History Under Your Feet

The father of modern Indian Chemistry, the first Indian to set up a pharma company, and a pioneer of modern chemical industries in India. But Ray was more than just a mere chemist, he worked actively in the fields of education. One of the greatest Indian scientists of modern era.

Dheeran Chinnamalai, a rather forgotten hero, of the Polygar Wars in the Kongu region. My tribute to him on this date when he was hanged by the British at Sankaragiri Fort, in 1805.

A look at Maharaja Ranjit Singh's early life and his capture of Lahore, that would lay the foundation of the Sikh Empire.

Typically the 1857 Revolt, is often seen as the first large scale armed revolt against the British rule, and is often the most discussed one too. But around 50 years before this, there was an equally bloody revolt on July 10, 1806 by Indian sepoys in Vellore.

Alluri Sitarama Raju emerged to fight for the tribal rights in Agency, and mobilize them for an armed revolution. At a very young age,he managed to foment an armed uprising with limited resources and motivating the poor, illiterate tribal against the mighty British empire.