The Himalayas ascending
The Himalayas are the world’s highest mountain range. They are also the youngest. Like any adolescent youth, this mountain range is continuously growing...
India
Indian Standard Time (IST)
This day in the year 1947 saw the establishment of Indian Standard Time (IST) as the official time for the...
Born between peace and terror
Eminent physicist Albert Einstein was born in the year 1879. Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace, was born in 1869 and...
More movies are produced in India than in Hollywood
About 1,000 movies are produced in India every year, most of which are produced in Mumbai (called Bollywood), as compared to Hollywood...
‘Bungalow’ originated from Bengal
The term bungalow gained currency in India in the seventeenth century when the English East India Company officers started coming...
The earliest cotton in the world was spun and woven in India
Since ancient times cotton was spun in India with matchless skill. It is said that the delicate cotton from India...
