Indian History  

Savita Pradhan was born in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. She was the first girl from her village to complete class 10 studies. Savita was married off at the young age of 16. At 21, she moved out of her husband’s house with her sons and started a new life. She cleared the MPPSC exams in her first attempt and became a PCS officer.

If one were to dig the archives of the All India Radio, interviews of prominent personalities ranging from Pearl S Buck to George Harrison would emerge. Along with it, recordings of speeches made by freedom fighters like Subhash Chandra Bose, or public addresses delivered by stalwarts like Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Dr B. R. Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, Sarojini Naidu, etc. would emerge as well. In many ways, the All India Radio has been a chronicler and preserver of Indian history. On World Radio Day, let’s take a look at some of the most historic broadcasts aired by AIR in this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer.

In the bid for future generations to rediscover the glory of ancient India, the archaeological sites of Rakhigarhi, Sivasagar, Dholavira, Adichanallur and Hastinapur will be developed as iconic sites with on-site museums. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced that Rs 3150 crore will be allocated for the Ministry of Culture, under which the sites fall. Let’s find out more about the 5 sites in this episode of Culture ‘Shauk’ with Sunita Iyer.

One of the biggest tasks post India’s independence was setting up a functional system that would enable common citizens to elect leaders for a true ‘Lok Sabha’. During that time, one person who was instrumental in setting up our country’s electoral system as it is today was Sukumar Sen. Let’s find about more about this civil servant and how the electoral system was setup in this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer.

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has not studied India's ancient history properly, says BJP MLA Ram Kadam

Rani Tarabai Bhonsle, the brave daughter-in-law of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, is one of the grittiest characters in Indian history. Yet, little is written about this warrior queen or her incredible story. In this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer, we revisit the untold tale of how Rani Tarabai etched her mark in the archives of history.

Several delegates were seen staging a protest while Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan was delivering the inaugural address at the 80th Indian History Congress held in Kannur University

The year 2019 saw several turning points in Indian history. From revoking Jammu and Kashmir’s special status through abrogation of Article 370 to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), here are five events of 2019 that became the most prominent political issues in India.

The epic war drama of Baahubali is set in the kingdom of Mahishmati, which contrary to popular notion, is not entirely fictional. In this episode of Culture 'Shauk', we take a look at what history tells us about the famous kingdom of Mahishmati.

In all our shastras, importance was given to values. Historiography itself was value-based and not based on names, dates and wawr, say DK Hema and DK Hari, founders of Bharat Gyan, an NGO 

Union home minister Amit Shah has expressed serious concerns about the lack of research on stalwarts like Shivaji and others.

In the last few years, the government has decided to revise history books. The archaeological finds of the past few decades have widened the civilisation of the region. Such moves have been met with criticism. Especially by those from the Left who have accused the government of trying to distort history.
 

The nation remembers one of the greatest freedom fighters - Bhagat Singh - on his 112th birth anniversary. Here’s a look at Singh’s childhood and bravery in fighting the British.

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