This formation involved the merger of 30 princely states, including Chamba, Mandi, Sirmaur and Mahlog, into the Indian Union. Over the years, the state has evolved into a model of hill development ...

Former capitals, lovingly built, objects of pride, coveted and fought over – for their strategic importance, wealth or ...

At the time of India’s Partition and independence, there were 562 princely states as enclaves within the Dominion of India, covering 40% of its area and comprising 23% of its population.

If tariffs are likely to win any poll of Trump’s most significant disruptions, then his view that the present borders of the ...

Any attempt at recreating the contours of personal memory against the landscape of a nation’s historical journey is a ...

The BJP’s vow to restore ‘Odia pride’ could exact a political cost in the western region of the state that has asserted a ...

Kanika House, an art deco bungalow near India Gate, once housed Dr B.R. Ambedkar during his tenure as India’s first law ...

In 1913, six years before Jallianwala Bagh, British and princely forces massacred approximately 1,500 Bhil tribals at Mangarh ...

In 1995, the year Kelly bought her first Marwari with the intention of bringing it to the United States ... fierce warriors belonging to India’s Rajput, or princely, caste of rulers.

This challenge captivated Irish-born Indian Civil Services officer George Abraham Grierson ... information from district commissioners while also negotiating with the princely states. For example, he ...

India’s constitution always gave the executive a great deal of power, but the diversity of the country’s electorate has ...