India – the birthplace of chess
The original word for chess is the Sanskrit chaturanga, meaning four members of an army, which were most likely elephants,...
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Gandhiji’s symbols of devotion, simplicity and strength
Before the beginning of the Dandi March on 12 March 1930, Kasturba Gandhi, the wife of Gandhiji and Ba to...
Indians taught Europeans the use of rockets in warfare
In 1792 the weapon suppliers of Tipu Sultan designed and successfully developed the first iron-cased rockets. These were used by...
25 June smacked twice by the Indian cricketers to create history
Indians created history by lifting the World Cup after defeating the mighty West Indies on 25 June 1983. But India made...
The turning point in the World Cup final 1983
It was a vicious off-cutter from Balwinder Singh Sandhu. Gordon Greenidge shouldered arms, and the ball turned and knocked off...
Once Gandhiji asked, ‘What is hockey?’
In 1932 Los Angeles Olympics there were three teams, India, Japan and the USA, in men’s hockey. India won the...
