The Blue Rebellion of 1859

March 1859, the ryots(peasants) of Bengal, frustrated with coercive actions of Indigo planters and their lathiyals (lathi wielding strong men of Planters), as the payment they offered to the ryots did no good to them and they couldn’t grow rice after cultivating indigo on the same…

Expansion of British Rule: Made Easy to remember, 600 words story

Hello Friends,

I am starting to make notes for Modern History of India, this classification begins with the fall of Mughal Empire, that is after 1707, death of Aurangzeb. However, I’d like to…

Question Paper Delivery System (QPDS) — Online Delivery of Question papers.

Karnataka, known for its digital initiatives, has lived up to its name again. The famed VTU (Visvesvaraya Technological University), is the university from which I pursued my graduation, has adopted…

Good Turns Evil, Secular turns Communal… How?

A couple of days back, a friend of mine narrated a story to me,that left me numb. It was about two very good friends. One of them is a barber, let us call him Ahmed; and other a daily wage labourer, Kumar.

Athithi Devo Bhava

Today, I was thinking of the days from my childhood, of the times when a guest was to visit our home. The environment in the home used to suddenly change. My home which otherwise used to be clean and tidy in normal days too. Yet, when a special guests or elderly people were to arrive, we tried…

Amma Canteens: As I have seen

Irrespective of what happened with Amma, I’d like to bring forth critical analysis of one of the measures Ms.Jayalalitha brought about.

Though many of you may already know what Amma canteens are, for those of who have not heard of it, here is a small…

Crisis among the Censors — The Hindu Editorial

I was waiting for an article from the Hindu on this issue, I was thinking they guys would take the side of Leela Samson. But, we are in for a surprise, I am glad, they have written what is apt to the situation and what is right.
This gives me…

An inspirational story of a family for this new year.

Once upon a time, there lived a rich, prosperous, and a big extended family, with high moral values, great scientific temper, with a home built from scratch, and became a benchmark for the society. The family was peace loving and didn’t…