Muhammad bin Tughlaq -Transfer of Capital

Muhammad bin Tughlaq  & Transfer of Capital

One of the controversial measures of Muhammad bin Tughlaq was that he transferred his capital from Delhi to Deogir (Daultabad).

According to Dr. Mahdi Hussain, the Sultan wanted to maintain both Delhi and Daultabad as his capitals. As per Barani, in AD 1326–27, Sultan decided to shift his capital from Delhi to Deogir (Daultabad) in the Deccan because it was more centrally located.

Judge me by my action and not by my words

Question Of The Day

Hi,

I am stuck with an objective question. It would be highly appreciated if you could answer that for me.

Who said, "Judge me by my action and not by my words" ?

a) Lord Lytton    b) Lord Ripon  

  

c) Lord Dalhousie    d) Lord Curzon

Also, I want to know on what context the above line was said by the person ?

Many thanks in advance. As per our "deal" (see below), I am expecting a reply from you. :-) :-)

Regards,

Ripon Sarkar.

Tipu's descendant, British spy

Tipu's descendant, British spy

It was an evening teeming with secrets of the past, celebrating the life and times of a Sufi spy princess who fought for the British and died at the hands of the Gestapo during World War II.

"It's more than a spy story. It's real history," said British High Commissioner Michael Arthur  as he launched London-based journalist Shrabani Basu's Spy Princess, a biography of Noor Inayat Khan, a descendant of the legendary Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore who challenged the British and died at their hands.

rome is being drained of its treasure by trading with india

Question Of The Day

.1)who said, rome is being drained of its treasure by trading with india ?

Answer: Pliny

.2)who said,"i vehemently oppose the pakistan scheme of vivisection of our mother-land.our divine motherland shall not be cut up." please tell me anyone...

Answer: Abul kalam Azad..

Wagon Massacre

A Wagon Massacre, Not Tragedy

As many as 70 anti-British agitators, mostly Muslims, locked up in a goods train and sent to Central Prison at Podannor near Coimbatore on November 19, 1921, were found dead in the wagon the next day. 

This is etched in Kerala anti-colonial struggle as the Wagon Tragedy.The quest for memory is the search for one’s history – Pierre Nora, French historian No one consciously creates a tragedy. However, whenever one does such a thing it should no more be called a tragedy.

KUTHIRAMALIKA PALACE MUSEUM

KUTHIRAMALIKA PALACE MUSEUM

 It is located adjacent to Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram.The palace was built by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Balarama Varma - the King of Travancore, who was a great poet, musician, social reformer and statesman.

Archaeology-Excavation-Report

What is Archaeology

A subdiscipline of anthropology. Anthropology  is the study of humankind.Archaeology is the study of the human past through material remains.

Material remains are collectively referred to as the archaeological record. This includes artifacts (e.g., stone tools, ceramic vessels); features (e.g., housepits, hearths); and ecofacts (e.g., animal bones, plant remains).

Archaeologists have three main goals:

1-Reconstruct Culture History: understand the distribution of archaeological remains through time and space.

2-Reconstruct Past Lifeways: determine past behavior through material remains.

3-Explain the Process of Culture Change: understand how and why cultures change through time.