Tag: history

Shankar Nag directed the famous TV serial 'Malgudi Days' based on R.K. Narayan's stories. It was a landmark Indian television series that aired in the 1980s.

Dharwad in Karnataka is famous for its Dharwad Pedha, a popular sweet dish made from milk and sugar. It has a Geographical Indication (GI) tag.

The Japanese battleship Yamato was the largest battleship ever built, displacing 72,800 tons. It was commissioned in 1940 and sunk in 1945 during World War II. The Bismarck and HMS Hood were smaller WWII-era battleships, and USS Iowa was an American battleship class.

Patna was historically called Pataliputra, the ancient capital of the Magadha empire. Mohenjadaro is a Harappan civilization site in Sindh. Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya.

India has 28 states. This count has been stable since the reorganization of states in 2014 when Telangana was created as the 29th state and then the total was adjusted to 28.

Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu. Madurai is a major city in Tamil Nadu but not the capital. Madras was the former name of Chennai. Pondicherry is a union territory.

Indian Railways is the largest public sector employer in India with over 1.3 million employees. Defence and postal departments are large but smaller than Railways. BSNL is a telecommunications PSU.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad served two full consecutive terms as India's first president from 1950-1962. Radhakrishnan and Narayanan served one term each. APJ Abdul Kalam served one term.

SAIL stands for Steel Authority of India Limited, a government-owned steel manufacturing company. It has nothing to do with sea, ship, or silk.

Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anandamath. Rabindranath Tagore wrote Jana Gana Mana. It became India's national song.