Month: November 2017

CHRONOLOGY OF THE CRUSADES

Though the list is not complete but it is still useful for understanding CrusadesNov, 1095: Pope Urban II presided over the Council of Clermont and called the First Crusade into…

CHRONOLOGY OF THE CRUSADES

Though the list is not complete but it is still useful for understanding CrusadesNov, 1095: Pope Urban II presided over the Council of Clermont and called the First Crusade into…

Crusades

What were the Crusades? The word crusade has been adopted from the French word ‘croisade’, which means “Marked by the Cross.”A series of military conflicts of a religious character are…

Hannibal Barca

bust of Hannibal Barca Hannibal Barca (247 BC – 183BC)is considered as one of the finest commanders in the history. He was the son of Hamilcar Barca.He belonged to Carthage…

Crusades

What were the Crusades? The word crusade has been adopted from the French word ‘croisade’, which means “Marked by the Cross.”A series of military conflicts of a religious character are…

Hannibal Barca

bust of Hannibal Barca Hannibal Barca (247 BC – 183BC)is considered as one of the finest commanders in the history. He was the son of Hamilcar Barca.He belonged to Carthage…

List of Presidents of India

01 Dr. Rajendra Prasad January 30, 1950-May 13, 196202 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan May 13, 1962- May 13, 196703 Dr. Zakir Hussain May 13, 1967- May 3, 1969* Varahagiri Venkata Giri…

Female Education in India

“Education commences at the mother’s knee,and every word spoken within the hearsay of littlechildren tends towards the formation of character.” (HoseaBallou) Female education in India is not a gift of…

List of Presidents of India

01 Dr. Rajendra Prasad January 30, 1950-May 13, 196202 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan May 13, 1962- May 13, 196703 Dr. Zakir Hussain May 13, 1967- May 3, 1969* Varahagiri Venkata Giri…

Female Education in India

“Education commences at the mother’s knee,and every word spoken within the hearsay of littlechildren tends towards the formation of character.” (HoseaBallou) Female education in India is not a gift of…

The British hand in Dividing India

“For decades after 1885 communalism served as a second lineof defence of both imperialism and the reactionary forces.But with the passage of time it became their chiefpolitical and ideological instrument.”…

Conflict Diamonds (Part 1)

Panning for diamonds in Sierra Leone. The word ‘Diamond’ has been derived from a greek word “adamas” , which means unconquerable. Diamonds are made of pure carbon and are so…

The British hand in Dividing India

“For decades after 1885 communalism served as a second lineof defence of both imperialism and the reactionary forces.But with the passage of time it became their chiefpolitical and ideological instrument.”…

Conflict Diamonds (Part 1)

Panning for diamonds in Sierra Leone. The word ‘Diamond’ has been derived from a greek word “adamas” , which means unconquerable. Diamonds are made of pure carbon and are so…

The Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse is the universally accepted symbol of treachery and deceit. Nowadays it has been replaced by money or Direct Foreign Investment. In the name of globalization, the developed…

The Trojan Horse

The Trojan Horse is the universally accepted symbol of treachery and deceit. Nowadays it has been replaced by money or Direct Foreign Investment. In the name of globalization, the developed…

Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari

Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari Gandhi with C.RajagopalachariCourtsey : Wikipedia He was born on 10 December 1878 in a Brahmin family of Salem District. He was an Indian Lawyer, Writer and a Statesman.…

'Che'

Ernesto “Che” Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, politician, author, physician, military theorist, and guerrilla leader. He was born on June 14, 1928 in Rosario, Argentina, the eldest of five…