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An excerpt from ‘A New History of India: From Its Origins to the Twenty-First Century,’ by Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Shobita Punja, and Toby Sinclair.

Lunar eclipse and the intelligent rabbit in Hampi In ancient Indian coins, inscriptions and the emblems of various dynasties, the sun and moon were shown together to indicate eternity, which coincides with an idiom Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Any thoughts about a hare/rabbit bring to my mind a handful of fables and a few works of art of ancient India, and even world over. Mohenjo-daro of the Indus civilisation (before 1900 BCE), for instance, had yielded a life-like terracotta figurine an...

Being passionate about cooking since long, I have been interested in knowing the antiquity of all ethnic food items, which still remain a part of our daily meal. Pappu Pulusu, or simply Pulusu, is a delicacy of the Andhra cuisine; but the name is less known outside the region. On the contrary, Sambar, which has always been considered as part of Tamil cuisine, is well known worldwide. Though the names differ, both items are prepared nearly with the same ingredients, like pigeon peas, a variety o...

© Digital Vision/Getty Images The Taj Mahal may be India’s most iconic monument, but it’s just one of many of the country’s significant buildings. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these buildings first appeared in 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Mark Irving (2016). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Sangath Design Studio Balkrishna Doshi, the first Indian architect to be awarded the Pritzker Prize, is a name synonymous with invigorating the contempora...

The mystery of the Hanging Pillar in Veerabhadra Swamy Lepakshi temple of Andhra Pradesh Updated Mar 12, 2021 | 21:02 IST The great Vijayanagara empire gave patronage to Indian artists. The Veerbhadra Lepakshi Temple at Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh is a marvel in stone. Many tried exploring how a stone pillar hangs but failed. The Nandi Bail carved out of granite at Veerabhadra Lepakshi temple&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspiStock Images Key Highlights One big mystery at t...

Sri Krishnadevaraya’s Exact Death Date Discovered Published by GulteDesk February 27, 2021 Vijayanagara Dynasty’s emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya is one of the most prominent kings in Indian History. Now, a landmark discovery made about him as the exact date of his date is now found. The inscription mentioning Devaraya’s death date is found in a temple in Tumakur district in Karnataka. According to the inscription, Sri Krishnadevaraya passed away on October 17, 1529. The inscription was fo...

Sri Krishna Deva Raya (b. 17 January 1471) became king (r. 1509-1529) of the Vijayanagara Empire when its power was dwindling; for, decades ago, the Kalinga Gagapatis had occupied two important hill-forts at Kondaveedu and Udayagiri in Andhra Pradesh. By 1510, the Raya had built the Ranga Mantapa in Sri Virupaksha temple at Hampi, and then in 1513, he had marched against the Gajapatis, and captured Udayagiri. As Pratapa Rudra Gajapati had fled to Kondaveedu, the Vijayanagara king attacked that ...

Heartiest congrats to Dr Prakasa Rao Asavadi, who has been conferred with Padma Shri for the year 2021 in the field of Literature & Education (Sl. No. 22 in the Press Note of Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs). It’s a befitting honour to a really deserving person. He has been my venerable literary friend for five years, though I had known about him much earlier. As his sincere & humble fan, I have been helping hin by nominating him in his as well as my name every year for the hono...