Historically Speaking

Story of the highest civilian award: Bharat Ratna

12 Feb 2024 08:24 AM IST

‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian Award of the country, was instituted in the year 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour. The recommendations

History of Indian Postal Stamps

10 Feb 2024 07:11 AM IST

Indian postal stamps offer a captivating journey through the nation’s history, culture, and technological advancements. Stamps effectively serve as the currency of the letter world. They determine how quickly your mail will make it to its final destination. And by having your letter “stamped”, it’s basically a way of letting the

Evolution of Indian States and UTs

09 Feb 2024 06:19 AM IST

The reorganization of states in 1956 aimed at linguistic homogeneity, fostering a sense of identity. Evolution of Indian States in India Currently, India has 28 States 8 Union territories but before independence August 15, 1947, India was divided into 565 princely states. These indigenous princely states believed in independent governance,

History of Indian Tax Devolution System

08 Feb 2024 05:07 AM IST

Tax devolution refers to the distribution of tax revenues between the central government and the state governments. The office of the country’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently said on the micro blogging platform X that the Devolution of Direct Taxes to states happens as per the recommendation given by the

Evolution of Indian Parliament

07 Feb 2024 06:13 AM IST

After independence, the Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution, which came into force on January 26, 1950. The Assembly was disbanded, and succeeded by the Parliament of India, which is active to this day. During British rule, the legislative branch of India was the Imperial Legislative

Shaping up of Education in India Post: Independence

06 Feb 2024 06:25 AM IST

Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights. It is the means to help our children and our people rediscover their identity and thereby increase their self-respect. Education in India is a Concurrent List subject, that is both the Indian central government, and the state governments have

‘The Reservation! Recognition of social harmony, equality, unity and integrity of India’

05 Feb 2024 09:24 AM IST

Intellectuals have often been divided over reservation in India. The differences over reservation have been going on since before independence, not just now. If we look at it, the trend of reservation in Indian society was started by the British. The British did not want a ‘united India’ but an

The Journey of Indian Rupee

03 Feb 2024 06:44 AM IST

Indian rupee was in fashion and widely accepted way before the Independence. Let’s deep dive and understand the journey of Indian rupee. Rupee in the country had traversed a long journey. It witnessed lots of changes, twists and turns, and also demonetization twice. India won its independence on 15th August,

MAKING OF THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

30 Jan 2024 08:45 AM IST

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever. It is a popular quote by renowned American Historian Henry Fowles Pringle in 1939. Since then over eight decades have passed but his quote still holds the same gravity and relevance. India has one of the oldest legal systems

Chronicling Gyanvapi dispute

29 Jan 2024 09:31 AM IST

The Hindus had begun the struggle over three decades ago to claim back the Gyanvapi Temple from the Muslims. This 33 years old struggle of Hindus remained tolerant and fair. Another significant fact is that currently 24 cases pertaining to Gyanvapi are pending in the court. So, this is not

Breaking Barriers

27 Jan 2024 06:36 AM IST

When most other girls were dreaming of pink dress, some preferred to adorn themselves with the uniform of the defense forces. Rome was not built in the day so is the entire human civilization. Humanity has traversed through thousands of years and have evolved and grown into a close-knit society

Indigenous Kavach anti-train collision system tested successfully

26 Jan 2024 06:44 AM IST

A recent trial carried out by the Agra Division of North Central Railway has yielded promising results for, the Kavach, anti-train collision system, which was tested successfully at a speed of 160 kmph. It marks a significant advancement towards the Indian Railways’ dream of establishing a semi-high-speed rail network. The