A tropical carbon sink refers to the capacity of tropical forests to absorb more carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere than they release, thereby acting as a net...
Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III (2 November 1877 – 11 July 1957) was the 48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims, a distinguished statesman, reformer, and...
Ayutthaya was the capital city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1351–1767), a powerful Siamese polity that dominated much of mainland Southeast Asia for over four centuries. Located in present-day...
Digambar Ramchandra Badge was an Indian political activist and arms dealer who became a key figure in the conspiracy to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi. He is most widely remembered...
The term Girmitiya refers to Indian indentured labourers who were transported to various British colonies during the 19th and early 20th centuries to work on plantations, primarily in...
The Herero and Nama Genocide refers to the mass killing of the Herero and Nama people in German South West Africa (present-day Namibia) between 1904 and 1908. It...
The Irwin Declaration was a statement made by Lord Irwin, the Viceroy of India, on 31 October 1929, which represented a significant policy announcement by the British Government...
The Jazari language, also known as Jeseri or Jasari, is a dialect of Malayalam spoken in the Lakshadweep Islands, a Union Territory of India. The name is derived...
Kangla Fort, located in the city of Imphal in Manipur, India, is an ancient citadel that served as the traditional seat of the Meitei rulers. It occupies a...
Kharsawan is a town and administrative subdivision in the state of Jharkhand, India. Historically significant as the centre of the Kharsawan princely state, it holds cultural and political...