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10 hours ago · Why not Calcutta?”. My writer-friend from Kolkata wanted to know why UNESCO named Kozhikode the first Indian City of Literature. He purposefully used the former anglicised names of both cities ...
8 hours ago · In South India, where she is represented predominantly in performance rather than in popular art or classical painting, Kali has a distinct caste bias and belongs to the world of the disadvantaged ...
14 hours ago · Manu S Pillai, historian-author most famous for his debut novel ‘Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore,’ highlighted the importance of storytelling in making history engaging for ...
Sep 29, 2024 · Chettinad kozhi. A turmeric-yoghurt marinade and a paste of coconut, red chilli peppers, cumin, coriander, poppy seeds, tomatoes, black pepper, fennel, onions, garlic, lemon juice, and oil make the base for this popular chicken dish, which is garnished with curry leaves or coriander leaves. Paratha or boiled rice make the perfect accompaniment ...
8 hours ago · Black and red ware potsherds found in Sri Lanka from the early reign of Anuradhapura kingdom, indicate a similar cultural connection with the people of South India. [140] The Tamil Brahmi inscriptions on them indicate Tamil clan names such as Parumakal , Ay , Vel , Utiyan , Ticaiyan , Cuda and Naka , which points to the presence of Tamils in the region. [ 141 ]
8 hours ago · The Indo-Greek Kingdom, also known as the Yavana Kingdom (also Yavanarajya [4] after the word Yona, which comes from Ionians), was a Hellenistic-era Greek kingdom covering various parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan and northwestern India. [5][6][7][8][9][10] It existed from c. 200 BC to c. 10 AD.
1 day ago · Muhi al-Din Muhammad (3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, [ d ] and also by his regnal name Alamgir I, [ e ][ f ] was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707. Under his emperorship, Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent with territory spanning nearly the entirety of the ...
