It did not happen in Madras till 1947. Mysore achieved it by administrative fiat as early as 1908-1909,” said historian ...

The whirr of machines and smell of carved wood hangs in the air of the Indian toy workshop, a centuries-old art form still in the game despite cheaper plastic alternatives. India's town of ...

Jains’ inclusion as minorities for the purposes of the National Commission of Minorities Act being used to refuse matrimonial ...

The whirr of machines and smell of carved wood hangs in the air of the Indian toy workshop, a centuries-old art form still in the game despite cheaper plastic alternatives.

The famous Golden Throne, the royal seat of the rulers of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore, is here. Like the rest of the country, this precious metal in the city is available in varying weights ...

Now, a great friend of the British, Jaswant Singh donated handsomely to Mayo College for boys in Ajmer, which was founded by ...

Crisp, cogent and shorn of veneration, this book analyses the modern Indian nation’s foundational document through the lens ...

By R. Raja Chandra So the hidden genie is out of the bottle! It is equally surprising that one State enactment tries to subsume another State enactment contrary to the premise under which the ...

While London boasts some of the most famous museums and art galleries in the world, the rest of the UK is blessed with so ...

A rare sword once used by Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan for self-defense has been discovered in Karnataka. The sword has been acquired by Bengaluru-based Sharvani Antiques, Gems, and Jewellery Company.

Channapatna's toymaking industry dates back to the 1700s when Tipu Sultan, ruler of the then kingdom of Mysore, asked artists from Persia to train the locals. Rising competition from mass-produced ...