Borra Caves in Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam, got their name from a hole in the ceiling of the cave. Borra means ‘hole’ in the local language. According to a legend, one day a cow fell into the cave through this hole, and when the villagers reached the cave, they discovered a Shivalingam formation at the spot, which made them believe …
The films directed by Satyajit Ray in which Soumitra Chattopadhyay has acted are the following: Apur Sansar Abhijan Devi Charulata Ghare Baire Teen Kanya Ashani Sanket Hirak Rajar Deshe Sonar Kella Joi Baba Felunath Mahapurush O Kapurush Aranyer Din Ratri Ganashatru Shakha Proshakha
When M.S. Dhoni scored a very aggressive knock of 224 against Australia in Chennai (2013), he became the only wicketkeeper batsman of India who has kept wickets for India in T20s, ODIs and test matches and has scored a test double century. Rahul Dravid has scored four test double centuries, but he had been an occasional wicketkeeper …
Mahabalipuram is also known as Mamallapuram. It is an ancient historical town and was a bustling seaport. Mamallapuram derives its name from the Pallava King Narsimhavarman I, who was an expert wrestler and was called Mamallan (the great wrestler).
The trio of Indian nationalists was Lal, Bal and Pal. In about 1905 they became active in the Swadeshi Movement appealing the public to denounce British goods. Lal was the name of Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal was Balgangadhar Tilak and Pal was Bipin Chandra Pal.
The song Vande Mataram first appeared in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s Anandamath. Tagore composed the tune of the song and sang at the 12th session of the Indian National Congress in 1896. In 1904, the first gramophone record of the song in Tagore’s voice came in the market.
