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HISTORY

Agha Shah Dargah Holds Something Modern Life Has Almost Forgotten

Agha Shah Dargah sits beside the old waters of Rani Talab, carrying two centuries of prayers in its stone walls, and the moment you...

Maha Shivratri Vigils: How Fasting Devotees Practice Selflessness

When darkness blankets the earth on Phalgun's moonless night, millions across India begin a sacred discipline that transforms hunger into offering and sleeplessness into...

Hazrat Sufi Inayat Khan Dargah: A Sacred Space 

Under the soft, uneven light of Nizamuddin Basti, there is a quiet corner many Delhi-walas still overlook: The Dargah...

Bibi Zulekha: Mother Behind Nizamuddin Aulia’s Greatness

Everyone knows Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia. His dargah draws thousands of devotees who travel from distant lands seeking blessings. However,...

Bishnupur Temple Town: Terracotta Heritage of Bengal

The terracotta walls speak in tongues ancient and persistent. Each burnt clay brick bears witness to kingdoms that rose...

First Republic Day: When India Wrote Its Own Rules

On 26 January 1950, India did not just mark a date on the calendar. It handed itself a fresh...

Edakkal Caves: Ancient Whispers Carved in Stone

High in the Western Ghats, where clouds brush against mountain peaks, and forests hold their breath, a narrow cleft...

Gudibande Fort: Where Stone Walls Still Guard Ancient Water Secrets

Gudibande Fort rises from the Karnataka plains like a question mark carved in stone. This fortress has counted every...