How the great scientist J.C. Bose fought discrimination and won
Jagadish Chandra Bose as a professor of Physics at Presidency College, Kolkata, was offered a salary substantially lower than his...
History
The making of Michelangelo
Michelangelo’s mother had died when he was still a child, and so he was sent to live with his nurse...
Indians taught Europeans the use of rockets in warfare
In 1792 the weapon suppliers of Tipu Sultan designed and successfully developed the first iron-cased rockets. These were used by...
Significance of Baisakhi Purnima in the life of Buddha
Gautam Buddha was born on a Baisakhi Purnima, received enlightenment on a Baisakhi Purnima and attained nirvana on a Baisakhi...
His warfare tactics earned him the name Desert Fox
Erwin Rommel was a German Field Marshal in World War II. He was a highly decorated officer of World War...
Once Gandhiji asked, ‘What is hockey?’
In 1932 Los Angeles Olympics there were three teams, India, Japan and the USA, in men’s hockey. India won the...
