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A forefather of modern age artillery: The Gurkani Multi-Barrel Cannon.

One of the earliest forms of the volley gun known to man.
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Vintage Years

Delhi after the rebellion.

The damaged surface of the Kashmiri gate, 1858.
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Life and times

Once revered. Always revered.

Worshipers sit for prayers inside the 15th century Khair-ul-Manzil, now a historical monument.
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Culture

How Shiva lost his manhood: The mythological origin of the Shiva Lingam as a phallic object.

An amusing account of how the Shiva Lingam came to be, as narrated in the Puranas.
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History

A forefather of modern age artillery: The Gurkani Multi-Barrel Cannon.

One of the earliest forms of the volley gun known to man.
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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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Places

There is no place like Connaught Place in Delhi.

Built in the 1930s as a business hub, Connaught Place in New Delhi is the pulsating heart of the city
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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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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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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.
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Why native Indian Sepoys had preferred to enlist in the armies of the East India Company, between the 17th and 18th century.

In the 17th century, monthly payments made service in the Bengal army a great attraction.
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Vintage Years

And it took a mutiny to change policing.

A vintage photo from 1900, and why policing changed in British India, from the Kotwali system of the Mughals.
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The death of Charlotte Chambers during the Mutiny of 1857.

During the mutiny of 1857 the gruesome and ritualistic murder of Charlotte Chambers was a rallying call.
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