorded women’s test match was played in 1725 in Surrey, England, between Bramley and Hambledon villages. The Bramley...
The Eiffel Tower and Paris’ payback on Hitler
The year was 1940. Germany had made its way into France and occupied almost half the country. Paris, the capital city...
‘Mohenjo-Daro’ or ‘the mound of the dead’
The people of the Sindh province of current-day Pakistan were the ones who coined the name ‘Mohenjo-Daro’. The name, in...
One fort, many masters: The Uparkot fort
The Uparkot fort in Junagadh, Gujarat, is one of the most unique forts in India. And it has its reasons....
Discovering minerals
Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic substances that have specific chemical compositions and physical properties of their own. They are solid...
