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Modern
How Zoroastrians (Parsis) - the natives of ancient Persia, found a new home in India
A Parsi family in Bombay, India It was the time when Iran was known as Persia and it…
Medieval
Hindu-Buddhist history of Indonesia
Prambaran Temple complex, Central Java Indonesia, is an archipelago consisting of ab…
Ancient
Chandragupta II "Vikramaditya" - One of the greatest rulers of ancient India
Gold coin of Chandragupta ll, showing him on a horse with a bow in his hand Chandrag…
Ancient
Adi Shankaracharya - the most influential figure in the history of Hindu intellectual thought
Adi Shankaracharya was born in 788 AD at Kaladi in the present state of Kerala in th…
Medieval
Chennakesava Temple - Somanathapura, Karnataka
Chennakesava Temple, Somanathapura In the ancient city of Somanathapura, near Mysore…
Modern
Battle of Haifa - When Indian soldiers changed the history of Middle East
Israeli Postal Stamp commemorating 100 years of Battle of Haifa Battle of Haifa was …
Medieval
Vijaynagara - The city of victory, in the account of the Portuguese traveller Duarte Barbosa
Duarte Barbosa was Portuguese writer and civil servant posted in Estado da India (Po…
Ancient
Kailasanathar Temple - Marvel of the Pallavas
Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu The Pallava ruler Narasimhavarman II a…
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