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Do you know that there is a place in India that Bangladeshis can access without a passport? The Tin Bigha corridor, a strip of land which measures 178 meters X 85 meters, is that place. It is located in the…

Blue dye used in textiles in the 18th and 19th centuries was produced from a plant called indigo. India was the top supplier of indigo in the world in the nineteenth century. Thousands of peasants died in the process of…

East India Company, a small trading firm headquartered in London, governed much of India for a century. After the Battle of Plassey in 1757, company rule in India effectively began and lasted until 1858, when the British Crown took direct…

Bengali, the sweetest language, is the sixth most spoken language in the world. People in the Bengal region not always spoke Bengali. Then, how Bengali came into existence and what is the origin of the Bengali language.  The Bengali language…

The constitution of India states that India And Bharat are the official names of the Republic Of India. Hindustan is another name of the country. But have you ever wondered how India got its name?   Who Gave The Name…

16 August 1946, also known as Direct Action Day, is a black day in the history of India. On the call of Muslim League leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a nationwide protest was staged by the Indian Muslim community for an independent state,…

Boroline was the happy outcome of the heavy nationalistic sentiment that had engulfed India during the pre-independence era. Started in 1929, It is the original antiseptic cream of India. Its intrinsic value has made it immune to the waves of…

The partition of Bengal was a momentous event in the history of India. Bengal is a historical region in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent. With a population of 78.5 million(7.85 crores), Bengal Presidency was British India’s largest province.…