On the forested ridges that fringe the Sinharaja Rainforest — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Sri Lanka’s last viable ...

June 2, 2025, marks four years since the sinking of the MV X-Press Pearl, the largest chemical maritime disaster in history.

According to modern research (ref. Caste System in India, Wikipedia) the caste system was a British perversion of India’s traditional social categories, influenced by the Spanish “casta” or ...

A look at the curved oval iconic representation of Shiva Lingam placed on a globular base which is found in the Sanctum Sanctorum Garbhagraha of all Shiva temples has given rise to diverse explanation ...

In 1963 the peacock was declared the National Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions The criteria for this choice were many The bird must be welldis ...

Book review of 'Delimitation and States Reorganization for a Better Democracy in Bharat' by Gautam Desiraju and Deekshit ...

Presenting the biggest obstacle to India’s embrace of modernity, the caste system divides Hindus into ... conducted by British colonial rulers in 1931, threw up more than 4000 answers.

The British ... is decennial, India requires systems like CRS, SRS, and MCCD to capture vital events every year to support timely policymaking. The Sample Registration System (SRS) was born ...

(CNN) — For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still ... first time since 1931 – when India was still a British colony. Counting caste will “ensure that ...