The History of India

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Portrait of Dr. R.C. MajumdarSir William Jones (1748-1794)Emperor Ashoka (B.C. 304-239)Islamic Traveler Ibn Batuta (A.D. 1305 - 1369)Alfonso AlbuquerquePortrait of J.F. FleetEmperor Akbar
Begum Hazrat MahalWarren HastingsProf. SeshasastryRaja Ram Mohan Roy (1774-1833)Jaina Minister Chavundaraya with his Teacher NemichandraPortrait of Lokamanya Balgangadhar TilakPortrait of Sardar Bhagat Singh
Maratha King ShivajiQueen of Jhansi, LaxmibaiGeneral CariappaDinner at the Residence of Ruler of SaluvaPortrait of D.D. Kosambi, a great Sanskrit and Buddhist ScholarHistorian Suryanath U. KamathQueen Chennamma and Courtiers
Medieval Crime and PunishmentWall Painting in a Jain Monestary, ShravanabelagolaBegum Hazrat MahalLala Lajpat RaiNanasaheb -- A Leader of 1857 StrugglePietro Della Valle (c. 1586-1652 CE)Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Pakistani Stamp Honoring its Father of Nation, JinnahLalbahadur Shastri (1904-1966)Raja Bhamashah (1542-1598 apprx.)Maharaja Scindhia of Gwalior, 1877Tatya TopeYou are hereSources of History
Sculptures from Bhatkal Temple

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