माळवा हा मध्ययुगीन भारतातला एक अत्यंत महत्वाचा प्रांत होता. तत्कालीन माळवा सुभ्याच्या सीमा ह्या ढोबळमनाने आजच्या मध्य प्रदेश राज्याशी...

The domestication of animals goes back to around 20000 years ago. Animals have long served as companions and sources of comfort and...

The 18th century saw the rise of several powerful noble families in Maharashtra. One such family was the Phadkes. Like many before him,...

The sociologist Shridhar Ketkar has defined caste as a social group that practices endogamy and whose membership is confined to people...

Babur was the first of the Mughals to flee Samarkhand and arrive in India on the invitation of Daulat Khan Lodhi, the governor of Lahore....

Zodiac signs are 12 divisions of the zodiac, each named after a constellation. A person's zodiac sign is assigned at birth, sun signs are...

The Mahalakshmi Temple of Kolhapur is one of Maharashtra's most ancient and revered temples. It was patronized and served by dynasties...

The Peshwas presided over Pune from 1729 to 1818, a period of over 90 years. During their reign, they made indelible changes to the city...

The Pethes were originally a family from Guhagar where they, like many other noble families from Konkan like the Mores, Gokhales, and...

Commemorating the dead is a long tradition in India, whether in the form of Veergals, Stupas or caves dug in memory of someone. Sometime...

Wai is a pristine temple town situated at the foothills of the Sahyadris with the Krishna river, revered by the Waikars as Krishnamai,...

The Barves had been employed in the services of the Maratha Empire since the times of Shivaji Maharaj. They were a family of money...

Towards the end of the 17th century, two families crossed the Sahyadris, leaving behind their homes in the Konkan belt, in search of...

The tale of the Rastes starts centuries before today, as a family called the Gokhales native to a small town called Velneshwar off the...