When King Dushyanta first saw Shakuntala, he was struck by her incomparable beauty and gentle character. He made her his wife and vowed to take her back to his ...
The life of Degrades was one of the most extraordinary in the history of Rajasthan. Women of Marwari were often blessed with the words, "May you have a son...
"The story of Shiva's marriage is symbolic of the perfect fusion of male and female principles. According to the Hindu views of life, they are the movi...
Ganga's cleansing waters were urgently needed on earth. But, the spirited daughter of the mountain god was not to be easily subdued as her waters darted abo...
The Indian freedom struggle had innumerable heroes. Men and women for whom living with dignity was more important than life itself. Amar Chitra Katha tells the ...
Bhagat Singh sang gustily as he walked to the gallows. Backed by a courageous family, this twenty-three-year-old firebrand was wedded to death. A free India was...
In the 5th century AD the Hunas of Gandhara or modern Afghanistan had their eyes trained on the rich kingdoms of India. Toramana, the leader of the Hunas and af...
She ruled over a small kingdom, but dreamt of freedom for the whole country. In the great revolt of 1857, Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, matched wits and force...
Amar Singh Rathor was a commander in the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's army. The emperor held him in great esteem and valued his service. But once when Shah J...
He was from a respectable family, well-educated and a lawyer, yet many Indians thought of him as 'untouchable'. It was up to B.R. Ambedkar to teach his ...
The Hindu religion reveres Lord Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva as the three main Gods. Lord Brahma is the creator, Lord Vishnu the protector and Lord Shiva the destro...
When a tiger attacked Jatin Mukherji, his friends felt sorry for the tiger! The animal was killed and Jatin spent only a short time in hospital recuperating fro...