Maharani Gayatri Devi has been mentioned in Guinness World Records for having the most expensive wedding in the 1940’s.

The Kedarnath temple is said to have been buried under snow for almost 400 years!

The 250 year old National Library in Kolkata has a secret room that no one knew of!

Tulsi was cursed by Lord Ganesha to be possessed in marriage and and then under a curse from the saints, become a plant.

The town was named Sarahsville in Illinois was renamed to Golconda on January 24, 1817, after the ancient city of Golkonda.

Bose met Hitler in 1942, where Hitler offered to arrange a submarine for Bose. He traveled from Germany to Madagascar in two submarines.

Maharani Indira Devi of Cooch Behar ordered 100 pairs of shoes from one of the most famous designers, some of the shoes were diamond studded

#DidYouKnow that Mawsynram, a village on the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, receives the highest recorded average rainfall in the world.

Rig Veda states that the sun moves in its own orbit but holding earth and other heavenly bodies in a manner that they do not collide.

Sarojini Naidu acted as the first governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (15 August 1947 – 2 March 1949)

The Nawab of Junagarh owned 800 dogs, each with its individual human attendant, he also spent lakhs on two of his favorite dogs wedding!

The parliament house in all its grandeur, almost 67 years apart!

Nizam of #Hyderabad (1955), insecure about his wealth, hid it in the palace basement, ultimately losing 3 million dollars to insects!

George Harrison of the #Beatles clicks a selfie in front of the #TajMahal in 1966.

#DYK: Sayana(14AD), a Vedic scholar calculated the speed of light to be 185,794 miles per second.

Catch the story of Ashoka’s reign on the Mauryan Empire. #Rakkt Tonight at 8.30PM

At the 100 yr old Bani festival in AP, devotees hit each other on the head to signify Mala Malleshwara killing a Demon

In 1971, 120 Indian soldiers held fort against the onslaught of 2000 Pakistani soldiers at the Battle of Longewala. #IndianArmy

Hindustan Times front page, Jan 17 ’78, the Morarji Desai govt withdrew currency notes of 1,000,5,000 & 10,000

The #Mughals built a secret tunnel in The Red Fort in the 17th century to escape against attacks