The Battle of Verdun was one of the deadliest in human history. It began on February 21 and ended on December 18, 1916. During all these months the French and Germans fought fiercely with attacks followed by counter-attacks and the dead piling up in the dead zone. The battle started with a Germa
Deira is an Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the 6th and 7th centuries. According to Simeon of Durham, the kingdom extended from the Humber to the Tyne, but the country was desert north of the Tees. After the absorption of the Kingdom of Ebrauc, York became the capital of Deira. Prior to this, the capital wa
Why the curiosity about Indonesia! Although Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world, images of Hindu gods and goddesses are seen on Indonesian rupees and postage stamps, in which the bow bearer Shri Ram, the serpent Lord Shiva, the horned Lord Ganesha, Goddess Lakshmi, Vishnus vehicle
The Muslim Moplahs of Malabar marked the beginning of an era of communal violence in twentieth century India. The Moplahs continued their work since the first organized attacks on Hindus by the Moplahs under Tipu Sultans rule in the eighteenth century. In the nineteenth century, when Moplah farmers