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Journeys across Karnataka: remembering Nidgal Betta

I haven't travelled out of town for the past few months, so the past few weeks I have been posting unpublished photos from...

Journeys across Karnataka: Rickshaw Run Autos

This is a 9yo memory of seeing two gaily painted autorickshaws at Sabala Heritage Home, Vijayapura on Aug 18th 2017. Pushpa and I...

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A Chance for Healing, 170 Years After a Lakota Massacre

Dozens of personal belongings from the Rosebud Sioux tribe find their way home after spending decades in the Smithsonian collections Source link

a few relief sculptures at Chitradurga Kote

There are a few places which require more than one visit to see the place in detail. For example- Aihole, Badami and Hampi....

A Native Soldier Allied With the British Killed a Young White Woman in 1777. Propaganda Transformed Her Into a Martyr of the American Revolution

The patriots weaponized Jane McCrea's death to demonize their enemies and paint Indigenous people as uniquely violent Source link

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Sri Yoganarasimha Swami Devastana, Baggavalli

When the idea of Sokke visit came up a year ago I had researched the surrounding areas. A Hoysala monument at Baggavalli was...

Bhikaiji Cama: Mother of Indian Revolution

Madam Bhikaiji Cama was a prominent Indian freedom fighter and a pioneering figure in the struggle for India’s independence from British colonial rule....

Sri Lakshmi Ranganatha Swami Devalaya, Sokke

Dec 9, 2025After a quick visit to Ishawara Devalaya, we walk back to Sri Lakshmi Ranganatha Swami Devalaya. These two historic temples of...

Veerabhadra Gudi and Bokyapur Anjaneya Gudi

This picture was shot sometime 2003 during an afternoon visit to Bokyapur Kere, a manmade waterbody near Garag village. The pond has an...

parrot encroachment

Hampi is a place where history meets nature however, man has messed with flora while fauna is relatively free despite the fact that...

Lecture: Writing the Bejeweled Past: Turning Fact into Fiction in India’s Mughal Empire.

MEDIUM DAY 2025: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th I’m giving a Mughal Empire talk on Medium Day 2025; essentially a mini writing class. I will pull...

Journeys across Karnataka: Tunguska incident

A day ago I stumbled upon a century old incident which is still a mystery. The incident commonly known as "Tungsuka event" occurred...

The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors or contributions from different parts of the country

Learn about the Indian Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors or contributions from the different parts of the country. The...