Archive for December 18th, 2007

Gorakhpur and Rajputs

The ancient Gorakhpur, in addition to modern, comprised the districts of Basti, Deoria, Azamgarh and parts of Nepal tarai. These region, which may be called as Gorakhpur Janpad, had been an important centre of Aryan culture and civilization. Read the rest of this entry

They are men of contrasting styles. Yet Virbhadra Singh, the incumbent chief minister and an erstwhile royal, and Prem Kumar Dhumal, an English lecturer, are leading one of the most bitterly fought election battles in Himachal Pradesh. Read the rest of this entry