Author: itihaastohistory

UNHEARD: THE MISSING PAGES OF HISTORY – MONA LISA and the Theft that turned it into a Masterpiece, Overnight

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The Mona Lisa, till date is considered to be one of the world’s most famous paintings. The reason it is considered to be the best painting of its artist, Leonardo Da Vinci, is not just because he painted her with so much passion, that she seems lifelike. It is also because on the morning of August 21,1911, she disappeared. And that is how the Mona Lisa became a legend and a beauty, literally overnight.
But that’s not where the story ends. Tap on the title to know more. … Continue readingUNHEARD: THE MISSING PAGES OF HISTORY – MONA LISA and the Theft that turned it into a Masterpiece, Overnight

Jahanara Begum – The Forgotten Mughal Princess

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In an attempt to uncover newer stories, I have decided to dedicate one section of my blog only to the unknown yet bold women, who existed in our history. These women were bold, brave and strong, yet their names seemed to have gotten lost in the pages of our history. However, they managed to leave a mark in this world, and that is what I aim to achieve now with this new section – to rediscover these women and give them the credit that they deserve.
The very first amongst the many is Jahanara Begum, the daughter of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. Read on to know more. … Continue readingJahanara Begum – The Forgotten Mughal Princess

UNHEARD: THE MISSING PAGES OF HISTORY – THE NINE UNKNOWN MEN

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Circa – 273 BC; The emperor of one of the largest kingdoms in the world, Ashoka ‘The Great’, has just fought the most gruesome war of the Ancient World – The Kalinga War. Traumatized after seeing the destruction in the War, he renounces all forms of violence and converts to Buddhism. More importantly, he is said to have formed a secret society, called “The Nine Unknown Men”. These nine men possess the knowledge that mankind is now on the hunt for. Who are these nine men? Did they really exist? Do they still exist?
Read on more, to find out about the oldest Secret Society in the history of the World – The Nine Unknown Men. … Continue readingUNHEARD: THE MISSING PAGES OF HISTORY – THE NINE UNKNOWN MEN

URI Surgical Strike

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Date – 18th September 2016; Location – Uri, Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir; Time – 5:30 am.
This is when the Indian Army Brigade headquarters in Uri, near the LOC, was attacked by 4 militants. The Indian Army carried out a surgical strike in retaliation to it, ten days later. But what really happened during the Uri attack and the Surgical Strike? How did the Special Forces carry out an operation this dangerous, in such little time, with zero fatalities (on the Indian side)? Read on more, as I attempt to uncover the small details, behind the Surgical Strike of 2016. … Continue readingURI Surgical Strike

Subhash Chandra Bose – Dead or Alive?

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23rd August 1945, news of Bose’s sudden death breaks out in British India. However, the Viceroy of India, along with a lot of other Indians, refuses to believe it. Questions and theories start floating across the entire country. Why would the great Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose fake his own death? What was he hiding? What really happened to him on the fateful afternoon of 17th August 1945?
This continues to be one of the biggest questions that haunts India till date. Click on the title above to read more about the theories surrounding Subhash Chandra Bose’s death, as I attempt to unravel this mystery … Continue readingSubhash Chandra Bose – Dead or Alive?

Shaniwarwada – The Cursed Fort

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The year is 1772. A mere 17-year-old boy ascends the throne of the mighty Maratha Empire as the new Peshwa. However, fate has something else in store for him. Never would he have thought that his reign as the Peshwa would take such an unexpected turn. An end so gruesome, that it said that you can hear the screams of the young boy, till date, in the halls of the majestic Shaniwarwada Fort. … Continue readingShaniwarwada – The Cursed Fort

‘Man of peace’ – Lal Bahadur Shastri

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When someone asks you what’s so special about the 2nd of October, what would your answer be? Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. But most of tend to forget about another extremely significant figure who was born on this very day – Lal Bahadur Shastri. Independent India’s Second Prime Minister, was born on this day in 1904 in Mughalsarai, Uttar Pradesh. Unfortunately, in less than 2 years, he passed away due to a supposed ‘heart attack’, a theory which his wife and family refused to believe in, giving rise to a lot of suspicion and subsequently – several controversial theories. Even today, his death remains clouded in mystery. But, what is even sadder, is that while everybody celebrates Gandhi Ji on the 2nd of October, very few remember this exceptional man.
Click on the title above to read more about the ‘Man of Peace’ – Lal Bahadur Shastri and to access a rare unseen footage from his funeral … Continue reading‘Man of peace’ – Lal Bahadur Shastri

Bhagat Singh – The Young Revolutionary

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On 28th September, 1907, in a small village in Punjab, British India, Bhagat Singh was born to a family of revolutionaries, who inculcated in him, from the very start, the spirit to fight and revolt.

As fate would have it, Bhagat Singh went on to become one of the youngest martyrs of the Indian Independence Movement, who was hung alongside his comrades – Sukhdev and Rajguru, on this day – 23rd March, 1931.

On account of ‘Shaheed Diwas’ which marks the 90th death anniversary of these young martyrs, I present to you – ‘Bhagat Singh – The Young Revolutionary’.

Click on the title above to read more about the lives of these great men and their accomplices … Continue readingBhagat Singh – The Young Revolutionary