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Makli Nekropolis – The City of the Dead

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Makli Necropolis is the largest graveyard in the world. But, don’t let the word ‘graveyard’ fool you, because Makli is the most beautiful cemetery that you will ever come across. It’s architectural style ranges from Muslim to Hindu designs.
Makli is probably the only graveyard that you’ll be able to call – ‘A Stunning Necropolis’.
Click on the picture above, to know more! … Continue readingMakli Nekropolis – The City of the Dead

KULDHARA – The Abandoned and Desolated Village

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Abandoned forts and villages which narrate a unique story, always appeal greatly to the curious human mind. These stories always have a sense of uncertainty lingering around them.
Upon travelling 18 kms south-west of the Rajasthani city of Jaisalmer, you will come across one such abandoned and desolated village, which goes by the name of Kuldhara.
Curious to know more? Click on the title above, to read about the haunted and deserted village of Kuldhara. … Continue readingKULDHARA – The Abandoned and Desolated Village

THE INFLUENZA PANDEMIC OF 1918 – The Spanish Flu

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102-years-ago, a pandemic, one of the worst, spread across the globe. This was the Spanish Flu of 1918. It lasted for a period of 2 years, up until 1920, and during that time, it brought the entire world to standstill. Local shops shut down, there were empty streets and markets and the hospitals were severally overcrowded.
History has repeated itself yet again, and now in the year 2020, the world has come to a halt once again. The COVID-19 has forced people to hit a pause button in their lives.
But what was this Flu that took place in 1918? Even before World War 1 ended, the Spanish Flu shook the whole world. Yet, it remains unknown.
Click on the title above to know more about this deadly Pandemic. … Continue readingTHE INFLUENZA PANDEMIC OF 1918 – The Spanish Flu

DARA SHIKOH – The ‘Unlucky One’

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Circa: 1657 AD. Location: The throne of the mighty Mughal Empire.
A War breaks out between four brothers. The result of the War? Emperor Aurungzeb ascends the throne as the sixth ruler of the Mughal Empire. But, before this happened, there was another Mughal Prince, probably much more deserving of the throne, who was executed in a disturbing manner. Who was this Prince?
Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, was supposed to be the heir-apparent to throne. A scholar and a liberal Muslim who preached religious unity, deserves to be remembered as one of the greatest of his times.
Click on the title above to read more about the ‘Unlucky Prince’. … Continue readingDARA SHIKOH – The ‘Unlucky One’

Durga Devi Vohra – The Forgotten Revolutionary

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Date: 19th December 1928;
Location: Lahore Railway Station, British India.
A man is seen boarding a train with his wife and son, along with their servant trudging along behind. Nothing seems out of the picture, does it? Not if you knew the back story. This ‘couple’ was actually the freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Durgawati Devi and her son, along with Rajguru. Never heard the name Durgawati Devi before, have you?
She too, just like Bhagat Singh, was a freedom fighter. Click on the title above to know more about this remarkable woman, and her difficult journey as a child, mother, wife and above all, a revolutionary. … Continue readingDurga Devi Vohra – The Forgotten Revolutionary

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?