Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India.He died a monk. IMAGE: The Chandragupta Maurya stamp issued in 2001. Photograph: Kind courtesy Wikimedia Commons Chandragupta......
'...spent 1/10th of his time at 24, Akbar Road...''He would have met thousands of party workers and ordinary Congress supporters who have love for the party.''Left of Centre intellectuals have......
China is trying to legitimise its claim over Tibet through museums, and cultural institutions in the region, according to Tibet Rights Collective. IMAGE: People stand in front of the embassy of......
On a sunny Texas day in November 60 years ago, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the president of the United States, and his elegant wife Jacqueline Lee 'Jackie' Bouvier Kennedy touched down in......
It is astonishing, even for many of us who may have wide exposure to music, to see how such world-class performers are so little known in their own land, notes Aakar Patel. IMAGE: The Incomparable......
Entry tickets to museums, zoo and tiger reserves would become cheaper, while business class air travel, investment in mutual funds and chit funds would become expensive with some of the service tax......
Dr Ravi Prakash's 250 vintage car collection includes J R D Tata's 1940 Buick Limousine and a Sunbeam-Talbot used by Lord Mountbatten.Nikita Puri reports. All Photographs: Kind courtesy Classic......
Since the note ban was announced, auction houses, galleries and art fairs are witnessing lukewarm sales -- even with masters like Souza, Raza and Padamsee. Ritika Kochhar reports. IMAGE: At this......