Communalism in India “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” -Swift India is a country consisting of a large number of states and union territories. People belong to different castes and creeds. They speak...
India’s Unity in Diversity “Breathes there the man with soul so dead, who to himself hath never said: This is my land.” – Sir Walter Scott By ‘National Integration’ is meant an innate sense and an abiding feeling of unity and oneness amongst the...
Indo-Pak Relations The relations between India and Pakistan have always been changing. The very birth of Pakistan was accompanied by a lot of blood bath and communal riots. India was broken up into the units – India and Pakistan. Pakistan was then (1947) made up...
A World Free from the Divisions of Caste, Creed, Colour, Race or Religion When a baby takes birth in this world, the kind of surroundings he is born into determines his life and labels him by categorizing him in a particular category. He is no...
Inter-Caste and Inter-Religion Marriages It has often been written on the wedding cards that marriages are made in heaven but solemnized on earth. So when two persons are bound in wedlock, it is the will of God according to which their souls have come together....
“Seven Sisters” Of India We love our country but have failed to explore a part of our land.These are the seven sister states of India i.e. Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. Bordering China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and Tibet, this land is...
Palace on Wheels The “palace on wheels” is a magnificent heritage train which started chugging in 1982.Targeted at the international travellers, it offers them a glimpse of the great Indian hospitality and vibrancy of our culture. The train begins its dream journey from Delhi and...
Chatrapati Shivaji Shivajiraje Bhosle was born in 1630 and was formally crowned “Chhatrapati” in 1674 for being the valiant leader that he was. He espoused the ideology of Indian Self Rule and fought against the Sultanates, the Mughals and the British. His strong beliefs and...
Forts of India The Indian landscape is dotted with numerous forts built by erstwhile rulers as a protection against the attacking forces. Each fort depicts its own history, architecture and grandeur, amply showcasing ilk: splendour, taste and life style of the Moguls, Nawabs, Maharajas, and...
The 1857 Uprising The revolt of 1857 was the first most severe outburst of anger and discontent accumulated in the hearts of Indian people ever since the inception of British rule. Although British historians dismiss it as “sepoy mutiny”, the Indian historians term it as...
