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In February 1793, British ambassador to China, George Macartney, embarked on a mission to open China for trade, driven by Britain's insatiable thirst for Chinese tea. Yet, it wasn't tea but the potent lure of

Oil propelled the world into the industrial revolution but its origins and current use is stained by the adverse impact it has on our environment

The mythical Asura king Mahabali may not have ruled Kerala but his story found currency in the region. Historians explain how.

At the same time, it is also to be noted that the Bhakti movement provided a much-needed religious ground for the Mughal rulers to operate in.

There are many plausible theories as to why Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and fellow Congress leaders rejected the strike, including the reasons that drove the naval mutiny to life in the first place.

Historically, Manipur had a strong sense of nationalism, with its own constitution and representative government established in 1947. However, by 1949, tensions escalated, leading to the Maharaja of Manipur being placed under house arrest and

Japanese control over the Andamans coincided with the Indian National Army (INA)’s occupation over the area and the internal understanding between the two, ensured that the Japanese faced no resistance while trying to take over

Pepper, considered the King of Spices, has been traded around the world since antiquity, prized for its flavour, scarcity and supernatural origins.At one point, the spice became so coveted that it facilitated the Age of

Affirmative Action in America and India emerged out of similar circumstances and was introduced without much public opposition. However, in America it has frequently come under attack culminating in the recent Supreme Court verdict that

Ruth Handler came up with the idea of Barbie after she was inspired by her daughter’s fascination with paper dolls that looked like adults. Here’s how she scripted Barbie’s success story.

Scholars say one of the oldest names used in association with the Indian subcontinent was Meluha, which was mentioned in the texts of ancient Mesopotamia in the third millennium BCE, to refer to the Indus

One of the most recognisable statuses of good fortune, gold is used to celebrate births and marriages, is given to celebrate promotions and achievements. Its discovery in California had precipitated one of the largest migration

A monotonous “global” style of building now dominates new construction in major cities of the world, including Delhi, often making them look homogenous. The result is a loss of sense of place and belonging, transforming

In his call to Indians to resist British domination, Mahatma Gandhi often referred to and drew inspiration from the American revolution.

With the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government promising to enforce a six-point action plan to clean Yamuna to transform Delhi into a “clean, beautiful and modern city” by 2025, and several initiatives being taken to

Steeped in the need for economic development, the Emergency allowed Gandhi to carry out mass arrests of ministers and have complete control over what the media published. It also resulted in her son carrying out

Archaeologists working at the site say enough scientific evidence has now been found to suggest that civilisation and literacy emerged in the south as far back in time as the sixth century BCE. But similar

If one were to trace Yoga’s journey in the West, we would have to start from September 11, 1893, when Swami Vivekananda made his famous speech at Chicago in the Parliament of religions. His powerful

Some three centuries before the British mesmerised Calcutta with ice, Mughal emperor Babur had transported ice on elephants and horseback from Kashmir to Delhi. The British tried to emulate the practice but soon gave up.

The history of the world is inextricably linked to the history of trade, in particular, the widespread trade of goods obtained on the back of atrocities and those capable of shaping our entire monetary system.

Delhi has witnessed a shift in industrial policies, leading to the relocation of industries to the outskirts and creating a visual divide between affluent high-rises and dilapidated industrial colonies. Karampura, once a thriving industrial area,

Before Delhi became the capital of British India in 1911 it was part of the Punjab province. Even in the early days of the capital building, the tussle between the municipality under Punjab and the

There are more than one million people in Japan who live as hikikomori, or social outcasts. They spend the vast majority of their time locked in their rooms, shutting off all sunlight and outside communications.

New scholarship suggests Mughals were influenced by a Hellenistic Greek philosophical tradition called Neoplatonism that was popular among major empires of the Islamic world in the 16th century. In India, this helped them create alliances

The last coronation of an English sovereign took place in 1953, just a few years after India gained independence from the British. Amongst the many dignitaries that attended the function was India's Prime Minister, Jawaharlal