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2,000-year-old aqueduct unearthed in Israel

May 26, 2015

An ancient aqueduct dating back 2,000 years ago was unearthed near Har Homa in in East Jerusalem city of Israel. The discovered lower aqueduct was used in ancient times to transport water into the city of Jerusalem. Key facts Constructed ..

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Renowned historian Christopher Alan Bayly  passes away

April 22, 2015

Sir Christopher Alan Bayly, a renowned historian passed away on 20 April 2015 in Chicago, United States. He was 70. As a historian he was specialised in global, Indian and British Imperial history. His works were based on the 18th ..

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Nalanda University in Bihar reopens after 800 years

September 3, 2014

Approximately 800 years after the ancient education institution was ruined, on September 1, 2014, Nalanda University (also known as University of Nalanda), in Bihar’s Rajgir district, commenced its first academic session. Nalanda is a Central University in Rajgir, about 55 ..

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‘Burra katha’ exponent Daroji Eramma passed away

August 13, 2014

The renowned and one of the last exponents of ‘Burra Katha’ Daroji Eramma (84) passed away. Ms. Eramma, belonged to the ‘Budaga Janagama’ community, a nomadic tribe (SC), had perfected the folk art form of storytelling based on mythological and ..

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Crown discovered off Harappan site in UP

August 9, 2014

Workers at a brick kiln at Chandayan village, 38 km from Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, accidentally found a human skeleton, a few pieces of terracotta pottery and a copper crown with carnelian beads attached to the skull. Beads of ..

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1857 revolt: Remains of martyrs of 1857 Uprising exhumed in Punjab

March 6, 2014

The skeletal remains of the Indian soldiers, who were killed by the British troops for participating in the First War of Independence in 1857, are exhumed at Ajnala well in Amritsar district, Punjab. These were our freedom fighters who sacrificed ..

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