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What is Marumakkathayam? It was a system of matrilineal inheritance in Kerala, India. In the 1800s, in the Kingdom of Travancore ...

Around 50 cities across the world have an 'Armenian Street' – and Chennai is one of them. On this street stands the picturesque ...

When did Christianity reach India? And did you ever wonder who brought it here first? The answers may surprise you.

Take a drive through rural Tamil Nadu and at the entrance to many villages, you will be greeted by colourful mud horses with ...

When exactly does the new year begin? That depends on who is answering. For many North Indians, Diwali is New Year's Day.

Which was the first 'modern' Bank in India? Madras was the first colony of the British in India. So it may hold some clues about the ...

The Koh-i-noor diamond once adorned the magnificent Peacock Throne at the Red Fort in Delhi. Today, it sits pretty on the British ...

Gangaikonda Cholapuram was the capital city of Rajendra Chola, the greatest Chola king that ever lived. Born to an illustrious ...

In 2011, an ancient temple in Kerala, the Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, made headlines when vast ...

Did you know that Yale University was built on donations made from ill-gotten wealth, largely from slave trade in the 17th century?

In 1931, a history professor decided to explore a narrow corridor on the 1st floor of the Brihadisvara temple. There, under a layer ...

Madurai was the capital of the Pandya dynasty for hundreds of years, yet very little of their architectural legacy remains in the city ...

Which is the oldest temple structure in South India? In 2004, a massive tsunami uncovered stone inscriptions that led to the ...

Did you know that the last Sri Lankan king was a Nayak prince from Tamil Nadu? He died a prisoner at the Vellore Fort in Tamil ...

Imagine if your future had already been prophesied and written down on palm leaves… That is the premise of Nadi Jyothisham, ...

How old are the oldest settlements in south India? What did the recent excavations at Keeladi and other places along the Vaigai ...

The Sanchi stupa was first built by Emperor Ashoka around the 3rd c. BCE. But in that original brick structure, there were no ...

How old is the Telugu script? A chance discovery at the Bhattiprolu stupa unearthed stone caskets with inscriptions in what is now ...

Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh is among the 10 oldest cave painting sites in the world. This UNESCO World heritage site features ...