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Illustration of the Last Battle of Sitaram Ray
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
7 min read
Raja Sitaram Ray was a self-made Hindu king who built a small empire by the dint of his talent, bravery and leadership. He was also the last Hindu king of Bengal, executed by Murshid Quli Khan.
Ancient Trade Routes
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
This episode narrates the extraordinary commercial highway networks of ancient Bharatavarsha and how the continuity of these routes were preserved intact till the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
Dharma Raja Karthika Tirunal Rama Varma’s Gift
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
The first episode narrating a profound incident that occurred in the childhood days of Travancore king Karthika Tirunal Rama Varma
The Cost of Feeding Mohandas Gandhi: Ask Sarat Chandra Bose
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
In 1932, Mohandas Gandhi stayed for several weeks in the home of Sarat Chandra Bose in Calcutta as his esteemed guest. This essay contains some revealing details drawn from an eyewitness account of th ...
Bahadur Shah Zafar: The Last Mughal who was also the Last Great Traitor
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
7 min read
The story of how Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal, intrigued with the British to sabotage the First War of Indian Independence in 1857
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