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Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana (1987) Bala Kanda Ayodhya Kanda Aranya Kanda Kishkindha Kanda Sundara Kanda Yuddha Kanda Uttara Kanda B. R. Chopra's Mahabharata (1988) Mahabharata B. R. Chopra's Mahabharata Katha (1997) Mahabharata Katha Bharat Ek Khoj (1988) Bharat Ek Khoj Bharatvarsha (2016) Bharatvarsha Samvidhaan (2014) Samvidhaan

The Mysterious Serial Killer - Jack The Ripper

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"Jack The Ripper" was a mysterious serial killer responsible for "The Whitechapel Murders" between 1880-1891 in the Whitechapel district of East London. Most of his victims were prostitutes. Their throats were cut prior to the abdominal mutilations. The removal of internal organs from the victims led to the proposals that the killer had some anatomical or surgical knowledge. THE VICTIMS :- It was difficult to ascertain an exact number of victims because Jack The Ripper was never caught.  The Generic Whitechapel Murders File  - the official name for the police investigation into the crimes contains eleven victims, namely - Emma Elizabeth Smith, Martha Tabram, Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, Marry Jane Kelly, Rose Mylett, Alice McKenzie, Frances Coles and an unidentified women. The large number of attacks against women in the East London during this time adds uncertainty to how many victims were actually murd

Bhangarh Fort : Myths V/S Facts

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MYTH :   Bhangarh is world’s most haunted place! FACT :  Bhangarh is considered as one of the most haunted places in the world. MYTH :  Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has put restrictions on entering the fort after Sunset and before Sunrise because it is haunted! FACT :  The Bhangarh Fort is managed and maintained by Archeological Survey of India (ASI) and most of the monuments protected by ASI remain open for visitors only from Sunrise to Sunset. Bhangarh is no exception. It’s just that people mistake the official signboard regarding the timing as an official declaration of Bhangarh being haunted by ghosts. MYTH :  Many people claimed of parnormal experiences and hearing some strange voices coming from the fort at night, believing it as a ghost! FACT :  Gaurav Tiwari (founder of Indian Paranormal Society) and his team went to the fort with Aaj Tak (Indian News Channel) and found nothing paranormal, claiming - “The strange voices could be the result of monkeys and other wild anima

The Mystery Of Mermaids

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A Mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. They appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Asia, and Africa. The “Siren” of Ancient Greek Mythology had been combined with “Mermaids” during the medieval period. In the early Greek period, the sirens were considered as human-headed birds, but by the classical period, the Greeks occasionally depicted the siren as ‘part fish' in art. The siren's part-fish appearance became increasingly popular during the Middle Ages. And the traits of the classical sirens, such as using their beautiful song as a lure has often been transferred to mermaids. The earliest text describing the siren as fish-tailed occurs in the Liber Monstrorum de diversis generibus (7th–mid 8th century), which described sirens as "sea girls" (marinae pullae) whose beauty and sweet song allure sailors, but beneath the human head and torso, they have the scaly tail-end of a fi

Padmavati : History Or Legend

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THE FAMOUS HISTORY OF PADMAVATI :- “Padmavati, also known as Padmini, was a 13th-14th century queen of the Mewar Kingdom of present-day India. She was the wife of king Ratansimha / Rawal Ratan Singh / Ratan Sen. She was very well known for her Beauty. Alauddin Khilji, a Sultan of Delhi, lusted after her and attacked the Mewar Kingdom (Chittorgarh - the capital) to capture her. Ratansimha died in that battle and Padmavati commits Jauhar (mass self-immolation) along with other 16,000 womens to save their pride and honour. Alauddin captured an empty fortress, thus denied his prize.” The Source :- The earliest mention of Padmavati is in the “ Padmavat ” (or “ Padmawat ”), an epic poem written in  1540  by a Sufi poet  Malik Muhammed Jayasi , who wrote it in the Hindustani language of Awadhi and originally in the Persian  Nastaʿlīq  script. Subsequently, many literary works mentioning her story were produced; these can be divided into four major categories: Persian And Urdu Adaptions -  Bet