Gandhi's own words...!

#Gandhi #Nehru #Patel #Modern #Congress

Join for History, Art and Culture @nikhilhistoryculture

History Optional DAMP -Daily Answer Writing & Mentorship Program

🔥Improve your optional answer writing through DAILY PRACTICE

☘️To Register, CLICK HERE

☘️For Schedule, CLICK HERE

There is always a ray of light suppressing the darkness. Similarly, whenever you feel stuck in life and there is darkness surrounding you, may you always find your ray of light, a hope that helps you find your light.

All the best for the Main exam tomorrow.

#motivation
Join for History, Art and Culture @nikhilhistoryculture

How would an archaeologist approach this? Its like finding an old skeleton of a primate or a very old mummy. 🙈🥸

Thoughts of Dr. Ambedkar on Nehru's foreign policy.

#postindependence #foreignpolicy #Nehru #Ambedkar

Join for History, Art and Culture @nikhilhistoryculture

15 September: Engineer's Day

We often talk about the role of politicians, poets, teachers, artists and journalists in making the nation. We should not forget the seminal contribution of engineers, technicians, scholars and scientists.

Join for History, Art and Culture @nikhilhistoryculture

Dalhousie wanted to build railways and highways to facilitate further loot of India. For that, he started railway construction, created PWD, encouraged canal irrigation etc and in the process, laid the foundation of modern civil engineering in India.

The three oldest civil engineering colleges in India - at Ranchi, Guindy and Pune (North, South and Centre) were all built to create skilled manpower for the very purpose in 1850s and 1860s. College of Engineering, Pune (CoEP) was one of the three. And Sir Visvevaraya was a product of that.

However, today we can definitely say that Visvesvaraya's contribution to constructing India was much more constructive than that of Dalhousie, whose system had created Visvesvaraya in the first place.

Even though I am separated by Sir Visvevaraya by one and half century, the remote connection we share due to being the alumni of the same college, CoEP, is a good enough reason to feel happy about.

Join for History, Art and Culture @nikhilhistoryculture

https://youtu.be/TJoJqr235L4?si=jXnJL16-B22wdPFD

#modern #socialreform #religion #vedanta

Join for History, Art and Culture @nikhilhistoryculture

Register here to attend open mock.

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/shantiniketan-declared-unesco-world-heritage-site-2690033

#uneaco #heritage
#tagore #education #modern

@nikhilhistoryculture

#architecture #modern #parliament
@nikhilhistoryculture

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hoysala-temples-in-karnataka-now-unesco-world-heritage-sites-101695047144534.html

Three Hoyasala Temples in UNESCO WHS

While the construction of the Chennakeshava temple at Belur in commenced during the period of king Vishnuvardhana in 1117 CE and took a 103 years to complete, Hoysaleshwara temple was commissioned in 1121 CE while Keshava temple at Somanathapur in Mysuru district was commissioned by Somanatha Dandanayaka during the regime of Narasimha III in 1268 CE.

The Hoysala temples are known for evolving a distinct style that is ornate with temple architecture following a stellate plan built on a raised platform. The material used in temple construction is choloritic schist which is also known as soapstone that are soft and amiable to carving.

#temple #architecture #earlymedieval #unesco

@nikhilhistoryculture

Why is the Khalistan movement continuing in Canada?
Five Important Takeaway Points

🔸It is important to note here that not all Canadian Sikhs are Khalistan supporters, and for most in the Sikh diaspora, Khalistan is not a “hot” issue.

🔸Canadian leaders do not want to lose Sikh votes but they wrongly think the loud minority of Khalistanis are all Sikhs of Canada. (votebank politics)

🔸The support for Khalistan within the diaspora is because of its lack of connection to the ground realities of Punjab. The diaspora comprises people “who chose to leave”, including those who left during the 1980s, when the movement was at its peak and the Indian state was extremely hard on Khalistani separatists, with a lot of extra-judicial arrests and killings. The memories of those times have kept the movement alive among these people, even though the ground realities of Punjab are very different today.

🔸However, even within the diaspora, support has dwindled over the years. There is a small minority that is clinging to the past, and that small minority remains significant not because of popular support, but rather because they are trying to keep up their political influence with various political parties both from the left and the right. They can rally supporters en masse who will vote for the politicians who can sing their song. As a new generation of Sikhs grows up in foreign shores with little personal memory of India, the movement is likely to further dwindle.

🔸Today, the Khalistan movement is not about popular support … it is about geo-politics. Countries like China and Pakistan can well tolerate, subsidise and assist in various ways the Khalistan movement on the basis that it is making trouble for their enemies in India.”

#khalistan #postindependence #movement #internalsecurity #Punjab
Join for History, Art and Culture @nikhilhistoryculture

Presently, India has the sixth largest number of UNESCO sites in the world (with 42 sites).

The countries that have 42 or more world heritage sites are Italy, Spain, Germany, China and France.

#unesco
@nikhilhistoryculture

New book on post independence history...❤️❤️

#bookreview
@nikhilhistoryculture