Our Census – Our Future (Census 2011)
1.21 billion People, 3.3 million square km area, 640 districts, 5,924 sub-districts, 7,935 Towns and…
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The origin of Snakes and Ladders
The 13th century poet saint Gyandev created the game of Snakes & Ladders. It was…
The birdman of India
Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (November 12, 1896 – July 27, 1987) was among the first…
Surendra Nath Jauhar
This century has seen heroes who have been larger-than-life; heroes of the battlefield and heroes…
Somnath Temple
The Somanth Temple is the only Indian temple that is so located that there is…
Mumbai was formed by uniting seven islands
The seven islands of Bombay were an archipelago of islands that were, over a span…
Father of Fiber Optics- Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany
Among the modern-age inventions which have reshaped and revolutionized the world we live in today,…
Namdapha National Park
Namdapha National Park is the only wildlife sanctuary in India harbouring four big cats: the…
The highest cricket ground in the world
The Chail cricket stadium Of Himachal Pradesh is the highest cricket ground in the world…
India’s test tube baby creator
Subhash Mukhopadhyay was the first physician in India (and second in the world after British…
Uncle Pai’s Amar Chitra Katha
Remember that time when there was no facebook or mobile phone to keep you engaged…
Chitrakote – the Niagara Falls of India
The picture you see is that of the Chitrakote Falls near Jagdalpur, in Bastar district…
The Living Bridges of the world
In the depths of North-East India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges…
Mere Dholna-Award winning performance
Team from BIT Mesra. Devottama Bhattacharya – lead singer Arka Pratim – Violin
Mora Saiyaan
A soulful song by Avirup Bhattacharya
Shaam Dhale- Live performance
Devottama Banerjee is the lead singer. She is accompanied by: Arka Pratim- violin Indra Pal…
The original Constitution writer
The original Constitution of India was handwritten by Prem Behari Narain Raizada.Though we all know that B.R. Ambedkar was the architect of the Constitution; one man can be held responsible for literally writing it in his own inimitable calligraphy.
The Badami rock-cut caves
The Badami cave temples at Badami, a town in the Bagalkot District in the north part of Karnataka, are considered an excellent example of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya Architecture.
India is the fifth largest wind power producing country
Although a relative newcomer to the wind industry India has the fifth largest installed wind power capacity in the world. In 2009-10 India’s growth rate was highest among the other top four countries- USA, Germany, Spain and China.
Doctor’s Day in India
1st July is celebrated as doctor’s day across India to honour the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy. He was born on July 1, 1882 and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years.