Utkarsh Rai

Throughout history, wars have left an indelible mark on human psyche. Serious debates have been held on the morality of and the strategic necessity for

The British had set up Port Blair in Andaman to accommodate ‘convicts’ (this is how the the British named the freedom fighters) of the first

The British government had decreed that all independent kingdoms which did not have a male successor had to merge with the Empire. An adopted son

Rise of the Maurya empire: Role of Chanakya (circa 320 BC) Chanakya was also known as Kautilya and Vishnugupta. He wrote Arthashastra, the ancient Indian

After the death of Aurangzeb, the Mughal empire was on the decline. The Marathas had captured most of the territories in the south. Slowly, they

Mughal Emperor Akbar had captured Chittorgarh (Chittor fort) from Maharaja Udai Singh II in 1568. But before this, Udai Singh sensed the Mughals’ intention to

Vasco da Gama’s discovery of an alternative trade route from Europe to India through the “Cape of Good Hope” was a historic event. This was

Rama Raya was the king of great Vijayanagara empire in 1565. The Hindu Vijyanagara empire had multiple Muslim sultanates in the neighbourhood. They were Ahmednagar,

In early 1600s, Mughals realized the strategic importance of Brahmaputra valley. After a few battles with Ahom kings, they signed a treaty of Asurar Ali

Alexander’s ambition to extend his empire beyond Persia took him to the banks of river Jhelum. He gave ample rest to his tired troops before

Prithviraj Chauhan, the king of Delhi (Pithoragarh) was famous for his fearlessness, courage and romance. Jaichand Rathod, the king of the neighbouring Kannauj, was envious