Have you ever wondered what Indian River was like before the white man came? It is lovely still today, even since all the development of recent years, but in its pristine days it must have been a ...

Among the Maharashtra social reformers of the 1800s, Jyotirao Phule stands out from the others. While other reformers focused more on changing the social structures of marriage and the family, with ...

Imagine paying a premium for ice that had travelled farther than most people of the 19th century ever would. Long before refrigerators became commonplace, India was importing massive blocks of frozen ...