history

The crowd was manageable and quiet, Hold on!! Was that a quietude before a riot? The silence in the air shattered, The crowd, was just scattered, When the word FIRE... echoed, Through the walls of Jallianwala Bagh. Fire paved the...

Title : Burnt Shadows  Author : Kamila Shamsie Genre : Historical Fiction  A novel based on some unforgettable historical happenings. Burnt Shadows tells us the tale of Hiroko Tanaka, a resident of Nagasaki, well now you get...

Clouds, the white fluffy cottons, That float on the cerulean sky, Aaah… a lovely sight to watch. When they turn black, They invite the rains, To quench the thirst of the earth and its mortals. Are all clouds like that?   But...

The walls, old yet firm,  Spoke in volumes,  Of the royalty it enclosed.  The generations that grew within,  And the stories of their valour.    The unwinding stairs,  Had tales to tell too.  Tales of battle lessons learnt,  And footsteps that brought in Happiness,...

History always speaks in volumes about valour, struggle, strength and life changing decisions. This involves some women too who probably weren't in the limelight for reasons unknown to all.    This book Goddesses of Fury, by...

The wood to carve you,  Is chosen after high scrutiny.  It's worshiped before being chopped,  To give the majestic shape that you carry.    You're treated next to God,  Revered and respected by all.  The villagers that owns you,  Love you like...

Can you imagine, Tea, generally harmless, Became so harmful, That it led to a massive Destruction and mushroom cloud.  Image by USA-Reiseblogger from Pixabay

  In the quest of immortality,  A palace was built,  To live after death.    It started when the emperor,  Was just in his teens Oh dear!    Twenty square miles it was,  Where the tomb was built,  It was no less than the palace,...