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Adichanallur – Erstwhile Sea Port

Adichanallur is an archaeological site in Tamil Nadu. It is 15 km away from the capital of the early Pandya kingdom, Korkai. The recent excavation at Adichanallur revealed that the human skeleton remains did not quite match the biological structure […]

Economics

Corruption – A problem of Transition

There is no doubt that there is rampant corruption in Indian society at almost every level. In Western society, there is also corruption but at a very high level. It normally does not affect the common man. Everyone is harassed […]

The Mongols empire economy was based on the idea of redistribution. The ruler used to obtain revenue, gift or war booty.

History Medieval History

Forgotten – The Mongols Empire

In the 13th and 14th centuries, the Mongols had the largest empire in the world. It extended from present-day northern China and Mongolia to Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Bulgaria and Ukraine. The most famous Mongols empire ruler was […]

Polity

The Rise of Nation – State

The Rise of Nation-State Benedict Anderson was an Anglo – Irish political scientist and historian who lived and taught in the United States. Anderson is known for his 1983 book Imagined Communities, which explored the origin of nationalism. He famously […]

Ancient History History

India China Diplomacy In 7th Century AD

In the first half of the seventh century, there were three powers in this part of the world. These were the Tang dynasty in China under emperor Taizong, the North Indian empire under Harshvardhan and the Tibetan empire under Songsten […]

History Modern History

Revisiting The Revolt of 1857

The Revolt of 1857 played a very important event in modern India. There is no consensus on whether the revolt was pre-planned or spontaneous. The historian Kama Maclean has tried to throw light on this issue. So, she provided the […]