Category: History

Minutes and milestones from the corridors of history.

History

The pot bellied lord of wealth: Kubera, king of the Yakshas and guardian of treasures.

Produced in the 2nd century, the sculpture comes from the Mathura school of art.
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History

What ended the Mauryan Empire?

Rock edicts, like the Junagadh rock edict reveal Ashoka's patronage of Buddhism.
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History

The star of David or the Hindu Shatkona?

Used by cultures separated by time and distance, the origin of the hexagram is shrouded in mystery.
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History

How the Apple came to Himachal.

Himachal was not always the land of apples as it is today. In fact the land had no apple trees.
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Home of the mighty Pandavas.

The old fort is thought by some to be the site on which once stood the fabled city of Indraprasta
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History

Touchdown in Autumn: The Spangle swallowtail Butterfly.

A female of the Spangle Papilio Protenor species poises like a future age plane
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