Journalism : Rising History

CC : Indian Express India has a long history of the freedom struggle that included various challenges. The freedom of the Press in India has also endured a saga of fights against draconian authorities which attempted to suppress information. Pre-independence The first newspaper in India is credited to James Augustus Hickey, who launched The Bengal …

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Why doesn’t anyone smile in old photographs??

Have a look Pictures Were Serious Because They Were Rare And Expensive Why didn't people smile in old photos? For one, early cameras sometimes required a 15-minute exposure time, and holding a smile for that long was no small feat. But that's not the only reason Victorians donned dour expressions in photographs. Some avoided smiling because …

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Alexander Recoloured : How Greek sculptures looked!

The Reproduction Of The “Alexander Sarcophagus," From Around 320 BCE, Greece Alexander The Reproduction Of The "Aphaia Trojan Archer” Dating Back To 505–500 BCE, Greece Aphaia Trojan Archer To the modern art-history lover, the numerous sculptures that managed to survive the social and political turmoil of Greek and Roman antiquity are skillfully crafted, white marble relics of a time long …

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Historic History

14 Fascinating and Perplexing Unsolved Mysteries of Indian History If you take pride in your ability to solve even the toughest of riddles, here is a list of the greatest unsolved mysteries in Indian history. History  is full of lessons for us, but it also has mysteries for us to solve. Some of these mysteries …

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