Sex in Ancient Rome

 Pompeii wall painting depicting an erotic satyr and nymph

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Golwalkar Mission of Hindu Rashtra

Chinese Occupation of Indian land after 2014

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Chinese Occupation of Indian land after 2014   Estimates of additional land where India lost effective patrolling access or grazing rights post-2020 vary: Some reports cite around 1,000–2,000 sq km of India-claimed territory affected (e.g., through buffer zones, denied patrols in Depsang, Pangong Tso north bank, Gogra-Hot Springs, etc.). Other figures mention smaller immediate captures (e.g., 60–65 sq km in specific sectors in mid-2020). These are not outright annexations like 1962 but reflect de facto changes in control via military presence, infrastructure buildup (roads, bridges, villages), and restrictions on Indian patrols/civilians.
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Matadin Bhangi: A Dalit hero of 1857 Revolt

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  Matadin Bhangi was one of the Dalit heroes of 1857 Revolt who is seen as the one to have inspired the 1857 War of Independence and not Mangal Pandey that the elite history claims. The narrative for Matadin Bhangi published by D C Dinkar in “Swatantra Sangram Mein Achhuton Ka Yogdan” (1990) is given in the following words:  "There was a factory in Barrackpore where cartridges were manufactured. Many of the workers of this factory belonged to the untouchable communities. One day one of the workers felt thirsty. He asked a soldier for a mug of water. That soldier was Mangal Pandey. Mangal Pandey, a Brahmin, refused him water because the worker was an untouchable. This was very humiliating for the worker. He retaliated to the Brahmin soldier saying, “ Bara awa hai Brahaman ka beta. Jin kartuson ka tum upayog karat ho, unpar gaaye or suar ki charbi lagawal jaat hai, jinhe tum apan daatun se torkar banduk mein bharat ho. O samay tomhar jati aur dharam kahan jawat. Dhikkar tumhare ...
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