The history behind this is just This photograph was taken when Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Pethick-Lawrence met each other in Viceroy House in Kolkata. Pethick-Lawrence was then the British Secretary. The picture of Gandhiji was later used as portrait size image in all currency notes and the real pic...
Prambanan is the largest Hindu Temple located in Indonesia. This temple, locally referred to as Loro Jonggrang Temple. It was built in 9th century, Rakai Pikatan believed to be started construction of this grand temple in Java. On visiting Java said Rabindranath Tagore said that "I see...
“If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gorkha.” – Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw ...
Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan operating 17000 Saraswati Shishu Mandir (SSM) schools across India. Male teachers in SSM are called ‘Acharyas’ and females are addressed as ‘Didis’. Before start of classes ZERO period reserved for sharing stories of great...
The Trilikonath Temple is located in village of Trilikonath which lies 6 km south of the the Chaṅdrābhāgā River, and about 9 km from the village of Udaipur of Lahul and Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh.'Trilikonath' is one of the names of the Bhagwan, Shiva, which means the "Lord of the three...
Serfoji II was the last leader of the Bhonsle dynasty of the Maratha of Tanjore. His contribution to the field of Ophthalmic was notable, though his contribution remains unnoticed till 2004.King Serfoji II was born on September 24, 1777. He ruled between 1798 and 1832.He also established herbal...
Chandro Tomar is a sharp shooter from the village of Johri in the Bagpat district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. She is also known as "Dadi Chandro" . Since learning to shoot in 2002, she has attained national fame as a shooter, having won more than 25 national championships. ...
