Char Minar
…grand masjid called Makkah Masjid. The area surrounding Charminar is also known by same name. A thriving market still lies around the Charminar, attracting people and merchandise of every description….
Captain Vikram Batra
…Himachal Pradesh, to Mr. G.L. Batra and Mrs. Jai Kamal Batra. Batra joined the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun in 1996 in Jessore company of Manekshaw Battalion, and was commissioned…
Lance Naik Karam Singh
…1944. Karam Singh earned his Param Vir Chakra in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. In the war, India and Pakistan fought battles for control of the Tithwal sector. India captured…
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
…Pakistan Air Force F-86 jets. Flying Officer Sekhon was on readiness duty at that time. Soon the enemy aircraft attacked the airfield, strafing ground targets. Under heavy fire, he was…
Lotus Temple
…texts. The site is in the village of Bahapur, in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The architect was an Iranian, who now lives in Canada, named Fariborz Sahba. He…
Red Fort
…royal family. The layout of the Red Fort was organised to retain and integrate this site with the Salimgarh Fort. The fortress palace was an important focal point of the…
Sanchi Stupa
…Pali word Sanch meaning To Measure. In Hindi, however Sanchi or Sancha means for Moulds of Stones. The stupa was vandalized at one point, sometime in the second century BCE,…
Govind Ballabh Pant
…Khut village of Shyahi Devi hills in District Almora. His mother’s name was Govindi. His father, Manorath Pant, was constantly on the road. Govind was brought up by his grandfather,…
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (19 August 1918 β 26 December 1999)
…education at St. John’s College, Agra College, Punjab University, Lucknow University, Fitzwilliam College- Cambridge University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Law at Cambridge. Dr. Sharma was awarded the Chakravarti Gold…
Bodh Gaya
…century. The main monastery of Bodhgaya used to be called the Bodhimanda-vihΔra (Pali). Now it is called the Mahabodhi Temple. For Buddhists, Bodh Gaya is the most important of the…