Foreign Travellers to India: From Megasthenes to Bernier, With Every Account
Foreign travellers to India explained: Megasthenes, Fa Hien, Hiuen Tsang, I-Tsing, Al-Biruni, Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, Conti, Abdur Razzaq and Bernier in one table.
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Muthuramalinga Thevar: Criminal Tribes Act, Forward Bloc and Guru Puja
Muthuramalinga Thevar explained: the Criminal Tribes Act campaign, Forward Bloc politics in Tamil Nadu, the 1957 case and the annual Guru Puja at Pasumpon.
Kandukuri Veeresalingam: Widow Remarriage, Telugu Prose and Rajahmundry
Kandukuri Veeresalingam explained: the Rajahmundry reformer behind Andhra's first widow remarriage in 1881 and the first Telugu novel.
Mahadev Govind Ranade: Prarthana Samaj, Social Conference and Indian Economics
Mahadev Govind Ranade explained: the judge behind the Social Conference, his case for gradual reform and why he is called the father of Indian…
C. Rajagopalachari: Last Governor-General, CR Formula and Swatantra Party
C Rajagopalachari explained: Gandhi's 'conscience keeper', the CR formula of 1944, the only Indian Governor-General and founder of the Swatantra Party.
Bhairav Battalion: Indian Army’s Light Commando Units, Role and Debut
Bhairav battalion explained: the Indian Army's light commando battalions, announced in July 2025, deployed on the northern borders and paraded in 2026.
Sarvam AI: IndiaAI Mission Pick, Sarvam 105B and the Sovereign AI Debate
Sarvam AI explained: the Bengaluru startup building India's sovereign LLMs under the IndiaAI Mission, its models and the debate around them.
Purandara Dasa: Haridasa Saint of Vijayanagara and Pitamaha of Carnatic Music
Purandara Dasa explained: the Haridasa saint of Vijayanagara, his Kannada devotional songs and the Carnatic lessons that earned him the title Pitamaha.
Srimanta Sankardev: Ekasarana Dharma, Namghars, Ankia Naat and Borgeet
Sankardev explained: the 15th-16th century Assamese saint of Ekasarana Dharma, namghars, Ankia Naat and Borgeet, with record and legend apart.
Maharaja Surajmal: Bharatpur, Lohagarh and the Jat State After Panipat
Maharaja Surajmal explained: the Jat ruler of Bharatpur, the Kumher siege, his break with the Marathas before Panipat and his death in 1763.
Basaveshwara (Basavanna): Vachanas, Kayaka and the Crisis at Kalyana
Basaveshwara explained: the Kalachuri treasurer whose Kannada vachanas shaped the Lingayat tradition, with record and legend kept apart.
Jayant Narlikar: Hoyle-Narlikar Theory, IUCAA and Science for All
Jayant Narlikar explained: the cosmologist behind the Hoyle-Narlikar theory, founder of IUCAA in Pune and a science writer in three languages (1938-2025).