The President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 21 April 2015 released a Postage Stamp commemorating the 200 years of the Orthodox Theological Seminary or Old Seminary, Kottayam in Kerala.
ISIS bulldozes ancient city in Iraq
The ISIS militants has begun bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq in their latest attack on Iraq’s historical heritage.
According to the report from the tourism and antiquities ministry, ISIS assaulted the historic city of Nimrud and bulldozed it with heavy vehicles.
A Rajput wedding that transcends Indo-Pak border
Family ties that date back to well before the subcontinent was partitioned in 1947 still appear stronger than the new political boundaries that separate them. This was proved when scions of two Rajput families from India and Pakistan tie the knot in Jaipur.
Samyukta Maharashtra movement to be included in SSC text book
Government of Maharashtra has decided to include the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement in the state board’s history textbook for class X.
Maharashtra government buys the London house where Ambedkar once lived
Government of Maharashtra bought a house in London where Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar once lived. The house is on King Henry Road in London. It is the place where Ambedkar lived while studying at the London School of Economics.
UN court rules that Serbia and Croatia did not commit genocide during Balkan wars
The UN top court ruled that Serbia and Croatia did not commit genocide against each other’s people during the wars that sparked by the breakup of former Yugoslavia. The ruling is expected to help put to rest long prevailing hostility between the Balkan neighbours.
Excavations at Ter to throw light on ancient history of Maharashtra
In an attempt to throw light on the missing links in the ancient history of Maharashtra, archeologists started excavation at Ter – a site associated with the Satavahana dynasty, in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra.
Rohan Murty takes initiative to promote Indian classical literature
In a philanthropic initiative by Rohan Murty, a library of rare ancient Indian classical literature has been launched. The library contains texts going as far as back 3 BCE.
Rare Maratha Empire documents found in UK
A document of 1796-1800 in Nana Phadanwis’ own handwriting has been found in England. In the document Nana mentions his assets worth over five crores and nineteen lakhs. This amount would worth several thousand crores today.
Government refuses to reveal Netaji files
The government of India has refused to declassify at least 87 top secret files containing information about Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.