Throughout the history of human civilization, language has transcended from the means of communication to something more valuable. It becomes the identity of the people who speak it. In a large country like India, there are hundreds of languages, spoken proudly by the natives. Among those Maithili is also a prominent language. It is spoken […]
In every prevailing society, there are numerous practices that can be traced back to the beginning of civilization. India, as one of the oldest civilizations of human history and perhaps the only one which is still flourishing in all its glory, is full of such practices. Among them is the applying of sindoor at the
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Undoubtedly, the revolt that happened in the year 1857 was India’s first War of Independence. Although, as expected, some British historians have tried to paint that revolt as “military mutiny” and a few even went on to give the revolt a communal angle. Nevertheless, the revolt ended the rule of East India Company if not
The Secular, Socialist, Liberal, Republic of India, in which we are living today, was somehow determined to be the greatest democracy of the world during this movement.
This movement with the objective of independence of India from the British and social equality for every human, gain wide acclaim from the underprivileged strata of society as well as from prominent figures like Rabindranath Tagore and Sarojni Naidu although their support was lukewarm.
They imagined her to be soft, but she was bold. They imagined her to be the queen who travels in a chariot, but she rode horses. They imagined that she would say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ from behind the veil, but she gave sermons standing on the stage wearing clothes usually worn by men.
