History

Babar wrote his memoirs, and this delightful book gives intimate glimpses of the man. He tells us of Hindustan and of its animals and flowers and trees and fruits—not forgetting the frogs! He sighs for the melons and grapes...

Muhammad Sayeed Malik There is no doubt that Indira Gandhi, having lost faith in Farooq, took advantage of odd events on the ground and set in motion the process to make ‘July 2, 1984’ happen. Her task was made easier by...

  Timur wanted to be a second Chengiz Khan. He claimed to be descended from Chengiz, but he was really a Turk. He was lame and is therefore called Timur-i-lang or Timur the Lame or Tamurlane. He succeeded his father and...

Who were Mongols who suddenly burst forth and astounded the world? The Scythians and the Huns and Turks and the Tartars —all from Central Asia—had already played a notable part in history. Some of these peoples were still prominent; the...

The Government has decided to protect and restore the ancient temples in Kashmir Valley. As per an official communique, a copy of which lies with the news agency Kashmir News Trust, the Jammu Kashmir Government has directed the Department of...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx3Imyoo8N0&t=4s Jawahar Lal Nehru- the first Prime Minister of India who was not only a statesman but a prolific writer as well as well has written a great deal about the ‘Greatest Military General’ Napoleon. The terse and lucid writings...

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT The name of Siraj has been linked with the infamous event of “The Blackhole Tragedy” of Calcutta. “The Blackhole Tragedy” was big and it still haunts the British sentiments. It so happened that the English strengthened...

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT Raja Ram Mohan Roy is rightly regarded as the first great leader of modern India.  Rammohun Roy was moved by deep love for his people and country and worked with hard all his life for their...

The most outstanding Rajput ruler of the 18th century was Raja Sawai Jai Singh of Amber. He was a distinguished statesman lawmaker and reformer. But most of all he shone as a man of science in an age when...

Tipu Sultan who ruled Mysore till his death at the hands of the British in 1799 was a man of complex character. He was, for one an innovator. His desire to change with the times was symbolized in the...