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Human rights before religion.

A Catholic institution that established its roots fighting for the rights of the oppressed

Tears of Shiva.

A giant size statue of Shiva and consort Sati enact a passage from Hindu mythology

Tagore Hill: The hill of poets and playwrights.

A wooded hill that once was the property of a Bengali playwright.

The invincible buffalo demon.

Thousands of miles away from the labyrinth of the Minotaur, is another tale of a bull-man creature

How the National Museum of Delhi came to be.

India's oldest and most recognized landmark for discovering the past

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Wars of Humayun.

A list of battles of the second Gurkani emperor Humayun.

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How the Bengal army came to be an army of robust Sepoys.

Delving into the fascination of populating the Bengal army with impressive Prussian type native Sepoys.

John Murray and his photo of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore.

One of the earliest photos of the infamous well of Bibighar in Cawnpore, British India.