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Tarabai Bhonsale (1675 – 9 December 1761)
Daughter-in-law of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj she is also called the ‘rainha dos Marathas’ or the ‘Queen of the Marathas’ by the...


Rani Kittur Chennamma (23 October 1778 – 2 February 1829)
An extraordinary queen, an able and honest administrator, she became the Rani of Kittur, a former princely state in Karnataka, when her...


Swami Vivekananda- An Intuitive Scientist
Swami Vivekananda lived for 39 yrs from 1863 to 1902 and unraveled the hidden Indian heritage treasure to the world… Swami Vivekananda...


The Portuguese and the Goan Inquisition
Unfortunately, the challenges that India had to meet were not merely with the Muslims. Others also came to India with less than respectful intentions. The Portuguese arrived as early as 1498 via the ocean route discovered by Vasco-da-Gama via the Cape of Good Hope, when Constantinople came under Arab control. Goa came under the Delhi Sultanate in 1312. Then in 1370 they had to surrender it to Harihara I of Vijayanagara. The monarchs of Vijayanagara ruled over it until 1469. T


Maharana Pratap
An exhibition mounted by FACT – India Rana Pratap (r. 1572 – 1597). Artist: Raja Ravi Varma, 1901. Oil paint on canvas. Accession No....
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